| 1940 St. Louis Browns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 67–87 (.435) | |||
| League place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Donald Lee Barnes | |||
| General managers | Bill DeWitt | |||
| Managers | Fred Haney | |||
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett) KXOK (Alex Buchan,Gabby Street, Ray Schmidt) | |||
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The1940St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in theAmerican League with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.
| 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 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | 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 | Bob Swift | 130 | 398 | 97 | .244 | 0 | 39 |
| 1B | George McQuinn | 151 | 594 | 166 | .279 | 16 | 84 |
| 2B | Don Heffner | 126 | 487 | 115 | .236 | 3 | 53 |
| 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 |
| OF | Roy Cullenbine | 86 | 257 | 59 | .230 | 7 | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Grace | 80 | 229 | 59 | .258 | 5 | 25 |
| Chet Laabs | 105 | 218 | 59 | .271 | 10 | 40 |
| Myril Hoag | 76 | 191 | 50 | .262 | 3 | 26 |
| Alan Strange | 54 | 167 | 31 | .186 | 0 | 6 |
| George Susce | 61 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Gallagher | 23 | 70 | 19 | .271 | 2 | 8 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 17 | 63 | 20 | .317 | 2 | 10 |
| Lyn Lary | 27 | 54 | 3 | .056 | 0 | 3 |
| Fuzz White | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Harshany | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Johnny Niggeling | 28 | 153.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.45 | 82 |
| Maury Newlin | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Bildilli | 28 | 97.0 | 2 | 4 | 5.57 | 32 |
| Jack Kramer | 16 | 64.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.26 | 12 |
| Lefty Mills | 26 | 59.0 | 0 | 6 | 7.78 | 18 |
| John Whitehead | 15 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 11 |
| Willis Hudlin | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.12 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bill Cox | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.27 | 7 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tyler, Paragould
Palestine club folded, June 5, 1940[4]
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