1940_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season
1940 New York Giants (MLB) season
Major League Baseball team season
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, 371⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
1940 New York Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
City | New York City | |||
Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
General managers | Bill Terry | |||
Managers | Bill Terry | |||
Radio | WABC (Mel Allen, Joe Bolton) | |||
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- December 6, 1939: Tom Hafey was purchased from the Giants by the Atlanta Crackers.[1]
Opening Day lineup
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | 0.654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
New York Giants | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | 0.428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | 0.327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | 9–12 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 16–5 | 17–5 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 6–16 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–9 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 5–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 6–16 | 6–16 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | 10–11 | 16–6 | 7–15–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1940: Manny Salvo and Al Glossop were traded by the Giants to the Boston Bees for Tony Cuccinello.[2]
- July 15, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[3]
- July 28, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Giants.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Harry Danning | 140 | 524 | 157 | .300 | 13 | 91 |
1B | Babe Young | 149 | 556 | 159 | .286 | 17 | 101 |
2B | Tony Cuccinello | 88 | 307 | 64 | .208 | 5 | 36 |
SS | Mickey Witek | 119 | 433 | 111 | .256 | 3 | 31 |
3B | Burgess Whitehead | 133 | 568 | 160 | .282 | 4 | 36 |
OF | Mel Ott | 151 | 536 | 155 | .289 | 19 | 79 |
OF | Frank Demaree | 121 | 460 | 139 | .302 | 7 | 61 |
OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 138 | 543 | 150 | .276 | 6 | 46 |
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 |
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Johnny Rucker | 86 | 277 | 82 | .296 | 4 | 23 |
Billy Jurges | 63 | 214 | 54 | .252 | 2 | 36 |
Bob Seeds | 56 | 155 | 45 | .290 | 4 | 16 |
Ken O'Dea | 48 | 96 | 23 | .240 | 0 | 12 |
Al Glossop | 27 | 91 | 19 | .209 | 4 | 8 |
Johnny McCarthy | 51 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
Buster Maynard | 7 | 29 | 8 | .276 | 1 | 2 |
Glen Stewart | 15 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 0 |
Red Tramback | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 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 |
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Harry Gumbert | 35 | 237.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.76 | 77 |
Hal Schumacher | 34 | 227.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 | 123 |
Carl Hubbell | 31 | 214.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.65 | 86 |
Bill Lohrman | 31 | 195.0 | 10 | 15 | 3.78 | 73 |
Willis Hudlin | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 1 |
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 |
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Cliff Melton | 37 | 166.2 | 10 | 11 | 4.91 | 91 |
Paul Dean | 27 | 99.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.90 | 32 |
Bob Carpenter | 5 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 25 |
Hy Vandenberg | 13 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.90 | 17 |
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 |
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Jumbo Brown | 41 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3.42 | 31 |
Red Lynn | 33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.83 | 25 |
Roy Joiner | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.40 | 25 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007