The 1940 New York Yankees season was the team's 38th season. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. Their home games were played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished in third place with a record of 88–66, finishing two games behind the American League champion Detroit Tigers and one game behind the second-place Cleveland Indians.
Offseason
- October 14, 1939: Hank Sauer was drafted from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1939 minor league draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Dickey | 106 | 372 | 45 | 92 | .247 | 9 | 54 | 0 |
| 1B | Babe Dahlgren | 155 | 568 | 51 | 150 | .264 | 12 | 73 | 1 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 155 | 616 | 112 | 173 | .281 | 30 | 103 | 18 |
| 3B | Red Rolfe | 139 | 588 | 102 | 147 | .250 | 10 | 53 | 4 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 145 | 546 | 84 | 106 | .194 | 4 | 31 | 14 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 138 | 500 | 102 | 143 | .286 | 21 | 93 | 8 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 132 | 508 | 93 | 179 | .352 | 31 | 133 | 1 |
| OF | George Selkirk | 118 | 379 | 68 | 102 | .269 | 19 | 71 | 3 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Henrich | 90 | 293 | 57 | 90 | .307 | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| Buddy Rosar | 73 | 228 | 34 | 68 | .298 | 4 | 37 | 7 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 45 | 124 | 17 | 30 | .242 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Buster Mills | 34 | 63 | 10 | 25 | .397 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jake Powell | 12 | 27 | 3 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Chartak | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | 30 | 226.0 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 97 |
| Marius Russo | 30 | 189.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.28 | 87 |
| Spud Chandler | 27 | 172.0 | 8 | 7 | 4.60 | 56 |
| Marv Breuer | 27 | 164.0 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 71 |
| Monte Pearson | 16 | 109.2 | 7 | 5 | 3.69 | 43 |
| Tiny Bonham | 12 | 99.1 | 9 | 3 | 1.90 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atley Donald | 24 | 118.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.03 | 60 |
| Steve Sundra | 27 | 99.1 | 4 | 6 | 5.53 | 26 |
| Lefty Gomez | 9 | 27.1 | 3 | 3 | 6.59 | 14 |
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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| Johnny Murphy | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.69 | 23 |
| Bump Hadley | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.74 | 39 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | 5 |
| Lee Grissom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Binghamton, Amsterdam, Akron, Butler
Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940[3]
Notes
- ↑ Hank Sauer page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "1940 New York Yankees Statistics".
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007