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

What the 1940s page shows

The 1940s page links every season from 1940 to 1949 that the site has standings for. Ranked by games played within the 1940s, Bob Elliott comes first with 1455, followed by Lou Boudreau (1425). Among those players, Ted Williams hit the most home runs, 234, just ahead of Johnny Mize (217). Ted Williams has the highest batting average on the list, 0.356, with Stan Musial second at 0.346. Power and average met in Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, ranked on both 1940s lists. Joe DiMaggio rounds out the top three by average at 0.325. Bill Nicholson is third in 1940s home runs with 211. Bob Elliott (1939-1953) is one of the regulars whose career began before the 1940s. Career totals on the profiles run longer; the 1940s lists stop at the decade's edges. No club won more 1940s championships than the New York Yankees (1941, 1943, 1947, and 1949). The 1943 Homestead Grays (26-7) had the strongest record of any 1940s champion. The champions list includes Negro Leagues title teams such as the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs.

📅 Seasons in this Decade

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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