1940 Cleveland Bears

18-18 • .500 Win% • 3rd in NAL

The 1940 Cleveland Bears went 18-18 (.500) finishing 3rd in the NAL. The club scored 143 runs, allowed 146, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Clarence Lamar (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Preacher Henry (5-7, 5.09 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

18 Wins
18 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
143 R 146 RA
Diff -3

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⚡ Quick Stats

143 Runs Scored
146 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .220 11% below the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .321 equal to the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .275 15% below the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 4.61 11% worse than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 143 1% above the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games (est.) 18 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Duke Cleveland 0.333 2 Al Frazier 0.242 3 Johnny Ray 0.238 4 Parnell Woods 0.227 5 Emanuel Sampson 0.210

Home Runs

1 Ralph Coles 1 2 Clarence Lamar 1 3 Parnell Woods 1

RBI

1 Henry Turner 18 2 Duke Cleveland 14 3 Clarence Lamar 14 4 Al Frazier 10 5 Emanuel Sampson 10
1940 Cleveland Bears — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Duke Cleveland 28 102 24 34 5 0 0 14 15 1 7 0.333
Parnell Woods 25 97 18 22 2 2 1 8 9 1 4 0.227
Clarence Lamar 28 90 12 18 3 1 1 14 8 0 2 0.200
Henry Turner 26 90 16 18 5 2 0 18 17 2 1 0.200
Johnny Ray 24 84 18 20 0 0 0 5 20 0 1 0.238
Emanuel Sampson 26 81 14 17 3 1 0 10 16 0 3 0.210
Al Frazier 19 62 9 15 2 0 0 10 6 0 1 0.242
Skin Down Robinson 11 38 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0.184
Herb Barnhill 13 34 6 9 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.265
Ralph Coles 11 33 8 7 0 0 1 8 5 0 2 0.212
Preacher Henry 16 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0.000
Andy Sarvis 12 30 2 6 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.200
Jim Williams 10 30 8 5 1 1 0 4 3 1 3 0.167
Mint Jones 6 17 0 5 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0.294
Ted Alexander 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Gabby Kemp 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Alonzo Mitchell 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Smoky Owens 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Gunn 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Alonzo Boone 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Specs Ellis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Broome 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Edwin Dimes 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Jenkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence White 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steward 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Lacey Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Andy Sarvis 4.26 2 Preacher Henry 5.09

Wins

1 Preacher Henry 5 2 Andy Sarvis 5 3 Ted Alexander 2 4 Alonzo Boone 1 5 Smoky Owens 1

Strikeouts

1 Preacher Henry 63 2 Andy Sarvis 42 3 Ted Alexander 10 4 Smoky Owens 6 5 Alex Broome 3
1940 Cleveland Bears — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Preacher Henry 5 7 5.09 16 13 0 92.0 101 52 43 63
Andy Sarvis 5 2 4.26 11 7 0 69.2 81 33 11 42
Ted Alexander 2 0 2.16 2 2 0 16.2 14 4 9 10
Smoky Owens 1 1 2.03 4 3 0 13.1 14 3 5 6
Specs Ellis 0 2 9.31 3 2 0 9.2 19 10 3 0
Alonzo Mitchell 0 0 2.16 4 0 0 8.1 8 2 0 2
Clarence White 0 0 9.00 3 0 1 6.0 4 6 4 2
Alonzo Boone 1 0 4.76 2 0 0 5.2 8 3 3 2
Alex Broome 0 1 5.06 2 1 0 5.1 3 3 4 3

👥 Roster (27)

Ted Alexander Herb Barnhill Alonzo Boone Alex Broome Duke Cleveland Ralph Coles Edwin Dimes Specs Ellis Al Frazier Teddy Gunn Preacher Henry Joe Jenkins +15 more

27 players

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The 1940 Cleveland Bears in brief

A 18-18 record (.500) put the 1940 Cleveland Bears 3rd in the NAL. The Cleveland Bears scored 143 runs and allowed 146, a run differential of -3. At the plate the Cleveland Bears hit .220, 11% worse than the league's .248. Pitchers allowed 4.61 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. Measured against the 141-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. League Park II served as the home ballpark.

The home run leader was Clarence Lamar, who hit 1. The RBI leader was Henry Turner, with 18. Duke Cleveland collected the most hits, 34. Andy Sarvis was the top winner, with 5 victories. The strikeout leader was Preacher Henry with 63. The 1940 roster runs to 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Cleveland Bears

What was the 1940 Cleveland Bears record?
The 1940 Cleveland Bears finished 18-18 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Cleveland Bears in home runs?
Ralph Coles led the 1940 Cleveland Bears with 1 home runs.
What was the 1940 Cleveland Bears team ERA?
The 1940 Cleveland Bears posted a team ERA of 4.61.
Did the 1940 Cleveland Bears win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Cleveland Bears did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Cleveland Bears play?
The 1940 Cleveland Bears played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1940 Cleveland Bears in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Clarence Lamar (1 HR, 14 RBI) and Preacher Henry (5-7, 5.09 ERA).
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