The 1940 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.
Offseason December 8, 1939: Moose Solters was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Rip Radcliff.Rip Radcliff page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1940 season: Ray Coleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.Ray Coleman page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 3, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Browns.Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1940 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
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 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 150 523 143 .273 20 87 SS 142 523 135 .258 16 85 OF 137 519 157 .303 24 89 OF 150 584 200 .342 7 81 OF Roy Cullenbine 86 257 59 .230 7 31
Other batters 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 61 113 24 .212 0 13 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 3 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 38 263.2 16 11 3.96 78 34 222.1 12 17 5.59 70 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
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 28 97.0 2 4 5.57 32 16 64.2 3 7 6.26 12 Lefty Mills 26 59.0 0 6 7.78 18 15 40.0 1 3 5.40 11 6 11.1 0 1 11.12 4
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 36 7 6 2 3.77 29 31 2 2 1 6.27 26 30 5 3 4 5.13 18 12 0 1 0 7.27 7
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tyler, ParagouldPalestine club folded, June 5, 1940Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
External links 1940 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1940 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com