1940 Memphis Red Sox

31-26 • .544 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 Season Record

31 Wins
26 Losses
.544 Win %
2nd Rank
199 R 225 RA
Diff -26

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⚡ Quick Stats

199 Runs Scored
225 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
8 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .247 equal to the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .318 1% below the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .312 4% below the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 4.21 1% worse than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 199 41% above the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMartin Park
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Home Games (est.) 28 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Neil Robinson 0.309 2 Marlin Carter 0.268 3 Larry Brown 0.265 4 Bill Bradford 0.263 5 T. J. Brown 0.261

Home Runs

1 Neil Robinson 4 2 Fred Bankhead 1 3 Lafayette Dumas 1 4 Verdell Mathis 1 5 Jelly Taylor 1

RBI

1 Neil Robinson 21 2 Larry Brown 17 3 Marlin Carter 17 4 T. J. Brown 16 5 Red Longley 15
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Bankhead 47 166 40 40 5 2 1 12 20 0 8 0.241
T. J. Brown 49 157 20 41 11 0 0 16 11 0 4 0.261
Jelly Taylor 48 155 23 39 5 2 1 10 18 0 7 0.252
Marlin Carter 43 153 9 41 4 4 0 17 14 0 4 0.268
Red Longley 44 138 19 34 8 1 0 15 21 0 2 0.246
Larry Brown 44 136 14 36 6 0 0 17 21 0 3 0.265
Verdell Mathis 43 117 14 25 3 0 1 9 12 1 3 0.214
Bill Bradford 34 99 11 26 4 0 0 10 7 0 2 0.263
Neil Robinson 30 97 16 30 3 1 4 21 14 0 5 0.309
Lafayette Dumas 22 56 6 11 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0.196
Nat Rogers 23 56 5 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0.250
Eugene Bremer 24 39 5 7 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0.179
Jesse Warren 10 30 1 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.267
Willie Hutchinson 9 22 2 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.227
Johnnie Dawson 8 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.118
Cowan Hyde 3 13 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.231
Junius Savage 10 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.231
Lefty Wilson 8 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.154
Henry Nears 5 12 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.417
William Sumrall 10 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.083
Big Train Jackson 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ruben Jones 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Lefty Boone 9 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.200
Babe Davis 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.200
Roosevelt Davis 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Felix Evans 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hughes 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
William Newman 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Willie Hutchinson 2.65 2 Lefty Wilson 2.67 3 Eugene Bremer 3.07 4 Junius Savage 3.96 5 Verdell Mathis 4.22

Wins

1 Willie Hutchinson 4 2 Eugene Bremer 3 3 Big Train Jackson 3 4 Lefty Wilson 3 5 Lafayette Dumas 2

Strikeouts

1 Eugene Bremer 44 2 Junius Savage 34 3 Willie Hutchinson 30 4 Verdell Mathis 29 5 Lafayette Dumas 21
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eugene Bremer 3 6 3.07 13 8 1 82.0 81 28 22 44
Willie Hutchinson 4 3 2.65 7 7 0 54.1 45 16 27 30
Verdell Mathis 1 3 4.22 9 4 0 49.0 47 23 14 29
Lafayette Dumas 2 5 5.19 7 7 0 43.1 35 25 31 21
Junius Savage 1 1 3.96 10 3 1 38.2 27 17 23 34
Lefty Wilson 3 2 2.67 8 5 0 33.2 27 10 11 19
Big Train Jackson 3 2 6.21 6 4 0 33.1 44 23 14 17
William Sumrall 2 2 5.29 9 2 0 32.1 37 19 8 6
Lefty Boone 1 3 10.24 8 7 0 19.1 25 22 17 16
Roosevelt Davis 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 6 1 3 5
Felix Evans 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 5.1 8 4 2 4
William Newman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (28)

Fred Bankhead Lefty Boone Bill Bradford Eugene Bremer Larry Brown T. J. Brown Marlin Carter Babe Davis Roosevelt Davis Johnnie Dawson Lafayette Dumas Felix Evans +16 more

28 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1940 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1940 Memphis Red Sox finished 31-26 (.544 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Neil Robinson led the 1940 Memphis Red Sox with 4 home runs.
What was the 1940 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1940 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.21.
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