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1940 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L26 MANAGER(S) Boston AL BOA 95 59 .617 ---- 1 9 4 49-28 46-31 27-17 18-8 Steve Bivens Detroit DEA 90 64 .584 5.0 2 7 5 50-27 40-37 25-21 13-13 Thomas Treece Chicago AL CHA 87 67 .565 8.0 7 1 2 46-31 41-36 25-23 13-13 Robert Rescigno New York AL NYA 84 70 .545 11.0 9 3 1 43-34 41-36 29-25 16-10 Billy Vanson St. Louis AL SLA 82 72 .532 13.0 3 8 10 45-32 37-40 29-23 10-16 Pat Carr Philadelphia PHA 58 96 .377 37.0 8 12 11 36-41 22-55 20-28 8-18 David Dick OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 12 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L26 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 26 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-2):   Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Dodgers

1940 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  6.51  1003  5585  1680  299  81  178  565   748  .301  .363  .479   58   23   17   20   56   67  132
 DEA  5.86   902  5474  1595  304  51  166  632   700  .291  .364  .457   52   27   25   23   53   59  131
 SLA  5.47   843  5510  1558  223  61  165  529   627  .283  .345  .435   57   22   23   20   40   52  142
 CHA  4.99   768  5458  1597  244  80   71  560   625  .293  .358  .406  105   66   20   33   91   65  139
 PHA  4.66   718  5419  1425  267  55  140  599   830  .263  .336  .410   61   25   30   23   47   51  141
 NYA  4.53   698  5358  1381  210  50  148  579   733  .258  .331  .398   59   31   43   28  105   46  127
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.34  4932 32804  9236 1547 378  868 3464  4263  .282  .350  .431  392  194  158  147  392  340  812

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 CHA  4.10   631  3.65  1405  1389  121   443   708  42  18  26  .344  793  602  .759
 NYA  4.45   685  3.84  1407  1352  136   528   669  32   9  28  .207  802  622  .776
 DEA  5.18   798  4.56  1380  1525  135   596   827  43   5  30  .349  837  564  .674
 SLA  5.21   802  4.44  1389  1558  127   542   820  73  11  15  .495  822  539  .656
 BOA  5.36   826  4.90  1386  1502  155   632   681  33   3  35  .366  843  639  .758
 PHA  6.11   941  5.16  1380  1699  131   489   652  43   3  10  .444  863  540  .626
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.07  4683  4.42  8349  9025  805  3230  4357 266  49 144       4960 3506  .707

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Johnny Mize  (547) Ted Williams  (530) Hank Greenberg  (514) Hal Trosky  (493) Jimmie Foxx  (490) Bobby Doerr  (480) Joe Dimaggio  (478) Joe Cronin  (445) Arky Vaughan  (434) Lou Boudreau  (433) Bob Johnson  (420) Barney McCosky  (417) Wally Judnich  (417) Joe Gordon  (414) Sam Chapman  (412) Charlie Keller  (404) Elbie Fletcher  (404) Harlond Clift  (388) Taffy Wright  (385) Rip Radcliff  (380)

Cy Young Award Voting Bob Feller  (335) Johnny Rigney  (257) Eddie Smith  (199) Bobo Newsom  (193) Tommy Bridges  (182) Whitey Moore  (151) Marius Russo  (135) Lefty Grove  (128) Atley Donald  (125) Fritz Ostermueller  (121) Thornton Lee  (115) Jake Mooty  (111) Elden Auker  (110) Marv Breuer  (109) Kirby Higbe  (102) Hugh Mulcahy  (99) Joe Beggs  (88) Paul Derringer  (87) Spud Chandler  (86) Herb Hash  (84)

Gold Gloves

P: Paul Derringer C: Rollie Hemsley 1B: Frank McCormick 2B: Joe Gordon 3B: Harlond Clift SS: Frank Crosetti OF: Dom Dimaggio OF: Joe Dimaggio OF: Wally Judnich

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Ted Williams .380 Rip Radcliff .364 Dixie Walker .357 Barney McCosky .347 Jim Gleeson .347 Taffy Wright .346 Jimmy Brown .343 Hal Trosky .341 Arky Vaughan .335 Luke Appling .333 Stan Hack .332 Joe Dimaggio .331	On Base Percentage Ted Williams .447 Hal Trosky .426 Elbie Fletcher .419 Jim Gleeson .418 Arky Vaughan .417 Joe Dimaggio .414 Hank Greenberg .413 Dolph Camilli .409 Dixie Walker .407 Barney McCosky .406 Jimmie Foxx .402 Rip Radcliff .400	Slugging Percentage Bill Nicholson .634 Johnny Mize .631 Hank Greenberg .627 Ted Williams .626 Joe Dimaggio .624 Hal Trosky .622 Dolph Camilli .582 Enos Slaughter .576 Jimmie Foxx .569 Bobby Doerr .542 Dixie Walker .539 Hank Leiber .534	On Base + Slugging Ted Williams 1.073 Hal Trosky 1.048 Hank Greenberg 1.040 Joe Dimaggio 1.038 Johnny Mize 1.027 Bill Nicholson 1.014 Dolph Camilli 0.990 Jimmie Foxx 0.971 Dixie Walker 0.946 Enos Slaughter 0.941 Jim Gleeson 0.935 Arky Vaughan 0.913
At Bats Buddy Lewis 655 George Case 652 Barney McCosky 646 Joe Gordon 636 Ted Williams 634 Joe Medwick 627 Rip Radcliff 624 Joe Kuhel 619 Luke Appling 616 Taffy Wright 615 Lou Boudreau 612 Arky Vaughan 609	Runs Scored Ted Williams 161 Barney McCosky 145 Dolph Camilli 132 Johnny Mize 132 Hal Trosky 131 Jimmie Foxx 129 Hank Greenberg 124 Buddy Lewis 123 George Case 117 Charlie Keller 111 Luke Appling 110 Rip Radcliff 110	Hits Ted Williams 241 Rip Radcliff 227 Barney McCosky 224 Taffy Wright 213 Dixie Walker 212 Luke Appling 205 George Case 204 Arky Vaughan 204 Hank Greenberg 197 Hal Trosky 194 Stan Hack 192 Joe Medwick 192	Total Bases Ted Williams 397 Johnny Mize 377 Hank Greenberg 373 Hal Trosky 354 Joe Dimaggio 337 Bobby Doerr 327 Bill Nicholson 325 Dolph Camilli 324 Barney McCosky 323 Jimmie Foxx 321 Dixie Walker 320 Rip Radcliff 314
Doubles Hank Greenberg 58 Ted Williams 52 Dixie Walker 49 Lou Boudreau 48 Arky Vaughan 44 Stan Hack 43 Harry Danning 41 Hal Trosky 40 Billy Werber 40 Taffy Wright 39 Buddy Lewis 38 Jim Gleeson 37	Triples Barney McCosky 19 Luke Appling 17 Charlie Keller 17 Ted Williams 16 Taffy Wright 16 Joe Medwick 15 Arky Vaughan 15 Jim Gleeson 14 Wally Moses 14 Chet Ross 13 Cecil Travis 13	Home Runs Johnny Mize 51 Bill Nicholson 42 Jimmie Foxx 41 Joe Dimaggio 36 Hank Greenberg 36 Johnny Rizzo 36 Hal Trosky 36 Bobby Doerr 34 Dolph Camilli 33 Bob Johnson 33 Sam Chapman 30 Joe Cronin 30	RBI Jimmie Foxx 152 Hank Greenberg 152 Johnny Mize 152 Joe Cronin 148 Ted Williams 139 Bobby Doerr 133 Bob Johnson 123 Hal Trosky 120 Wally Judnich 118 Joe Gordon 117 Dixie Walker 112 Joe Medwick 111
Walks Elbie Fletcher 125 Jimmie Foxx 109 Charlie Keller 107 Mel Ott 107 Dolph Camilli 105 Charlie Gehringer 98 Johnny Mize 93 Arky Vaughan 90 Bob Johnson 89 Hal Trosky 89 Harlond Clift 87 Hank Greenberg 86	Batters Strikeouts Chet Ross 133 Sam Chapman 128 Vince Dimaggio 117 Jimmie Foxx 116 Joe Orengo 112 Dolph Camilli 110 Rudy York 108 Bob Johnson 97 Hank Greenberg 96 Hank Leiber 96 Bill Nicholson 96 Wally Judnich 93	Stolen Bases George Case 45 Stan Hack 30 Pee Wee Reese 27 Dolph Camilli 24 Terry Moore 24 Lonny Frey 23 Ival Goodman 23 Buddy Lewis 21 Luke Appling 20 Jimmy Brown 20 Bob Elliott 20 Joe Orengo 19	Caught Stealing George Case 11 Charlie Gehringer 11 Pinky May 11 Jimmy Brown 9 Elbie Fletcher 9 Debs Garms 9 Stan Hack 9 Charlie Keller 9 Pee Wee Reese 9 Enos Slaughter 9
Hit by Pitch Joe Dimaggio 7 Marty Marion 7 Chet Ross 7 Joe Medwick 6 Eddie Miller 6	GIDP Mel Ott 23 Joe Cronin 22 Johnny Mize 22 Lou Boudreau 21 Jim Gleeson 20 Sam Chapman 19 Frank McCormick 19 Red Rolfe 19 Dick Siebert 19	Errors Johnny Berardino 52 Arky Vaughan 50 Bobby Bragan 46 Buddy Lewis 35 Marty Marion 35 Cecil Travis 33 Luke Appling 31 Burgess Whitehead 31 Bama Rowell 28 Eddie Miller 27 Red Rolfe 27	Earned Run Average Jim Turner 2.57 Johnny Rigney 2.64 Bob Feller 2.78 Luke Hamlin 2.92 Manny Salvo 2.96 Nels Potter 3.08 Hugh Mulcahy 3.15 Claude Passeau 3.29 Thornton Lee 3.29 Eddie Smith 3.48 Rip Sewell 3.55 Spud Chandler 3.74
Wins Bob Feller 28 Elden Auker 20 Johnny Rigney 20 Bobo Newsom 18 Nels Potter 18 Paul Derringer 17 Dick Errickson 17 Eddie Smith 17 Tommy Bridges 16 Luke Hamlin 15 Thornton Lee 15 Whit Wyatt 15	Losses Dutch Leonard 22 Bucky Walters 20 Bill Dietrich 19 Vern Kennedy 18 Johnny Babich 17 Johnny Niggeling 16	Winning Percentage Lefty Grove .750 Luke Hamlin .750 Nels Potter .750 Eddie Smith .739 Whitey Moore .722 Tommy Bridges .667 Bobo Newsom .667 Johnny Rigney .667 Marius Russo .667 Bob Feller .651 Marv Breuer .650 Ken Heintzelman .647	Games Pitched Charlie Root 69 Max Lanier 63 Max Butcher 56 Buck Ross 56 Vito Tamulis 55 Marv Breuer 53 Jack Russell 53 Jake Mooty 51 Bob Feller 47 Al Javery 47 Dick Lanahan 47 Ken Raffensberger 47
Games Started Dutch Leonard 39 Johnny Rigney 39 Bucky Walters 39 Bob Feller 38 Paul Derringer 37 Elden Auker 36 Whit Wyatt 35	Complete Games Bob Feller 30 Paul Derringer 19 Dutch Leonard 16 Bobo Newsom 15 Elden Auker 14 Bucky Walters 13 Nels Potter 12 Dick Errickson 11 Hugh Mulcahy 11	Games Finished Jake Mooty 44 Atley Donald 35 Max Lanier 35 Charlie Root 35 Max Butcher 32 Lee Grissom 32 Marv Breuer 30 Ken Raffensberger 30 Joe Beggs 29 Vito Tamulis 29 Red Lynn 28 Bill Trotter 28	Saves Atley Donald 19 Jake Mooty 19 Red Lynn 16 Archie McKain 12 Joe Beggs 11 Newt Kimball 11 Tot Pressnell 11 Vito Tamulis 10 Lee Grissom 9 Syl Johnson 8 Johnny Murphy 8 Hy Vandenberg 8
Shutouts Claude Passeau 6 Bob Feller 5 Johnny Rigney 5 Thornton Lee 4 Nels Potter 4 Paul Derringer 3 Al Smith 3 Eddie Smith 3	Innings Pitched Bob Feller 343.0 Paul Derringer 301.3 Johnny Rigney 296.7 Dutch Leonard 293.0 Bucky Walters 292.3 Elden Auker 277.7 Dick Errickson 260.3 Sid Hudson 256.7 Hugh Mulcahy 251.7 Lon Warneke 250.3 Johnny Babich 241.7 Bobo Newsom 241.3	Hits Allowed Dutch Leonard 355 Paul Derringer 349 Elden Auker 337 Johnny Babich 301 Bob Feller 298 Sid Hudson 291 Lon Warneke 288 Ken Chase 282 Bucky Walters 278 Carl Hubbell 276 Bill McGee 265 Bill Posedel 264	Home Runs Allowed Carl Hubbell 37 Red Ruffing 32 Bill Lohrman 31 Hal Schumacher 30 Bucky Walters 30 Paul Derringer 29 Schoolboy Rowe 29 Whit Wyatt 28 Ted Lyons 26
Walks Allowed Bob Feller 124 Bill McGee 122 Tommy Bridges 116 Kirby Higbe 113 Ken Chase 108 Eddie Smith 107 Dick Errickson 104 Hal Schumacher 104 Sid Hudson 99 Elden Auker 97 Al Milnar 91 Bobo Newsom 91	Pitchers Strikeouts Bob Feller 338 Bobo Newsom 183 Johnny Rigney 183 Tommy Bridges 178 Eddie Smith 163 Whit Wyatt 161 Paul Derringer 160 Dutch Leonard 156 Bucky Walters 154 Ken Chase 148 Hal Schumacher 145 Claude Passeau 133

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