1940 St. Louis Browns season
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1940 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Donald Lee Barnes | |
| Manager(s) | Fred Haney | |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (John O'Hara, Johnny Neblett) KXOK (Alex Buchan, Gabby Street, Ray Schmidt) |
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The 1940 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.
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Offseason
- December 8, 1939: Moose Solters was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Rip Radcliff.[1]
- Prior to 1940 season: Ray Coleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.[2]
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 |
Notable transactions
- August 3, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Browns.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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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| 3B | Harlond Clift | 150 | 523 | 143 | .273 | 20 | 87 |
| SS | Johnny Berardino | 142 | 523 | 135 | .258 | 16 | 85 |
| OF | Wally Judnich | 137 | 519 | 157 | .303 | 24 | 89 |
| OF | Rip Radcliff | 150 | 584 | 200 | .342 | 7 | 81 |
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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| George Susce | 61 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Gallagher | 23 | 70 | 19 | .271 | 2 | 8 |
| Sam Harshany | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Elden Auker | 38 | 263.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.96 | 78 |
| Vern Kennedy | 34 | 222.1 | 12 | 17 | 5.59 | 70 |
| Bob Harris | 35 | 193.2 | 11 | 15 | 4.93 | 49 |
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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| Emil Bildilli | 28 | 97 | 2 | 4 | 5.57 | 32 |
| Jack Kramer | 16 | 64.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.26 | 12 |
| John Whitehead | 15 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 11 |
| Willis Hudlin | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.12 | 4 |
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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| Bill Trotter | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3.77 | 29 |
| Slick Coffman | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.27 | 26 |
| Roxie Lawson | 30 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5.13 | 18 |
| Lefty Mills | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.78 | 18 |
| Bill Cox | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.27 | 7 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Toledo Mud Hens | American Association | Zack Taylor |
| A1 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Marty McManus |
| B | Springfield Browns | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Art Scharein |
| C | Palestine Pals | East Texas League | Elmer Kirchoff |
| C | Tyler Trojans | East Texas League | Bobby Goff and Sam Hancock |
| C | St. Joseph Autos | Michigan State League | Conrad Fisher and Elmer Kirchoff |
| C | Youngstown Browns | Middle Atlantic League | Rod Whitney |
| C | Topeka Owls | Western Association | Bill Wilson and Pete Monahan |
| D | Pennington Gap Miners | Appalachian League | Art Hauger and James Rollins |
| D | Lafayette White Sox | Evangeline League | Harry Strohm |
| D | Mayfield Browns | KITTY League | Bennie Tate |
| D | Paragould Browns | Northeast Arkansas League | Tom Greenwade |
| D | Beaver Falls Browns | Pennsylvania State Association | Frank Oceak |
| D | Lincoln Links | Western League | Pug Griffin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tyler, Paragould
Palestine club folded, June 5, 1940[4]
References
- ^ Rip Radcliff page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ray Coleman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
External links
- 1940 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1940 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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