1940 Cleveland Indians season
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1940 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | Alva Bradley | |
| General manager(s) | Cy Slapnicka | |
| Manager(s) | Ossie Vitt | |
| Local radio | WCLE (Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) |
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The 1940 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 89-65, just one game behind the Detroit Tigers.
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Regular season
- April 16, 1940: Indians pitcher Bob Feller threw what is, to date, the only Opening Day no-hitter. Feller walked five and struck out eight as the Indians beat the White Sox 1-0 at Comiskey Park.[1]
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 |
Notable transactions
- May 13, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Indians.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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| OF | Ben Chapman | 143 | 548 | 157 | .286 | 4 | 50 |
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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| Bob Feller | 43 | 320.1 | 27 | 11 | 2.61 | 261 |
| Al Smith | 31 | 183 | 15 | 7 | 3.44 | 46 |
| Willis Hudlin | 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.94 | 8 |
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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| Johnny Allen | 32 | 138.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.44 | 62 |
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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| Joe Dobson | 40 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4.95 | 57 |
| Nate Andrews | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | Earl Wolgamot |
| B | Cedar Rapids Raiders | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ollie Marquardt |
| C | Flint Gems | Michigan State League | Jack Knight |
| C | Charleston Senators | Middle Atlantic League | Ed Hall |
| D | Thomasville Tommies | North Carolina State League | Jimmy Maus |
| D | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | Northern League | Chet Bujace and Wes Griffin |
| D | Mansfield Braves | Ohio State League | Dewey Strong |
| D | Warren Redskins | Pennsylvania State Association | Billy Rhiel |
| D | Salem-Roanoke Friends | Virginia League | Eli Harris and Arnold Anderson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids[3]
Notes
- ^ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
- ^ Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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