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1940 Kansas City Monarchs

38-13 • .745 Win% • 1st in NAL

The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs went 38-13 (.745) finishing 1st in the NAL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 236 runs, allowed 144, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Turkey Stearnes (5 HR, 34 RBI) and Jack Matchett (7-3, 3.23 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

38 Wins
13 Losses
.745 Win %
1st Rank
236 R 144 RA
Diff +92

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236 Runs Scored
144 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
12 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .286 15% above the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .350 9% above the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .387 20% above the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 3.11 25% better than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 236 67% above the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Williams 0.368 2 Rainey Bibbs 0.358 3 Herb Souell 0.311 4 Buck O'Neil 0.276 5 Turkey Stearnes 0.271

Home Runs

1 Turkey Stearnes 5 2 Joe Greene 2 3 Frank Bradley 1 4 Lionel Decuir 1 5 Henry Milton 1

RBI

1 Turkey Stearnes 34 2 Jesse Williams 28 3 Buck O'Neil 26 4 Joe Greene 22 5 Herb Souell 15
1940 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buck O'Neil 40 145 24 40 6 3 1 26 8 0 8 0.276
Jesse Williams 40 136 24 50 6 3 1 28 11 1 5 0.368
Turkey Stearnes 38 133 24 36 6 3 5 34 19 0 4 0.271
Henry Milton 32 126 23 33 3 1 1 13 10 0 9 0.262
Herb Souell 35 122 19 38 5 1 0 15 16 1 8 0.311
Jesse Douglas 27 102 17 24 3 0 0 12 5 0 5 0.235
Joe Greene 28 91 26 24 7 4 2 22 15 0 5 0.264
Newt Allen 26 90 17 22 3 0 0 7 7 0 2 0.244
Fred McDaniel 22 81 17 16 2 0 0 8 11 0 4 0.198
Lionel Decuir 19 56 9 14 0 1 1 6 5 2 3 0.250
Rainey Bibbs 13 53 10 19 2 2 0 6 3 0 1 0.358
Jack Matchett 18 37 6 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.324
Hilton Smith 19 30 2 14 4 1 0 7 1 0 0 0.467
Frank Bradley 13 24 2 7 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0.292
George Walker 9 23 5 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.304
Leandy Young 6 18 3 6 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.333
Floyd Kranson 9 17 4 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.353
Willard Brown 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
Jesse Warren 3 11 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0.273
Allen Bryant 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Satchel Paige 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Frazier Robinson 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.667
Lefty Moses 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leo Sanders 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Dawson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 George Walker 1.21 2 Frank Bradley 2.57 3 Jack Matchett 3.23 4 Hilton Smith 3.78 5 Floyd Kranson 4.82

Wins

1 Jack Matchett 7 2 Frank Bradley 6 3 George Walker 5 4 Floyd Kranson 4 5 Hilton Smith 4

Strikeouts

1 Hilton Smith 64 2 Jack Matchett 61 3 Frank Bradley 55 4 George Walker 40 5 Floyd Kranson 20
1940 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Matchett 7 3 3.23 16 10 2 86.1 89 31 23 61
Hilton Smith 4 4 3.78 16 7 3 64.1 53 27 15 64
Frank Bradley 6 2 2.57 10 6 0 56.0 41 16 20 55
George Walker 5 1 1.21 9 4 0 52.0 31 7 7 40
Floyd Kranson 4 1 4.82 8 8 0 37.1 42 20 29 20
Allen Bryant 0 0 3.72 7 3 0 19.1 17 8 6 12
Lefty Moses 0 0 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 3 1 0 3
Satchel Paige 1 0 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 3 3 3 10

👥 Roster (25)

Newt Allen Rainey Bibbs Frank Bradley Willard Brown Allen Bryant Johnnie Dawson Lionel Decuir Jesse Douglas Joe Greene Floyd Kranson Jack Matchett Fred McDaniel +13 more

25 players

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The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

The record for the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs reads 38 wins and 13 losses, good for 1st in the NAL. In 1940 the franchise won the pennant. Runs came in at 236 scored against 144 allowed (+92). Against a league average of .248, the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs batted .286. Pitchers allowed 3.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. League clubs averaged 141 runs that year, so the Kansas City Monarchs scored 67% more.

Ruppert Stadium served as the home ballpark. Turkey Stearnes topped the Kansas City Monarchs with 5 home runs. Jesse Williams collected the most hits, 50. Jack Matchett was the top winner, with 7 victories. The strikeout leader was Hilton Smith with 64. The 1940 roster runs to 25 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs finished 38-13 (.745 win pct).
How did the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs finish?
The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Turkey Stearnes led the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs with 5 home runs.
What was the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.11.
Did the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
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