1940 Chicago White Sox

82-72 • .532 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1940 Chicago White Sox went 82-72 (.532) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Joe Kuhel (27 HR, 94 RBI) and Johnny Rigney (14-18, 3.11 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
735 R 672 RA
Diff +63

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735 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+63 Run Diff
731K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .278 3% above the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .340 1% below the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .386 5% below the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.74 15% better than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 735 4% below the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 731,977
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Avg per Game 9,384

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.348 2 Taffy Wright 0.337 3 Moose Solters 0.308 4 Larry Rosenthal 0.301 5 Mike Tresh 0.281

Home Runs

1 Joe Kuhel 27 2 Moose Solters 12 3 Mike Kreevich 8 4 Eric McNair 7 5 Larry Rosenthal 6

RBI

1 Joe Kuhel 94 2 Taffy Wright 88 3 Moose Solters 80 4 Luke Appling 79 5 Mike Tresh 64
1940 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Kennedy 154 606 74 153 23 3 3 52 42 58 3 0.252
Joe Kuhel 155 603 111 169 28 8 27 94 87 59 12 0.280
Mike Kreevich 144 582 86 154 27 10 8 55 34 49 15 0.265
Taffy Wright 147 581 79 196 31 9 5 88 43 25 4 0.337
Luke Appling 150 566 96 197 27 13 0 79 69 35 3 0.348
Mike Tresh 135 480 62 135 15 5 1 64 49 40 3 0.281
Moose Solters 116 428 65 132 28 3 12 80 27 54 3 0.308
Skeeter Webb 84 334 33 79 11 2 1 29 30 33 3 0.237
Larry Rosenthal 107 276 46 83 14 5 6 42 64 32 2 0.301
Eric McNair 66 251 26 57 13 1 7 31 12 26 1 0.227
Tom Turner 37 96 11 20 1 2 0 6 3 12 1 0.208
Johnny Rigney 40 93 5 20 4 0 0 7 3 28 1 0.215
Thornton Lee 28 84 7 23 4 0 0 5 4 30 0 0.274
Ted Lyons 22 75 4 18 4 0 0 7 2 7 0 0.240
Eddie Smith 32 69 7 15 3 1 0 4 6 15 0 0.217
Jack Knott 25 57 2 5 1 0 0 4 5 17 0 0.088
Bill Dietrich 23 50 5 12 1 0 1 8 7 14 0 0.240
Jackie Hayes 18 41 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 11 0 0.195
Don Kolloway 10 40 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 0.225
Ken Silvestri 28 24 5 6 2 0 2 10 4 7 0 0.250
Pete Appleton 25 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.176
Clint Brown 37 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.071
Vallie Eaves 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Hallett 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Ed Weiland 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Dave Short 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Orval Grove 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Johnny Rigney 3.11 2 Eddie Smith 3.21 3 Ted Lyons 3.24 4 Thornton Lee 3.47 5 Clint Brown 3.68

Wins

1 Johnny Rigney 14 2 Eddie Smith 14 3 Thornton Lee 12 4 Ted Lyons 12 5 Jack Knott 11

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Rigney 141 2 Eddie Smith 119 3 Thornton Lee 87 4 Ted Lyons 72 5 Jack Knott 44
1940 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Rigney 14 18 3.11 39 33 3 280.2 240 97 90 141
Thornton Lee 12 13 3.47 28 27 0 228.0 223 88 56 87
Eddie Smith 14 9 3.21 32 28 0 207.1 179 74 95 119
Ted Lyons 12 8 3.24 22 22 0 186.1 188 67 37 72
Jack Knott 11 9 4.56 25 23 0 158.0 166 80 52 44
Bill Dietrich 10 6 4.03 23 17 0 149.2 154 67 65 43
Clint Brown 4 6 3.68 37 0 10 66.0 75 27 16 23
Pete Appleton 4 0 5.62 25 0 5 57.2 54 36 28 21
Vallie Eaves 0 2 6.75 5 3 0 18.2 22 14 24 11
Ed Weiland 0 0 8.79 5 0 0 14.1 15 14 7 3
Jack Hallett 1 1 6.43 2 2 0 14.0 15 10 6 9
Orval Grove 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 6.0 4 2 4 1

👥 Roster (27)

Pete Appleton Luke Appling Clint Brown Bill Dietrich Vallie Eaves Orval Grove Jack Hallett Jackie Hayes Bob Kennedy Jack Knott Don Kolloway Mike Kreevich +15 more

27 players

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The 1940 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1940 Chicago White Sox 4th in the AL. With 735 runs scored and 672 given up, the 1940 differential was +63. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .278, 3% better than the league's .271. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.74 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.39. League clubs averaged 768 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 4% fewer.

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 731,977 fans came through the gates. Joe Kuhel topped the Chicago White Sox with 27 home runs. On the mound, Eddie Smith won 14 games to lead the staff. Johnny Rigney struck out 141, the most on the club. The saves leader was Clint Brown with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1940 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1940 Chicago White Sox finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Joe Kuhel led the 1940 Chicago White Sox with 27 home runs.
What was the 1940 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1940 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Did the 1940 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1940 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1940 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Kuhel (27 HR, 94 RBI) and Johnny Rigney (14-18, 3.11 ERA).
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