1940s: 1940-1949

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🏆 Championship Teams

1940 Cincinnati Reds 100-53 (0.654) 1941 New York Yankees 101-53 (0.656) 1942 Kansas City Monarchs 36-14 (0.720) 1942 St. Louis Cardinals 106-48 (0.688) 1943 Homestead Grays 26-7 (0.788) 1943 New York Yankees 98-56 (0.636) 1944 Homestead Grays 25-17 (0.595) 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 105-49 (0.682) 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes 52-15 (0.776) 1945 Detroit Tigers 88-65 (0.575) 1946 Newark Eagles 46-16 (0.742) 1946 St. Louis Cardinals 98-58 (0.628) 1947 New York Yankees 97-57 (0.630) 1947 New York Cubans 43-18 (0.705) 1948 Cleveland Indians 97-58 (0.626) 1948 Homestead Grays 39-21 (0.650) 1949 New York Yankees 97-57 (0.630)

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1930s 1940s 1950s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Bob Elliott1939-1953 Lou Boudreau1938-1952 Marty Marion1940-1953 Bill Nicholson1936-1953 Dixie Walker1931-1949 Eddie Miller1936-1950 Bobby Doerr1937-1951 Rudy York1934-1948 Frankie Gustine1939-1950 Phil Cavarretta1934-1955 Wally Moses1935-1951 George McQuinn1936-1948 Ken Keltner1937-1950 Frank McCormick1934-1948 Luke Appling1930-1950 Joe Gordon1938-1950 Johnny Hopp1939-1952 Tommy Holmes1942-1952
Most Games — 1940-1949

Most Games Played (1940-1949)

1 Bob Elliott 1455 G 2 Lou Boudreau 1425 G 3 Marty Marion 1396 G 4 Bill Nicholson 1389 G 5 Dixie Walker 1363 G 6 Eddie Miller 1328 G 7 Bobby Doerr 1283 G 8 Rudy York 1259 G 9 Frankie Gustine 1230 G 10 Phil Cavarretta 1217 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1940-1949

Most Home Runs (1940-1949)

1 Ted Williams 234 HR 2 Johnny Mize 217 HR 3 Bill Nicholson 211 HR 4 Rudy York 189 HR 5 Joe Gordon 181 HR 6 Joe DiMaggio 180 HR 7 Vern Stephens 177 HR 8 Charlie Keller 173 HR 9 Bobby Doerr 164 HR 10 Jeff Heath 158 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1940-1949

Highest Batting Average (1940-1949)

1 Ted Williams 0.356 2 Stan Musial 0.346 3 Joe DiMaggio 0.325 4 Barney McCosky 0.321 5 Johnny Pesky 0.316 6 Enos Slaughter 0.312 7 Luke Appling 0.312 8 Dixie Walker 0.311 9 Taffy Wright 0.308 10 George Kell 0.305

📅 Seasons in this Decade

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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