| 1940 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Estate ofJacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
| Radio | WABC (AM) (Mel Allen,Jay C. Flippen) | |||
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The 1940New York Yankees season was the team's 38th season. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. Their home games were played atYankee Stadium. The team finished in third place with a record of 88–66, finishing two games behind theAmerican League championDetroit Tigers and one game behind the second-placeCleveland Indians.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 64 | .584 | — | 50–29 | 40–35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 1 | 51–30 | 38–35 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 2 | 52–24 | 36–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | 45–34 | 37–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 82 | 72 | .532 | 8 | 41–36 | 41–36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 87 | .435 | 23 | 37–39 | 30–48 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 100 | .351 | 36 | 29–42 | 25–58 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
| 1940 New York Yankees | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Dickey | 106 | 372 | 45 | 92 | .247 | 9 | 54 | 0 |
| 1B | Babe Dahlgren | 155 | 568 | 51 | 150 | .264 | 12 | 73 | 1 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 155 | 616 | 112 | 173 | .281 | 30 | 103 | 18 |
| 3B | Red Rolfe | 139 | 588 | 102 | 147 | .250 | 10 | 53 | 4 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 145 | 546 | 84 | 106 | .194 | 4 | 31 | 14 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 138 | 500 | 102 | 143 | .286 | 21 | 93 | 8 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 132 | 508 | 93 | 179 | .352 | 31 | 133 | 1 |
| OF | George Selkirk | 118 | 379 | 68 | 102 | .269 | 19 | 71 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Henrich | 90 | 293 | 57 | 90 | .307 | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| Buddy Rosar | 73 | 228 | 34 | 68 | .298 | 4 | 37 | 7 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 45 | 124 | 17 | 30 | .242 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Buster Mills | 34 | 63 | 10 | 25 | .397 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jake Powell | 12 | 27 | 3 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Chartak | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | 30 | 226.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 97 |
| Marius Russo | 30 | 189.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.28 | 87 |
| Spud Chandler | 27 | 172.0 | 8 | 7 | 4.60 | 56 |
| Marv Breuer | 27 | 164.0 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 71 |
| Monte Pearson | 16 | 109.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.69 | 43 |
| Tiny Bonham | 12 | 99.1 | 9 | 3 | 1.90 | 37 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atley Donald | 24 | 118.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.03 | 60 |
| Steve Sundra | 27 | 99.1 | 4 | 6 | 5.53 | 26 |
| Lefty Gomez | 9 | 27.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.59 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.69 | 23 |
| Bump Hadley | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.74 | 39 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | 5 |
| Lee Grissom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Binghamton, Amsterdam, Akron, Butler
Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940[3]