The 1940 Chicago Cubs season was the 69th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 65th in the National League and the 25th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
Offseason October 3, 1940: Jake Mooty was drafted by the Cubs from the Syracuse Stars in the 1939 rule 5 draft.Jake Mooty at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1940 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 Player C Al Todd 104 381 97 .255 6 42 1B Phil Cavarretta 65 193 54 .280 2 22 2B 135 558 163 .292 5 57 SS Bobby Mattick 128 441 96 .218 0 33 3B 149 603 191 .317 8 40 OF 135 491 146 .297 25 98 OF 129 485 152 .313 5 61 OF Hank Leiber 117 440 133 .302 17 86
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 107 287 77 .268 1 36 68 215 53 .247 5 33 68 209 48 .230 3 22 49 182 48 .264 4 20 45 159 36 .226 1 18 47 120 25 .208 1 14 37 64 17 .266 1 12 33 59 8 .136 1 3 9 26 4 .154 0 1 7 21 4 .190 0 2
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 46 280.2 20 13 2.50 124 40 246.0 14 14 3.29 107 37 211.1 9 17 5.03 70 10 54.0 3 3 5.17 18
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 34 172.2 13 9 2.97 71 43 114.2 7 9 3.38 55 20 114.0 6 6 2.92 42 36 112.0 2 4 3.86 50
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 30 1 3 2 4.42 22 8 0 1 0 4.78 5 1 0 0 0 20.25 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. JosephJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
References 1940 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference