| 1940 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 75–79 (.487) | |||
| League place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | Charles Weber | |||
| Managers | Gabby Hartnett | |||
| Radio | WGN (Bob Elson,Jack Brickhouse) WBBM (John Harrington,Pat Flanagan) WJJD (Charlie Grimm,Lew Fonseca) WCFL (Hal Totten,Jimmy Dudley) | |||
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The1940 Chicago Cubs season was the 69th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 65th in theNational League and the 25th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | .654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | .575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
| New York Giants | 72 | 80 | .474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
| Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | .428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | .327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1940 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Al Todd | 104 | 381 | 97 | .255 | 6 | 42 |
| 1B | Phil Cavarretta | 65 | 193 | 54 | .280 | 2 | 22 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 135 | 558 | 163 | .292 | 5 | 57 |
| SS | Bobby Mattick | 128 | 441 | 96 | .218 | 0 | 33 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 149 | 603 | 191 | .317 | 8 | 40 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 135 | 491 | 146 | .297 | 25 | 98 |
| OF | Jim Gleeson | 129 | 485 | 152 | .313 | 5 | 61 |
| OF | Hank Leiber | 117 | 440 | 133 | .302 | 17 | 86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom Dallessandro | 107 | 287 | 77 | .268 | 1 | 36 |
| Rip Russell | 68 | 215 | 53 | .247 | 5 | 33 |
| Augie Galan | 68 | 209 | 48 | .230 | 3 | 22 |
| Zeke Bonura | 49 | 182 | 48 | .264 | 4 | 20 |
| Rabbit Warstler | 45 | 159 | 36 | .226 | 1 | 18 |
| Rip Collins | 47 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 1 | 14 |
| Gabby Hartnett | 37 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 1 | 12 |
| Billy Rogell | 33 | 59 | 8 | .136 | 1 | 3 |
| Clyde McCullough | 9 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 46 | 280.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.50 | 124 |
| Larry French | 40 | 246.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 107 |
| Bill Lee | 37 | 211.1 | 9 | 17 | 5.03 | 70 |
| Dizzy Dean | 10 | 54.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.17 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Olsen | 34 | 172.2 | 13 | 9 | 2.97 | 71 |
| Ken Raffensberger | 43 | 114.2 | 7 | 9 | 3.38 | 55 |
| Jake Mooty | 20 | 114.0 | 6 | 6 | 2.92 | 42 |
| Charlie Root | 36 | 112.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 50 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Page | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.42 | 22 |
| Clay Bryant | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.78 | 5 |
| Julio Bonetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
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