1940 New York Giants (MLB) season

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1940  New York Giants
New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1940 to 1946).svg
League National League
Ballpark Polo Grounds
CityNew York City
Owners Horace Stoneham
General managers Bill Terry
Managers Bill Terry
Radio WABC
(Mel Allen, Joe Bolton)
  1939 Seasons 1941  

The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 58th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 72–80 record, 3712 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 10053.65455214532
Brooklyn Dodgers 8865.5751241374728
St. Louis Cardinals 8469.5491641364333
Pittsburgh Pirates 7876.50622½40343842
Chicago Cubs 7579.48725½40373542
New York Giants 7280.47427½33433937
Boston Bees 6587.42834½35403047
Philadelphia Phillies 50103.3275024552648

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 9–138–149–127–1515–69–138–14
Brooklyn 13–910–128–14–116–517–515–7–19–13–1
Chicago 14–812–106–1612–1012–1011–118–14
Cincinnati 12–914–8–116–615–715–716–612–10–1
New York 15–75–1610–127–1512–1012–1011–10
Philadelphia 6–155–1710–127–1510–126–166–16
Pittsburgh 13–97–15–111–116–1610–1216–615–7–1
St. Louis 14–813–9–114–810–12–110–1116–67–15–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1940 New York Giants
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Harry Danning 140524157.3001391
1B Babe Young 149556159.28617101
2B Tony Cuccinello 8830764.208536
SS Mickey Witek 119433111.256331
3B Burgess Whitehead 133568160.282436
OF Mel Ott 151536155.2891979
OF Frank Demaree 121460139.302761
OF Jo-Jo Moore 138543150.276646

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Johnny Rucker 8627782.296423
Billy Jurges 6321454.252236
Bob Seeds 5615545.290416
Ken O'Dea 489623.240012
Al Glossop 279119.20948
Johnny McCarthy 516716.23905
Buster Maynard 7298.27612
Glen Stewart 15294.13800
Red Tramback 241.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Harry Gumbert 35237.012143.7677
Hal Schumacher 34227.013133.25123
Carl Hubbell 31214.111123.6586
Bill Lohrman 31195.010153.7873
Willis Hudlin 15.00110.801

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Cliff Melton 37166.210114.9191
Paul Dean 2799.1443.9032
Bob Carpenter 533.0202.7325
Hy Vandenberg 1332.1113.9017

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jumbo Brown 412473.4231
Red Lynn 334333.8325
Roy Joiner 303213.4025

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Bert Niehoff
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell and Freddie Lindstrom
B Clinton Giants Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Josh Billings
B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Eddie Phillips
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Herschel Bobo
D Milford Giants Eastern Shore League Bubber Jonnard
D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Johnnie Heving

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References

  1. Tom Hafey page at Baseball Reference
  2. Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
  3. 1 2 Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
  4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007