1940 Cleveland Indians

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1940 Cleveland Indians went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 710 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Feller (27-11, 2.61 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
710 R 637 RA
Diff +73

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710 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+73 Run Diff
833K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .331 3% below the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .398 2% below the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.63 17% better than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 710 8% below the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 49
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Total Attendance 833,862
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Avg per Game 17,017

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Al Smith 0.306 2 Roy Weatherly 0.303 3 Lou Boudreau 0.295 4 Hal Trosky 0.295 5 Ben Chapman 0.286

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 25 2 Ken Keltner 15 3 Jeff Heath 14 4 Ray Mack 12 5 Roy Weatherly 12

RBI

1 Lou Boudreau 101 2 Hal Trosky 93 3 Ken Keltner 77 4 Ray Mack 69 5 Roy Weatherly 59
1940 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Boudreau 155 627 97 185 46 10 9 101 73 39 6 0.295
Roy Weatherly 135 578 90 175 35 11 12 59 27 26 9 0.303
Ben Chapman 143 548 82 157 40 6 4 50 78 45 13 0.286
Ken Keltner 149 543 67 138 24 10 15 77 51 56 10 0.254
Ray Mack 146 530 60 150 21 5 12 69 51 77 4 0.283
Hal Trosky 140 522 85 154 39 4 25 93 79 45 1 0.295
Beau Bell 120 444 55 124 22 2 4 58 34 41 2 0.279
Rollie Hemsley 119 416 46 111 20 5 4 42 22 25 1 0.267
Jeff Heath 100 356 55 78 16 3 14 50 40 62 5 0.219
Frankie Pytlak 62 149 16 21 2 1 0 16 17 5 0 0.141
Bob Feller 43 115 7 18 5 1 2 12 8 45 0 0.157
Al Milnar 37 94 8 17 2 0 0 5 3 29 0 0.181
Rusty Peters 30 71 5 17 3 2 0 7 4 14 1 0.239
Soup Campbell 35 62 8 14 1 0 0 2 7 12 0 0.226
Mel Harder 31 62 4 11 1 0 0 4 4 17 1 0.177
Al Smith 31 62 12 19 4 0 0 5 7 9 0 0.306
Odell Hale 48 50 3 11 3 1 0 6 5 7 0 0.220
Johnny Allen 32 48 3 10 3 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.208
Joe Dobson 40 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0.125
Harry Eisenstat 27 22 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.273
Oscar Grimes 11 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Willis Hudlin 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Johnny Humphries 19 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Mike Naymick 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Bill Zuber 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Hank Helf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Jungels 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Andrews 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Cal Dorsett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dixie Howell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Bob Feller 2.61 2 Harry Eisenstat 3.14 3 Al Milnar 3.27 4 Johnny Allen 3.44 5 Al Smith 3.44

Wins

1 Bob Feller 27 2 Al Milnar 18 3 Al Smith 15 4 Mel Harder 12 5 Johnny Allen 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 261 2 Al Milnar 99 3 Mel Harder 76 4 Johnny Allen 62 5 Joe Dobson 57
1940 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Feller 27 11 2.61 43 37 4 320.1 245 93 118 261
Al Milnar 18 10 3.27 37 33 3 242.1 242 88 99 99
Mel Harder 12 11 4.06 31 25 0 186.1 200 84 59 76
Al Smith 15 7 3.44 31 24 2 183.0 187 70 55 46
Johnny Allen 9 8 3.44 32 17 5 138.2 126 53 48 62
Joe Dobson 3 7 4.95 40 7 3 100.0 101 55 48 57
Harry Eisenstat 1 4 3.14 27 3 4 71.2 78 25 12 27
Johnny Humphries 0 2 8.29 19 1 1 33.2 35 31 29 17
Mike Naymick 1 2 5.10 13 4 0 30.0 36 17 17 15
Bill Zuber 1 1 5.63 17 0 0 24.0 25 15 14 12
Willis Hudlin 2 1 4.94 4 4 0 23.2 31 13 2 8
Nate Andrews 0 1 6.00 6 0 0 12.0 16 8 6 3
Dixie Howell 0 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 2 1 4 2
Ken Jungels 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 1
Cal Dorsett 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Johnny Allen Nate Andrews Beau Bell Lou Boudreau Soup Campbell Ben Chapman Joe Dobson Cal Dorsett Harry Eisenstat Bob Feller Oscar Grimes Odell Hale +18 more

30 players

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The 1940 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1940 Cleveland Indians won 89 games and lost 65, ending up 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 710 scored against 637 allowed (+73). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .265, 2% worse than the league's .271. Pitchers allowed 3.63 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.39. League clubs averaged 768 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 8% fewer.

League Park II/Cleveland Stadium was home in 1940, drawing a total attendance of 833,862. For power, Hal Trosky led the way with 25 homers. Lou Boudreau led in RBI with 101. Bob Feller was the top winner, with 27 victories. In all, the roster shows 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1939 season and the 1941 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1940 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1940 Cleveland Indians finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1940 Cleveland Indians with 25 home runs.
What was the 1940 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1940 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.63.
Did the 1940 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1940 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1940 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Feller (27-11, 2.61 ERA).
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