1940 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record82–72 (.532)
League place4th (tied; 8 GB)
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
RadioWAAB
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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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.

Preseason

Transactions

Regular season

Transactions

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1940 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


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

1940 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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
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
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

Pitching

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
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

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
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

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
Charlie Wagner 12 1 0 0 5.52 13
Ted Williams 1 0 0 0 4.50 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

Source:[21]

References

  1. ^ "Third DiMaggio To Big Leagues". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 13, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Boston Sox Purchase Infielder Marvin Owen". Reading Eagle. December 8, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brooklyn Dodgers Buy Berger From Boston". The Spokesman-Review. December 27, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Former Gael Hurler Signs With Red Sox". Berkeley Daily Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Moe Berg Appears Destined To Be Bull Pen Catcher". Lewiston Evening Journal. February 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Bielakowski, Alexander M., ed. (2013). Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-59884-427-6.
  7. ^ "Elden Aukur Sold By Sox". The Regina Leader-Post. February 9, 1940. p. 20. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  8. ^ King, Bill. "Vosmik Drops Out Of .300 Class Gets Sold Down River To Dodgers". The Meriden Daily Journal. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Red Evans Sent to Minneapolis by Red Sox". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. March 29, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "Red Sox Drop Olson". The Pittsburgh Press. April 15, 1940. p. 23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Emmett O'Neill To Join Red Sox". Berkeley Daily Gazette. April 24, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Joe Glenn Sold to Red Sox". The Montreal Gazette. April 26, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Phillies Purchase Mahan From Colonels". The Lewiston Daily Sun. April 29, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Landis Plasters Fine on Red Sox". The Pittsburgh Press. July 25, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "Dodgers' Presnell Goes, Buys Southpaw". The Pittsburgh Press. August 3, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "Red Sox Purchase Fleming". The Montreal Gazette. August 14, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Sox Obtain Infielder". The Ottawa Citizen. August 20, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  18. ^ "Red Sox Acquire Skeeter Newsome from Baltimore". Lewiston Evening Journal. September 5, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Mike Ryba Is Sold To Red Sox By Rochester". The Portsmouth Times. September 6, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Give Up On Nonnenkamp". The Windsor Daily Star. September 11, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  21. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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