1940 Chicago Cubs

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1940 Chicago Cubs went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 636, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Bill Nicholson (25 HR, 98 RBI) and Claude Passeau (20-13, 2.50 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
681 R 636 RA
Diff +45

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681 Runs Scored
636 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
610K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% above the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .330 1% above the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .383 2% above the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.54 8% better than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 681 equal to the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 610,011
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Avg per Game 7,922

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Stan Hack 0.317 2 Jim Gleeson 0.313 3 Hank Leiber 0.302 4 Bill Nicholson 0.297 5 Billy Herman 0.292

Home Runs

1 Bill Nicholson 25 2 Hank Leiber 17 3 Stan Hack 8 4 Al Todd 6 5 Jim Gleeson 5

RBI

1 Bill Nicholson 98 2 Hank Leiber 86 3 Jim Gleeson 61 4 Billy Herman 57 5 Al Todd 42
1940 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Hack 149 603 101 191 38 6 8 40 75 24 21 0.317
Billy Herman 135 558 77 163 24 4 5 57 47 30 1 0.292
Bill Nicholson 135 491 78 146 27 7 25 98 50 67 2 0.297
Jim Gleeson 129 485 76 152 39 11 5 61 54 52 4 0.313
Bobby Mattick 128 441 30 96 15 0 0 33 19 33 5 0.218
Hank Leiber 117 440 68 133 24 2 17 86 45 68 1 0.302
Al Todd 104 381 31 97 13 2 6 42 11 29 1 0.255
Dom Dallessandro 107 287 33 77 19 6 1 36 34 13 4 0.268
Rip Russell 68 215 15 53 7 2 5 33 8 23 1 0.247
Augie Galan 68 209 33 48 14 2 3 22 37 23 9 0.230
Phil Cavarretta 65 193 34 54 11 4 2 22 31 18 3 0.280
Zeke Bonura 49 182 20 48 14 0 4 20 10 4 1 0.264
Rabbit Warstler 45 159 19 36 4 1 1 18 8 19 1 0.226
Bob Collins 47 120 11 25 3 0 1 14 14 18 4 0.208
Claude Passeau 46 98 12 20 5 1 1 6 9 33 2 0.204
Larry French 40 85 5 14 3 0 0 9 7 20 0 0.165
Bill Lee 37 76 4 10 2 0 0 3 2 20 0 0.132
Gabby Hartnett 37 64 3 17 3 0 1 12 8 7 0 0.266
Billy Rogell 33 59 7 8 0 0 1 3 2 8 1 0.136
Vern Olsen 35 57 4 15 3 0 0 5 2 9 2 0.263
Jake Mooty 24 38 2 10 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.263
Charlie Root 36 31 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.129
Ken Raffensberger 43 30 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0.167
Clyde McCullough 9 26 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0.154
Bobby Sturgeon 7 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.190
Dizzy Dean 10 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.222
Vance Page 31 13 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.308
Clay Bryant 16 9 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.333
Julio Bonetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Claude Passeau 2.50 2 Jake Mooty 2.92 3 Vern Olsen 2.97 4 Larry French 3.29 5 Ken Raffensberger 3.38

Wins

1 Claude Passeau 20 2 Larry French 14 3 Vern Olsen 13 4 Bill Lee 9 5 Ken Raffensberger 7

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 124 2 Larry French 107 3 Vern Olsen 71 4 Bill Lee 70 5 Ken Raffensberger 55
1940 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Passeau 20 13 2.50 46 31 5 280.2 259 78 59 124
Larry French 14 14 3.29 40 33 2 246.0 240 90 64 107
Bill Lee 9 17 5.03 37 30 0 211.1 246 118 70 70
Vern Olsen 13 9 2.97 34 20 0 172.2 172 57 62 71
Ken Raffensberger 7 9 3.38 43 10 3 114.2 120 43 29 55
Jake Mooty 6 6 2.92 20 12 1 114.0 101 37 49 42
Charlie Root 2 4 3.86 36 8 1 112.0 118 48 33 50
Vance Page 1 3 4.42 30 1 2 59.0 65 29 26 22
Dizzy Dean 3 3 5.17 10 9 0 54.0 68 31 20 18
Clay Bryant 0 1 4.78 8 0 0 26.1 26 14 14 5
Julio Bonetti 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 3 3 4 0

👥 Roster (29)

Julio Bonetti Zeke Bonura Clay Bryant Phil Cavarretta Bob Collins Dom Dallessandro Dizzy Dean Larry French Augie Galan Jim Gleeson Stan Hack Gabby Hartnett +17 more

29 players

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The 1940 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1940 Chicago Cubs won 75 games and lost 79, ending up 5th in the NL. The run column shows 681 for and 636 against. The team batting average of .267 was 1% above the 1940 league mark of .263. Pitchers allowed 3.54 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.85. Wrigley Field was home in 1940, drawing a total attendance of 610,011.

For power, Bill Nicholson led the way with 25 homers. Stan Hack collected the most hits, 191. The pitching staff's wins leader was Claude Passeau (20). The 1940 roster runs to 29 players. The 1939 season and the 1941 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1940 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1940 Chicago Cubs finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Bill Nicholson led the 1940 Chicago Cubs with 25 home runs.
What was the 1940 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1940 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.54.
Did the 1940 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1940 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1940 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Nicholson (25 HR, 98 RBI) and Claude Passeau (20-13, 2.50 ERA).
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