The 1940 Boston Red Sox season was the 40th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished tied for fourth place in the American League (AL) with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, eight games behind the Detroit Tigers.
1940 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 82–72 (.532) | |
League place | 4th (tied; 8 GB) | |
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General managers | Eddie Collins | |
Managers | Joe Cronin | |
Radio | WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | — | 50–29 | 40–35 |
Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 1 | 51–30 | 38–35 |
New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 2 | 52–24 | 36–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 8 | 45–34 | 37–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 8 | 41–36 | 41–36 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 23 | 37–39 | 30–48 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 26 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 36 | 29–42 | 25–58 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 12–10 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11 | 18–4–1 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–12 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 4–18–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — |
7 | Dom DiMaggio | RF |
8 | Doc Cramer | CF |
9 | Ted Williams | LF |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
4 | Joe Cronin | SS |
1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
5 | Jim Tabor | 3B |
2 | Gene Desautels | C |
10 | Lefty Grove | P |
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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 |
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C | Gene Desautels | 71 | 222 | 50 | .225 | 0 | 17 |
1B | Jimmie Foxx | 144 | 515 | 153 | .297 | 36 | 119 |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 151 | 595 | 173 | .291 | 22 | 105 |
SS | Joe Cronin | 149 | 548 | 156 | .285 | 24 | 111 |
3B | Jim Tabor | 120 | 459 | 131 | .285 | 21 | 81 |
OF | Doc Cramer | 150 | 661 | 200 | .303 | 1 | 51 |
OF | Ted Williams | 144 | 561 | 193 | .344 | 23 | 113 |
OF | Dom DiMaggio | 108 | 418 | 126 | .301 | 8 | 46 |
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 |
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Lou Finney | 130 | 534 | 171 | .320 | 5 | 73 |
Johnny Peacock | 63 | 131 | 37 | .282 | 0 | 13 |
Charlie Gelbert | 30 | 91 | 18 | .198 | 0 | 8 |
Stan Spence | 51 | 68 | 19 | .279 | 2 | 13 |
Tom Carey | 43 | 62 | 20 | .323 | 0 | 7 |
Marv Owen | 20 | 57 | 12 | .211 | 0 | 6 |
Joe Glenn | 22 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 0 | 4 |
Tony Lupien | 10 | 19 | 9 | .474 | 0 | 4 |
Red Nonnenkamp | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Lefty Grove | 22 | 153.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.99 | 62 |
Denny Galehouse | 25 | 120.0 | 6 | 6 | 5.18 | 53 |
Bill Butland | 3 | 21.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.57 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jim Bagby | 36 | 182.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.73 | 57 |
Jack Wilson | 41 | 157.2 | 12 | 6 | 5.08 | 102 |
Fritz Ostermueller | 31 | 143.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.95 | 80 |
Herb Hash | 34 | 120.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.95 | 36 |
Joe Heving | 39 | 119.0 | 12 | 7 | 4.01 | 55 |
Emerson Dickman | 35 | 100.0 | 8 | 6 | 6.03 | 40 |
Earl Johnson | 17 | 70.1 | 6 | 2 | 4.09 | 26 |
Mickey Harris | 13 | 68.1 | 4 | 2 | 5.00 | 36 |
Bill Fleming | 10 | 46.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.86 | 24 |
Yank Terry | 4 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 8.84 | 9 |
Alex Mustaikis | 6 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 |
Woody Rich | 3 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.77 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Charlie Wagner | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.52 | 13 |
Ted Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Bill Burwell |
A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Nemo Leibold |
B | Rocky Mount Red Sox | Piedmont League | Heinie Manush |
C | Canton Terriers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
D | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | Appalachian League | Hobe Brummette |
D | Danville-Schoolfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Red Barnes |
D | Centreville Red Sox | Eastern Shore League | Ed Walls |
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