1940 New York Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersBill Terry
ManagersBill Terry
RadioWABC
(Mel Allen, Joe Bolton)
← 1939 Seasons 1941 →

The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 58th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 72–80 record, 371⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 100 53 0.654 — 55–21 45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers 88 65 0.575 12 41–37 47–28
St. Louis Cardinals 84 69 0.549 16 41–36 43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 76 0.506 22½ 40–34 38–42
Chicago Cubs 75 79 0.487 25½ 40–37 35–42
New York Giants 72 80 0.474 27½ 33–43 39–37
Boston Bees 65 87 0.428 34½ 35–40 30–47
Philadelphia Phillies 50 103 0.327 50 24–55 26–48

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 9–13 8–14 9–12 7–15 15–6 9–13 8–14
Brooklyn 13–9 — 10–12 8–14–1 16–5 17–5 15–7–1 9–13–1
Chicago 14–8 12–10 — 6–16 12–10 12–10 11–11 8–14
Cincinnati 12–9 14–8–1 16–6 — 15–7 15–7 16–6 12–10–1
New York 15–7 5–16 10–12 7–15 — 12–10 12–10 11–10
Philadelphia 6–15 5–17 10–12 7–15 10–12 — 6–16 6–16
Pittsburgh 13–9 7–15–1 11–11 6–16 10–12 16–6 — 15–7–1
St. Louis 14–8 13–9–1 14–8 10–12–1 10–11 16–6 7–15–1 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1940 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders 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 Harry Danning 140 524 157 .300 13 91
1B Babe Young 149 556 159 .286 17 101
2B Tony Cuccinello 88 307 64 .208 5 36
SS Mickey Witek 119 433 111 .256 3 31
3B Burgess Whitehead 133 568 160 .282 4 36
OF Mel Ott 151 536 155 .289 19 79
OF Frank Demaree 121 460 139 .302 7 61
OF Jo-Jo Moore 138 543 150 .276 6 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
Johnny Rucker 86 277 82 .296 4 23
Billy Jurges 63 214 54 .252 2 36
Bob Seeds 56 155 45 .290 4 16
Ken O'Dea 48 96 23 .240 0 12
Al Glossop 27 91 19 .209 4 8
Johnny McCarthy 51 67 16 .239 0 5
Buster Maynard 7 29 8 .276 1 2
Glen Stewart 15 29 4 .138 0 0
Red Tramback 2 4 1 .250 0 0

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
Harry Gumbert 35 237.0 12 14 3.76 77
Hal Schumacher 34 227.0 13 13 3.25 123
Carl Hubbell 31 214.1 11 12 3.65 86
Bill Lohrman 31 195.0 10 15 3.78 73
Willis Hudlin 1 5.0 0 1 10.80 1

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
Cliff Melton 37 166.2 10 11 4.91 91
Paul Dean 27 99.1 4 4 3.90 32
Bob Carpenter 5 33.0 2 0 2.73 25
Hy Vandenberg 13 32.1 1 1 3.90 17

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
Jumbo Brown 41 2 4 7 3.42 31
Red Lynn 33 4 3 3 3.83 25
Roy Joiner 30 3 2 1 3.40 25

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Bert Niehoff
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell and Freddie Lindstrom
B Clinton Giants Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Josh Billings
B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Eddie Phillips
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Herschel Bobo
D Milford Giants Eastern Shore League Bubber Jonnard
D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Johnnie Heving

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References

  1. ^ Tom Hafey page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

1940 MLB season by team
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