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Owner(s) | Estate of Jacob Ruppert |
General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
Local radio | WABC (AM) (Mel Allen, Jay C. Flippen) |
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The 1940 New York Yankees season was the team's 38th season in New York and its 40th overall. The team finished in third place with a record of 88–66, finishing two games behind the American League champion Detroit Tigers and one game behind the second-place Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. Their home games were played at the Yankee Stadium.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 14, 1939: Hank Sauer was drafted from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1939 minor league draft.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1940 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — |
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats[edit]
= Indicates team leader |
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Dickey, BillBill Dickey | 106 | 372 | 45 | 92 | .247 | 9 | 54 | 0 |
1B | Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren | 155 | 568 | 51 | 150 | .264 | 12 | 73 | 1 |
2B | Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon | 155 | 616 | 112 | 173 | .281 | 30 | 103 | 18 |
3B | Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe | 139 | 588 | 102 | 147 | .250 | 10 | 53 | 4 |
SS | Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti | 145 | 546 | 84 | 106 | .194 | 4 | 31 | 14 |
OF | Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller | 138 | 500 | 102 | 143 | .286 | 21 | 93 | 8 |
OF | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio | 132 | 508 | 93 | 179 | .352 | 31 | 133 | 1 |
OF | Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk | 118 | 379 | 68 | 102 | .269 | 19 | 71 | 3 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich | 90 | 293 | 57 | 90 | .307 | 10 | 53 | 1 |
Knickerbocker, BillBill Knickerbocker | 45 | 124 | 17 | 30 | .242 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Chartak, MikeMike Chartak | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing | 30 | 226 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 97 |
Russo, MariusMarius Russo | 30 | 189.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.28 | 87 |
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler | 27 | 172 | 8 | 7 | 4.60 | 56 |
Breuer, MarvMarv Breuer | 27 | 164 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 71 |
Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham | 12 | 99.1 | 9 | 3 | 1.90 | 37 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Donald, AtleyAtley Donald | 24 | 118.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.03 | 60 |
Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez | 9 | 27.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.59 | 14 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.69 | 23 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Binghamton, Amsterdam, Akron, Butler
Arkansas-Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hank Sauer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1940.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References[edit]
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