1940 Boston Red Sox season
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| 1940 Boston Red Sox |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Local radio | WAAB Jim Britt, Tom Hussey |
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The 1940 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | .584 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | .435 | 23 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | .351 | 36 |
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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| SS | Joe Cronin | 149 | 548 | 156 | .285 | 24 | 111 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 150 | 661 | 200 | .303 | 1 | 51 |
| 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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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 |
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| 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 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| 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 Brummitt |
| D | Danville-Schoolfield 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, N.C.: 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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