1940 Boston Bees Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 65-87
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 305,655, Avg. 5,458
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (65-87)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Boston Bees Statistics
1940 Boston Bees Roster

The Boston Bees of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 65 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Bees scored 623 runs and yielded 745 runs. Chet Ross led Boston with 17 home runs and recorded 89 runs batted in. Bama Rowell paced batters with significant playing time with a .305 average. Dick Errickson and Bill Posedel topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Manny Salvo recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Casey Stengel coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 623
Regular Season Runs Against: 745

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 16, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Bees 0 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 23, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
April 24, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
April 25, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 9 L 0-1 0-3 0-4
April 26, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at New York Giants 5 L 0-1 0-4 0-5
April 27, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Bees 4 L 0-2 0-4 0-6
April 28, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Bees 3 W 1-2 0-4 1-6
April 30, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 1-2 0-5 1-7
May 3, 1940 Boston Bees 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 1-2 1-5 2-7
May 4, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 1-2 1-6 2-8
May 5, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 1-2 2-6 3-8
May 6, 1940 Boston Bees 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 1-2 3-6 4-8
May 7, 1940 Boston Bees 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 1-2 4-6 5-8
May 8, 1940 Boston Bees 10 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 1-2 5-6 6-8
May 9, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 1-2 5-7 6-9
May 11, 1940 New York Giants 10 at Boston Bees 2 L 1-3 5-7 6-10
May 12, 1940 New York Giants 3 at Boston Bees 2 L 1-4 5-7 6-11
May 13, 1940 New York Giants 11 at Boston Bees 5 L 1-5 5-7 6-12
May 15, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Bees 0 L 1-6 5-7 6-13
May 16, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Bees 4 L 1-7 5-7 6-14
May 18, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 15 W 2-7 5-7 7-14
May 19, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Bees 4 L 2-8 5-7 7-15
May 20, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 13 W 3-8 5-7 8-15
May 24, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 8 L 3-8 5-8 8-16
May 26, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at New York Giants 10 L 3-8 5-9 8-17
May 27, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 7 W 4-8 5-9 9-17
May 29, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 3 W 5-8 5-9 10-17
May 30, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 5 W 6-8 5-9 11-17
May 30, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Bees 1 L 6-9 5-9 11-18
June 1, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 6-9 5-10 11-19
June 2, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 11 L 6-9 5-11 11-20
June 2, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 6-9 6-11 12-20
June 3, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 6-9 6-12 12-21
June 4, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 L 6-9 6-13 12-22
June 6, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 6-9 6-14 12-23
June 7, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 6-9 6-15 12-24
June 8, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 6-9 6-16 12-25
June 9, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at Chicago Cubs 15 L 6-9 6-17 12-26
June 9, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 6-9 6-18 12-27
June 10, 1940 Boston Bees 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 6-9 7-18 13-27
June 14, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Bees 4 W 7-9 7-18 14-27
June 15, 1940 Chicago Cubs 11 at Boston Bees 5 L 7-10 7-18 14-28
June 16, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Bees 5 W 8-10 7-18 15-28
June 16, 1940 Chicago Cubs 9 at Boston Bees 1 L 8-11 7-18 15-29
June 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 5 W 9-11 7-18 16-29
June 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 5 W 10-11 7-18 17-29
June 19, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 1 L 10-12 7-18 17-30
June 20, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Bees 7 L 10-13 7-18 17-31
June 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Bees 2 L 10-14 7-18 17-32
June 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 7 W 11-14 7-18 18-32
June 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 10 W 12-14 7-18 19-32
June 28, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 12-14 7-19 19-33
June 29, 1940 Boston Bees 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 L 12-14 7-20 19-34
June 30, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 L 12-14 7-21 19-35
June 30, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 12-14 8-21 20-35
July 1, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 7 L 12-14 8-22 20-36
July 2, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at New York Giants 3 W 12-14 9-22 21-36
July 3, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 12-14 10-22 22-36
July 4, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 12-14 10-23 22-37
July 4, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 12-14 11-23 23-37
July 5, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Bees 2 L 12-15 11-23 23-38
July 6, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Bees 0 L 12-16 11-23 23-39
July 7, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Bees 1 W 13-16 11-23 24-39
July 7, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Bees 2 W 14-16 11-23 25-39
July 11, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 14-16 11-24 25-40
July 11, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 14-16 12-24 26-40
July 12, 1940 Boston Bees 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 14-16 12-25 26-41
July 13, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 14-16 13-25 27-41
July 14, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 14-16 13-26 27-42
July 14, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 14-16 13-27 27-43
July 15, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 L 14-16 13-28 27-44
July 16, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 14-16 13-29 27-45
July 17, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 14-16 13-30 27-46
July 19, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 14-16 14-30 28-46
July 20, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 17 L 14-16 14-31 28-47
July 21, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 16 L 14-16 14-32 28-48
July 21, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 14-16 14-33 28-49
July 23, 1940 Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Bees 1 L 14-17 14-33 28-50
July 24, 1940 Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Bees 4 W 15-17 14-33 29-50
July 25, 1940 Chicago Cubs 8 at Boston Bees 4 L 15-18 14-33 29-51
July 26, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Bees 0 L 15-19 14-33 29-52
July 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Boston Bees 4 L 15-20 14-33 29-53
July 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 2 L 15-21 14-33 29-54
July 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Bees 3 L 15-22 14-33 29-55
July 29, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Bees 3 L 15-23 14-33 29-56
July 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Boston Bees 5 L 15-24 14-33 29-57
July 31, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Bees 1 L 15-25 14-33 29-58
July 31, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 17 at Boston Bees 8 L 15-26 14-33 29-59
August 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 10 W 16-26 14-33 30-59
August 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 4 W 17-26 14-33 31-59
August 3, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Bees 5 W 18-26 14-33 32-59
August 3, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 1 L 18-27 14-33 32-60
August 4, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 5 W 19-27 14-33 33-60
August 4, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 12 at Boston Bees 9 L 19-28 14-33 33-61
August 6, 1940 Boston Bees 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 19-28 15-33 34-61
August 6, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 19-28 16-33 35-61
August 7, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 19-28 17-33 36-61
August 8, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 19-28 18-33 37-61
August 9, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Bees 0 L 19-29 18-33 37-62
August 10, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Bees 4 W 20-29 18-33 38-62
August 11, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Bees 3 W 21-29 18-33 39-62
August 11, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Bees 0 L 21-30 18-33 39-63
August 13, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 4 W 22-30 18-33 40-63
August 14, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 0 L 22-31 18-33 40-64
August 14, 1940 New York Giants 0 at Boston Bees 6 W 23-31 18-33 41-64
August 15, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 12 W 24-31 18-33 42-64
August 16, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 24-31 19-33 43-64
August 18, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 24-31 19-34 43-65
August 18, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 24-31 19-35 43-66
August 19, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 24-31 20-35 44-66
August 20, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 24-31 20-36 44-67
August 21, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 24-31 20-37 44-68
August 22, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 24-31 20-38 44-69
August 23, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 24-31 21-38 45-69
August 24, 1940 Boston Bees 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 24-31 21-39 45-70
August 25, 1940 Boston Bees 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 24-31 22-39 46-70
August 25, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 24-31 22-40 46-71
August 26, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 24-31 23-40 47-71
August 27, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 24-31 23-41 47-72
August 28, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 24-31 24-41 48-72
August 29, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 24-31 25-41 49-72
August 31, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Bees 9 W 25-31 25-41 50-72
September 1, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 10 W 26-31 25-41 51-72
September 1, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 2 W 27-31 25-41 52-72
September 2, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Bees 2 L 27-32 25-41 52-73
September 2, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Bees 7 W 28-32 25-41 53-73
September 4, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at New York Giants 0 W 28-32 26-41 54-73
September 5, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at New York Giants 8 L 28-32 26-42 54-74
September 5, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 4 L 28-32 26-43 54-75
September 7, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 28-32 27-43 55-75
September 7, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 28-32 28-43 56-75
September 8, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 28-32 28-44 56-76
September 8, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 28-32 28-45 56-77
September 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 1 L 28-33 28-45 56-78
September 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Bees 0 L 28-34 28-45 56-79
September 12, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 6 W 29-34 28-45 57-79
September 12, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Bees 17 W 30-34 28-45 58-79
September 13, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Bees 3 L 30-35 28-45 58-80
September 14, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Bees 5 L 30-36 28-45 58-81
September 15, 1940 Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Bees 4 L 30-37 28-45 58-82
September 15, 1940 Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Bees 7 W 31-37 28-45 59-82
September 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 10 W 32-37 28-45 60-82
September 18, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 4 W 33-37 28-45 61-82
September 21, 1940 New York Giants 3 at Boston Bees 1 L 33-38 28-45 61-83
September 22, 1940 New York Giants 7 at Boston Bees 3 L 33-39 28-45 61-84
September 22, 1940 New York Giants 3 at Boston Bees 4 W 34-39 28-45 62-84
September 23, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Bees 2 L 34-40 28-45 62-85
September 23, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 8 W 35-40 28-45 63-85
September 26, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 35-40 29-45 64-85
September 26, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 W 35-40 30-45 65-85
September 28, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 11 L 35-40 30-46 65-86
September 29, 1940 Boston Bees 0 at New York Giants 14 L 35-40 30-47 65-87