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1940 Detroit Tigers

90-64 • .584 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1940 Detroit Tigers went 90-64 (.584) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 888 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Greenberg (41 HR, 150 RBI) and Bobo Newsom (21-5, 2.83 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

90 Wins
64 Losses
.584 Win %
1st Rank
888 R 717 RA
Diff +171

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⚡ Quick Stats

888 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
1,163K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 5% above the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .366 7% above the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .441 8% above the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.01 9% better than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 888 16% above the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,163,422
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Avg per Game 14,726

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Hank Greenberg 0.340 2 Barney McCosky 0.340 3 Rudy York 0.316 4 Charlie Gehringer 0.313 5 Billy Sullivan 0.309

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 41 2 Rudy York 33 3 Pinky Higgins 13 4 Charlie Gehringer 10 5 Bruce Campbell 8

RBI

1 Hank Greenberg 150 2 Rudy York 134 3 Charlie Gehringer 81 4 Pinky Higgins 76 5 Barney McCosky 57
1940 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Barney McCosky 143 589 123 200 39 19 4 57 67 41 13 0.340
Rudy York 155 588 105 186 46 6 33 134 89 88 3 0.316
Hank Greenberg 148 573 129 195 50 8 41 150 93 75 6 0.340
Dick Bartell 139 528 76 123 24 3 7 53 76 53 12 0.233
Charlie Gehringer 139 515 108 161 33 3 10 81 101 17 10 0.313
Pinky Higgins 131 480 70 130 24 3 13 76 61 31 4 0.271
Birdie Tebbetts 111 379 46 112 24 4 4 46 35 14 4 0.296
Pete Fox 93 350 49 101 17 4 5 48 21 30 7 0.289
Bruce Campbell 103 297 56 84 15 5 8 44 45 28 2 0.283
Billy Sullivan 78 220 36 68 14 4 3 41 31 11 2 0.309
Earl Averill 64 118 10 33 4 1 2 20 5 14 0 0.280
Bobo Newsom 36 107 9 23 5 0 0 16 1 17 0 0.215
Red Kress 33 99 13 22 3 1 1 11 10 12 0 0.222
Tommy Bridges 29 68 5 12 2 0 0 4 3 23 0 0.176
Schoolboy Rowe 27 67 7 18 6 1 1 18 5 13 1 0.269
Johnny Gorsica 29 62 6 12 0 2 1 7 3 15 0 0.194
Dutch Meyer 23 58 12 15 3 0 0 6 4 10 2 0.259
Frank Croucher 37 57 3 6 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.105
Hal Newhouser 28 40 3 8 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.200
Tuck Stainback 15 40 4 9 2 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.225
Frank Metha 26 37 6 9 0 1 0 3 2 8 0 0.243
Dizzy Trout 33 31 4 4 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.129
Fred Hutchinson 17 30 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.267
Lynn Nelson 19 23 4 8 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0.348
Al Benton 42 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Tom Seats 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Cotton Pippen 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Archie McKain 27 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.143
Clay Smith 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Floyd Giebell 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Mullin 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Secory 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Conger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Thomas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Uhl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Archie McKain 2.82 2 Bobo Newsom 2.83 3 Tommy Bridges 3.37 4 Schoolboy Rowe 3.46 5 Johnny Gorsica 4.33

Wins

1 Bobo Newsom 21 2 Schoolboy Rowe 16 3 Tommy Bridges 12 4 Hal Newhouser 9 5 Johnny Gorsica 7

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 164 2 Tommy Bridges 133 3 Hal Newhouser 89 4 Johnny Gorsica 68 5 Dizzy Trout 64
1940 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 21 5 2.83 36 34 0 264.0 235 83 100 164
Tommy Bridges 12 9 3.37 29 28 0 197.2 171 74 88 133
Schoolboy Rowe 16 3 3.46 27 23 0 169.0 170 65 43 61
Johnny Gorsica 7 7 4.33 29 20 0 160.0 170 77 57 68
Hal Newhouser 9 9 4.86 28 20 0 133.1 149 72 76 89
Dizzy Trout 3 7 4.47 33 10 2 100.2 125 50 54 64
Al Benton 6 10 4.42 42 0 17 79.1 93 39 36 50
Fred Hutchinson 3 7 5.68 17 10 0 76.0 85 48 26 32
Tom Seats 2 2 4.69 26 2 1 55.2 67 29 21 25
Archie McKain 5 0 2.82 27 0 3 51.0 48 16 25 24
Clay Smith 1 1 5.08 14 1 0 28.1 32 16 13 14
Cotton Pippen 1 2 6.75 4 3 0 21.1 29 16 10 9
Floyd Giebell 2 0 1.00 2 2 0 18.0 14 2 4 11
Lynn Nelson 1 1 10.93 6 2 0 14.0 23 17 9 7
Bud Thomas 0 1 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0
Dick Conger 1 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 1
Bob Uhl 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 4 0 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to CIN 4-3

👥 Roster (35)

Earl Averill Dick Bartell Al Benton Tommy Bridges Bruce Campbell Dick Conger Frank Croucher Pete Fox Charlie Gehringer Floyd Giebell Johnny Gorsica Hank Greenberg +23 more

35 players

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The 1940 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1940 Detroit Tigers finished 90-64, a .584 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. In 1940 the franchise won the pennant. The Detroit Tigers scored 888 runs and allowed 717, a run differential of +171. The team batting average of .285 was 5% above the 1940 league mark of .271. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.39.

The 1940 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 16% (888 against 768). The home park, Briggs Stadium, recorded 1,163,422 in attendance, about 14,726 a game. The home run leader was Hank Greenberg, who hit 41. Bobo Newsom led the pitchers with 21 wins. Al Benton closed out 17 saves. The World Series ended in a loss against CIN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1940 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1940 Detroit Tigers finished 90-64 (.584 win pct).
How did the 1940 Detroit Tigers finish?
The 1940 Detroit Tigers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1940 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Hank Greenberg led the 1940 Detroit Tigers with 41 home runs.
What was the 1940 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1940 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1940 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1940 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
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