1938 Boston Bees season
The 1938 Boston Bees season was the 68th season of the franchise.Offseason
On January 8, 1938, Bob Smith was released by the Boston Bees. On February 16, 1938, Tommy Thevenow was released by the Bees.Regular season
On June 11, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no-hitter against the Bees. It would be the first of two consecutive no-hitters that Vander Meer pitched.Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 83 | 274 | 65 | .237 | 4 | 35 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 71 | 236 | 63 | .267 | 1 | 14 |
| 54 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 3 | 19 |
| 66 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 268 | 14 | 18 | 3.46 | 71 |
| 29 | 219.2 | 14 | 9 | 2.95 | 58 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 26 | 139.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.54 | 49 |
| 34 | 122.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.15 | 40 |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Farm system
