1937 Boston Bees season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Boston Bees

| season = 1937

| misc =

| league = National League

| ballpark = The Bee Hive

| city = Boston, Massachusetts

| record = 79–73 (.520)

| league_place = 5th

| owners = J.A. Robert Quinn

| managers = Bill McKechnie

| television =

| radio = WAAB
(Fred Hoey)

|}}

The 1937 Boston Bees season was the 67th season of the franchise. They finished the season with 79 wins and 73 losses.

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

May 1, 1937: Billy Urbanski was traded by the Bees to the New York Giants for Tommy Thevenow.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/theveto01.shtml Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1937 Boston Bees
colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|18\|Guy Bush}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Lou Fette}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Vic Frazier}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Frank Gabler}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Ira Hutchinson}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Johnny Lanning}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Danny MacFayden}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Milt Shoffner}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Bob Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Jim Turner}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Roy Weir}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Al López}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Ray Mueller}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Johnny Riddle}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Link Wasem}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Tony Cuccinello}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Gil English}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Elbie Fletcher}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Eddie Mayo}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Tommy Thevenow}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Rabbit Warstler}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Wally Berger}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Vince DiMaggio}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Debs Garms}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Roy Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Beauty McGowan}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Gene Moore}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Bobby Reis}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|12\|Buck Jordan}} {{MLBplayer
-\|Billy Urbanski}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|33\|Bill McKechnie}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|31\|Hank Gowdy}}

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"

colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1937 Boston Bees

colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer

-|Milt Shoffner}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer

-|Johnny Riddle}}

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

{{MLBplayer

-|Billy Urbanski}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Al\|López}}	105	334	68	.204	3	38
align="center" \| 1B	Elbie Fletcher	148	539	133	.247	1	38
align="center" \| 2B	Tony Cuccinello	152	575	156	.271	11	80
align="center" \| SS	Rabbit Warstler	149	555	124	.223	3	36
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Gil\|English}}	79	269	78	.290	2	37
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Gene\|Moore\|Gene Moore (outfielder)}}	148	561	159	.283	16	70
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Vince\|DiMaggio}}	132	493	126	.256	13	69
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Debs\|Garms}}	125	478	124	.259	2	37

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roy\|Johnson\|dab=1930s outfielder}}	85	260	72	.277	3	22
align="center" \| Ray Mueller	64	187	47	.251	2	26
align="center" \| Eddie Mayo	65	172	39	.227	1	18
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Wally\|Berger}}	30	113	31	.274	5	22
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Reis}}	45	86	21	.244	0	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tommy\|Thevenow}}	21	34	4	.118	0	2
align="center" \| Beauty McGowan	9	12	1	.083	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Buck\|Jordan}}	8	8	2	.250	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Riddle}}	2	3	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Billy\|Urbanski}}	1	1	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Link\|Wasem}}	2	1	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lou\|Fette}}	35	259.0	20	10	2.88	70
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Turner\|Jim Turner (baseball)}}	33	256.2	20	11	2.38	69
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Danny\|MacFayden}}	32	246.0	14	14	2.93	70
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Milt\|Shoffner}}	6	42.2	3	1	2.53	13

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Guy\|Bush}}	32	180.2	8	15	3.54	56
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Lanning}}	32	116.2	5	7	3.93	37
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ira\|Hutchinson}}	31	91.2	4	6	3.73	29
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Gabler}}	19	76.0	4	7	5.09	19
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roy\|Weir}}	10	33.0	1	1	3.82	8

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Smith\|Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)}}	18	0	1	3	4.09	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Reis}}	4	0	0	0	1.80	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Vic\|Frazier}}	3	0	0	0	5.63	2

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level15=A|team15=Scranton Miners|league15=New York–Pennsylvania League|manager15=Bob Coleman

|level16=B|team16=Columbia Senators|league16=Sally League|manager16=Eddie Onslow

|level17=C|team17=Zanesville Grays|league17=Middle Atlantic League|manager17=Possum Whitted

|level18=D|team18=South Boston-Halifax Twins|league18=Bi-State League|manager18=Jimmy Shelton

|level19=D|team19=Salisbury Bees|league19=North Carolina State League|manager19=Blackie Carter

|level20=D|team20=Beaver Falls Bees|league20=Pennsylvania State Association|manager20=Pep Kennedy

}}

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1937.shtml 1937 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference]

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