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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L26   MANAGER(S)
Brooklyn      BRN  93  61 .604 ----    4    5    7  46-31  47-30  33-19  16-10   Robert Rescigno
Chicago NL    CHN  84  70 .545  9.0    6    4    9  46-31  38-39  29-24  21-5    Billy Vanson
Boston NL     BON  78  76 .506 15.0   11    2    3  42-35  36-41  26-29  14-12   Thomas Treece
New York NL   NYN  69  85 .448 24.0    5    6    6  35-42  34-43  18-26  10-16   David Dick
Pittsburgh    PIN  53 101 .344 40.0   12   10   12  28-49  25-52  20-27   5-21   Thomas Treece 
St. Louis NL  SLN  51 103 .331 42.0   10   11    8  29-48  22-55  16-35  12-14   Mike Rescigno
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 AL | NL 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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BRN  5.30   816  5451  1548  261  70  125  574   768  .284  .352  .426  135   58   34   33   86   62  120
 NYN  5.21   802  5594  1611  221  38  131  494   661  .288  .346  .411   95   30   36   29   47   53  131
 CHN  5.10   785  5411  1563  263  57  112  460   566  .289  .345  .421  146   45   44   34  111   59  129
 SLN  4.36   671  5482  1427  223  65  132  392   750  .260  .310  .397  109   45   35   21   50   41  115
 BON  4.34   669  5334  1369  226  46  115  455   828  .257  .315  .381   89   49   32   27   65   56  102
 PIN  3.88   598  5345  1358  232  49   63  474   644  .254  .315  .351   85   34   30   26   74   46  135
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.70  4341 32617  8876 1426 325  678 2849  4217  .272  .331  .398  659  261  211  170  433  317  732

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BON  4.20   647  3.61  1387  1367   88   541   536  50  12  20  .366  803  609  .758
 CHN  4.48   690  3.85  1387  1468   95   461   752  29  14  22  .420  822  544  .662
 BRN  4.66   717  3.84  1414  1404  140   539   761  32   1  34  .286  817  543  .665
 NYN  5.16   794  4.55  1379  1544  186   465   765  29   3  22  .385  803  539  .671
 PIN  5.42   834  4.72  1383  1617  103   508   699  26   6  23  .333  750  442  .589
 SLN  5.90   908  5.17  1383  1687  129   569   610  17   5  18  .497  833  553  .664
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.97  4590  4.29  8336  9087  741  3083  4123 183  41 139       4828 3230  .669

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
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

  1. Dolph Camilli  (479)
  2. Bill Nicholson  (440)
  3. Eddie Miller  (425)
  4. Dixie Walker  (417)
  5. Stan Hack  (408)
  6. Johnny Rizzo  (397)
  7. Enos Slaughter  (390)
  8. Mel Ott  (381)
  9. Joe Medwick  (381)
  10. Rudy York  (378)

  11. Harry Danning  (376)
  12. Terry Moore  (374)
  13. Billy Werber  (366)
  14. Joe Kuhel  (360)
  15. George Case  (359)
  16. Babe Dahlgren  (348)
  17. Chet Ross  (324)
  18. Billy Herman  (316)
  19. Ken Keltner  (310)
  20. Cecil Travis  (289)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Nels Potter  (190)
  2. Luke Hamlin  (182)
  3. Dick Errickson  (146)
  4. Monte Pearson  (124)
  5. Tot Pressnell  (119)
  6. Red Lynn  (108)
  7. Whit Wyatt  (105)
  8. Charlie Root  (98)
  9. Lee Grissom  (94)
  10. Claude Passeau  (93)

  11. Johnny Allen  (91)
  12. Jim Turner  (89)
  13. Hugh Casey  (88)
  14. Curt Davis  (87)
  15. Bucky Walters  (83)
  16. Vito Tamulis  (82)
  17. Harry Gumbert  (73)
  18. Manny Salvo  (71)
  19. Bill Lohrman  (68)
  20. Tiny Bonham  (66)

Gold Gloves
P: Dick Errickson
C: Birdie Tebbetts
1B: Dolph Camilli
2B: Billy Herman
3B: Billy Werber
SS: Eddie Miller
OF: Terry Moore
OF: Ival Goodman
OF: Bob Elliott

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

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 Williams1.073
Hal Trosky1.048
Hank Greenberg1.040
Joe Dimaggio1.038
Johnny Mize1.027
Bill Nicholson1.014
Dolph Camilli0.990
Jimmie Foxx0.971
Dixie Walker0.946
Enos Slaughter0.941
Jim Gleeson0.935
Arky Vaughan0.913
At Bats
Buddy Lewis655
George Case652
Barney McCosky646
Joe Gordon636
Ted Williams634
Joe Medwick627
Rip Radcliff624
Joe Kuhel619
Luke Appling616
Taffy Wright615
Lou Boudreau612
Arky Vaughan609
Runs Scored
Ted Williams161
Barney McCosky145
Dolph Camilli132
Johnny Mize132
Hal Trosky131
Jimmie Foxx129
Hank Greenberg124
Buddy Lewis123
George Case117
Charlie Keller111
Luke Appling110
Rip Radcliff110
Hits
Ted Williams241
Rip Radcliff227
Barney McCosky224
Taffy Wright213
Dixie Walker212
Luke Appling205
George Case204
Arky Vaughan204
Hank Greenberg197
Hal Trosky194
Stan Hack192
Joe Medwick192
Total Bases
Ted Williams397
Johnny Mize377
Hank Greenberg373
Hal Trosky354
Joe Dimaggio337
Bobby Doerr327
Bill Nicholson325
Dolph Camilli324
Barney McCosky323
Jimmie Foxx321
Dixie Walker320
Rip Radcliff314
Doubles
Hank Greenberg58
Ted Williams52
Dixie Walker49
Lou Boudreau48
Arky Vaughan44
Stan Hack43
Harry Danning41
Hal Trosky40
Billy Werber40
Taffy Wright39
Buddy Lewis38
Jim Gleeson37
Triples
Barney McCosky19
Luke Appling17
Charlie Keller17
Ted Williams16
Taffy Wright16
Joe Medwick15
Arky Vaughan15
Jim Gleeson14
Wally Moses14
Chet Ross13
Cecil Travis13
Home Runs
Johnny Mize51
Bill Nicholson42
Jimmie Foxx41
Joe Dimaggio36
Hank Greenberg36
Johnny Rizzo36
Hal Trosky36
Bobby Doerr34
Dolph Camilli33
Bob Johnson33
Sam Chapman30
Joe Cronin30
RBI
Jimmie Foxx152
Hank Greenberg152
Johnny Mize152
Joe Cronin148
Ted Williams139
Bobby Doerr133
Bob Johnson123
Hal Trosky120
Wally Judnich118
Joe Gordon117
Dixie Walker112
Joe Medwick111
Walks
Elbie Fletcher125
Jimmie Foxx109
Charlie Keller107
Mel Ott107
Dolph Camilli105
Charlie Gehringer98
Johnny Mize93
Arky Vaughan90
Bob Johnson89
Hal Trosky89
Harlond Clift87
Hank Greenberg86
Batters Strikeouts
Chet Ross133
Sam Chapman128
Vince Dimaggio117
Jimmie Foxx116
Joe Orengo112
Dolph Camilli110
Rudy York108
Bob Johnson97
Hank Greenberg96
Hank Leiber96
Bill Nicholson96
Wally Judnich93
Stolen Bases
George Case45
Stan Hack30
Pee Wee Reese27
Dolph Camilli24
Terry Moore24
Lonny Frey23
Ival Goodman23
Buddy Lewis21
Luke Appling20
Jimmy Brown20
Bob Elliott20
Joe Orengo19
Caught Stealing
George Case11
Charlie Gehringer11
Pinky May11
Jimmy Brown9
Elbie Fletcher9
Debs Garms9
Stan Hack9
Charlie Keller9
Pee Wee Reese9
Enos Slaughter9
Hit by Pitch
Joe Dimaggio7
Marty Marion7
Chet Ross7
Joe Medwick6
Eddie Miller6
GIDP
Mel Ott23
Joe Cronin22
Johnny Mize22
Lou Boudreau21
Jim Gleeson20
Sam Chapman19
Frank McCormick19
Red Rolfe19
Dick Siebert19
Errors
Johnny Berardino52
Arky Vaughan50
Bobby Bragan46
Buddy Lewis35
Marty Marion35
Cecil Travis33
Luke Appling31
Burgess Whitehead31
Bama Rowell28
Eddie Miller27
Red Rolfe27
Earned Run Average
Jim Turner2.57
Johnny Rigney2.64
Bob Feller2.78
Luke Hamlin2.92
Manny Salvo2.96
Nels Potter3.08
Hugh Mulcahy3.15
Claude Passeau3.29
Thornton Lee3.29
Eddie Smith3.48
Rip Sewell3.55
Spud Chandler3.74
Wins
Bob Feller28
Elden Auker20
Johnny Rigney20
Bobo Newsom18
Nels Potter18
Paul Derringer17
Dick Errickson17
Eddie Smith17
Tommy Bridges16
Luke Hamlin15
Thornton Lee15
Whit Wyatt15
Losses
Dutch Leonard22
Bucky Walters20
Bill Dietrich19
Vern Kennedy18
Johnny Babich17
Johnny Niggeling16
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 Root69
Max Lanier63
Max Butcher56
Buck Ross56
Vito Tamulis55
Marv Breuer53
Jack Russell53
Jake Mooty51
Bob Feller47
Al Javery47
Dick Lanahan47
Ken Raffensberger47
Games Started
Dutch Leonard39
Johnny Rigney39
Bucky Walters39
Bob Feller38
Paul Derringer37
Elden Auker36
Whit Wyatt35
Complete Games
Bob Feller30
Paul Derringer19
Dutch Leonard16
Bobo Newsom15
Elden Auker14
Bucky Walters13
Nels Potter12
Dick Errickson11
Hugh Mulcahy11
Games Finished
Jake Mooty44
Atley Donald35
Max Lanier35
Charlie Root35
Max Butcher32
Lee Grissom32
Marv Breuer30
Ken Raffensberger30
Joe Beggs29
Vito Tamulis29
Red Lynn28
Bill Trotter28
Saves
Atley Donald19
Jake Mooty19
Red Lynn16
Archie McKain12
Joe Beggs11
Newt Kimball11
Tot Pressnell11
Vito Tamulis10
Lee Grissom9
Syl Johnson8
Johnny Murphy8
Hy Vandenberg8
Shutouts
Claude Passeau6
Bob Feller5
Johnny Rigney5
Thornton Lee4
Nels Potter4
Paul Derringer3
Al Smith3
Eddie Smith3
Innings Pitched
Bob Feller343.0
Paul Derringer301.3
Johnny Rigney296.7
Dutch Leonard293.0
Bucky Walters292.3
Elden Auker277.7
Dick Errickson260.3
Sid Hudson256.7
Hugh Mulcahy251.7
Lon Warneke250.3
Johnny Babich241.7
Bobo Newsom241.3
Hits Allowed
Dutch Leonard355
Paul Derringer349
Elden Auker337
Johnny Babich301
Bob Feller298
Sid Hudson291
Lon Warneke288
Ken Chase282
Bucky Walters278
Carl Hubbell276
Bill McGee265
Bill Posedel264
Home Runs Allowed
Carl Hubbell37
Red Ruffing32
Bill Lohrman31
Hal Schumacher30
Bucky Walters30
Paul Derringer29
Schoolboy Rowe29
Whit Wyatt28
Ted Lyons26
Walks Allowed
Bob Feller124
Bill McGee122
Tommy Bridges116
Kirby Higbe113
Ken Chase108
Eddie Smith107
Dick Errickson104
Hal Schumacher104
Sid Hudson99
Elden Auker97
Al Milnar91
Bobo Newsom91
Pitchers Strikeouts
Bob Feller338
Bobo Newsom183
Johnny Rigney183
Tommy Bridges178
Eddie Smith163
Whit Wyatt161
Paul Derringer160
Dutch Leonard156
Bucky Walters154
Ken Chase148
Hal Schumacher145
Claude Passeau133
  
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