1940 Boston Red Sox season
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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| Results | |
| Record | 82–72 (.532) |
| League place | 4th (tied; 8 GB) |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
| Local radio | WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| 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 |
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Starting 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 |
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| Lefty Grove | 22 | 153.1 | 7 | 6 | 3.99 | 62 |
| Denny Galehouse | 25 | 120 | 6 | 6 | 5.18 | 53 |
| Bill Butland | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5.57 | 5 |
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 |
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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 | 7 | 7 | 4.95 | 36 |
| Joe Heving | 39 | 119 | 12 | 7 | 4.01 | 55 |
| Emerson Dickman | 35 | 100 | 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 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 |
| Woody Rich | 3 | 11.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.77 | 8 |
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 |
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| Charlie Wagner | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.52 | 13 |
| Ted Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
| 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-Scholfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Red Barnes |
| D | Centreville Colts | Eastern Shore League | Ed Walls |
Notes
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1940 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1940 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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