1940 Boston Red Sox

82-72 • .532 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1940 Boston Red Sox went 82-72 (.532) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 872 runs, allowed 825, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 119 RBI) and Joe Heving (12-7, 4.01 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
4th Rank
872 R 825 RA
Diff +47

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872 Runs Scored
825 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
721K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 5% above the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .356 4% above the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .449 10% above the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.89 12% worse than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 872 13% above the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 721,200
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Avg per Game 9,129

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.344 2 Tom Carey 0.323 3 Lou Finney 0.320 4 Fritz Ostermueller 0.315 5 Doc Cramer 0.303

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 36 2 Joe Cronin 24 3 Ted Williams 23 4 Bobby Doerr 22 5 Jim Tabor 21

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 119 2 Ted Williams 113 3 Joe Cronin 111 4 Bobby Doerr 105 5 Jim Tabor 81
1940 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 150 661 94 200 27 12 1 51 36 29 3 0.303
Bobby Doerr 151 595 87 173 37 10 22 105 57 53 10 0.291
Ted Williams 144 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 96 54 4 0.344
Joe Cronin 149 548 104 156 35 6 24 111 83 65 7 0.285
Lou Finney 130 534 73 171 31 15 5 73 33 13 5 0.320
Jimmie Foxx 144 515 106 153 30 4 36 119 101 87 4 0.297
Jim Tabor 120 459 73 131 28 6 21 81 42 58 14 0.285
Dom DiMaggio 108 418 81 126 32 6 8 46 41 46 7 0.301
Gene Desautels 71 222 19 50 7 1 0 17 32 13 0 0.225
Johnny Peacock 63 131 20 37 4 1 0 13 23 10 1 0.282
Charlie Gelbert 30 91 9 18 2 0 0 8 8 16 0 0.198
Jim Bagby 44 74 8 15 3 1 0 8 0 12 0 0.203
Stan Spence 51 68 5 19 2 1 2 13 4 9 0 0.279
Jack Wilson 41 66 9 18 2 1 2 8 1 11 0 0.273
Tom Carey 43 62 4 20 4 0 0 7 2 1 0 0.323
Marv Owen 20 57 4 12 0 0 0 6 8 4 0 0.211
Fritz Ostermueller 33 54 9 17 3 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.315
Lefty Grove 23 53 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 29 0 0.151
Joe Glenn 22 47 3 6 1 0 0 4 5 7 0 0.128
Herb Hash 35 40 4 7 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.175
Joe Heving 39 40 4 8 0 0 0 6 3 6 0 0.200
Denny Galehouse 25 39 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 19 0 0.077
Emerson Dickman 35 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.107
Earl Johnson 18 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.074
Mickey Harris 13 22 6 6 0 0 0 2 6 7 0 0.273
Tony Lupien 10 19 5 9 3 2 0 4 1 1 0 0.474
Bill Fleming 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Yank Terry 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Bill Butland 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Red Nonnenkamp 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Alex Mustaikis 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.333
Charlie Wagner 13 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Woody Rich 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 3.99 2 Joe Heving 4.01 3 Earl Johnson 4.09 4 Jim Bagby 4.73 5 Bill Fleming 4.86

Wins

1 Joe Heving 12 2 Jack Wilson 12 3 Jim Bagby 10 4 Emerson Dickman 8 5 Lefty Grove 7

Strikeouts

1 Jack Wilson 102 2 Fritz Ostermueller 80 3 Lefty Grove 62 4 Jim Bagby 57 5 Joe Heving 55
1940 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 10 16 4.73 36 21 2 182.2 217 96 83 57
Jack Wilson 12 6 5.08 41 16 5 157.2 170 89 87 102
Lefty Grove 7 6 3.99 22 21 0 153.1 159 68 50 62
Fritz Ostermueller 5 9 4.95 31 16 0 143.2 166 79 70 80
Denny Galehouse 6 6 5.18 25 20 0 120.0 155 69 41 53
Herb Hash 7 7 4.95 34 12 3 120.0 123 66 84 36
Joe Heving 12 7 4.01 39 7 3 119.0 129 53 42 55
Emerson Dickman 8 6 6.03 35 9 3 100.0 121 67 38 40
Earl Johnson 6 2 4.09 17 10 0 70.1 69 32 39 26
Mickey Harris 4 2 5.00 13 9 0 68.1 83 38 26 36
Bill Fleming 1 2 4.86 10 6 0 46.1 53 25 20 24
Charlie Wagner 1 0 5.52 12 1 0 29.1 45 18 8 13
Bill Butland 1 2 5.57 3 3 0 21.0 27 13 10 5
Yank Terry 1 0 8.84 4 1 0 19.1 24 19 11 9
Alex Mustaikis 0 1 9.00 6 1 0 15.0 15 15 15 6
Woody Rich 1 0 0.77 3 1 0 11.2 9 1 1 8
Ted Williams 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (33)

Jim Bagby Bill Butland Tom Carey Doc Cramer Joe Cronin Gene Desautels Dom DiMaggio Emerson Dickman Bobby Doerr Lou Finney Bill Fleming Jimmie Foxx +21 more

33 players

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The 1940 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1940 Boston Red Sox 4th in the AL. The Boston Red Sox scored 872 runs and allowed 825, a run differential of +47. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .285, 5% better than the league's .271. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.89 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39. The 1940 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 13% (872 against 768).

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 721,200 in attendance, about 9,129 a game. The home run leader was Jimmie Foxx, who hit 36. The hits leader was Doc Cramer with 200. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jack Wilson (12). The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1940 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1940 Boston Red Sox finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1940 Boston Red Sox with 36 home runs.
What was the 1940 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1940 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.89.
Did the 1940 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1940 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1940 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 119 RBI) and Joe Heving (12-7, 4.01 ERA).
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