1940 New York Giants

72-80 • .474 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1940 New York Giants went 72-80 (.474) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (13-13, 3.25 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

72 Wins
80 Losses
.474 Win %
6th Rank
663 R 659 RA
Diff +4

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663 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
814K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 1% above the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .329 1% above the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .373 1% below the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.79 2% better than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 663 2% below the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 814,235
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Avg per Game 10,713

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Frank Demaree 0.302 2 Harry Danning 0.300 3 Johnny Rucker 0.296 4 Bob Seeds 0.290 5 Mel Ott 0.289

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 19 2 Babe Young 17 3 Harry Danning 13 4 Frank Demaree 7 5 Jo-Jo Moore 6

RBI

1 Babe Young 101 2 Harry Danning 91 3 Mel Ott 79 4 Frank Demaree 61 5 Jo-Jo Moore 46
1940 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Burgess Whitehead 133 568 68 160 9 6 4 36 26 17 9 0.282
Babe Young 149 556 75 159 27 4 17 101 69 28 4 0.286
Jo-Jo Moore 138 543 83 150 33 4 6 46 43 30 7 0.276
Mel Ott 151 536 89 155 27 3 19 79 100 50 6 0.289
Harry Danning 140 524 65 157 34 4 13 91 35 31 3 0.300
Frank Demaree 121 460 68 139 18 6 7 61 45 39 5 0.302
Mickey Witek 119 433 34 111 7 0 3 31 24 17 2 0.256
Tony Cuccinello 88 307 26 64 9 2 5 36 16 42 1 0.208
Johnny Rucker 86 277 38 82 7 5 4 23 7 32 4 0.296
Billy Jurges 63 214 23 54 3 3 2 36 25 14 2 0.252
Bob Seeds 56 155 18 45 5 2 4 16 17 19 0 0.290
Ken O'Dea 48 96 9 23 4 1 0 12 16 15 0 0.240
Al Glossop 27 91 16 19 3 0 4 8 10 16 1 0.209
Harry Gumbert 35 87 9 17 2 1 1 5 2 29 0 0.195
Carl Hubbell 31 81 5 15 3 0 0 10 1 15 0 0.185
Hal Schumacher 35 78 11 15 1 2 1 8 3 18 0 0.192
Johnny McCarthy 51 67 6 16 4 0 0 5 2 8 0 0.239
Bill Lohrman 31 65 6 8 1 0 0 2 3 24 0 0.123
Cliff Melton 37 54 6 12 1 1 0 3 2 14 0 0.222
Buster Maynard 7 29 6 8 2 2 1 2 2 6 0 0.276
Glen Stewart 15 29 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.138
Paul Dean 27 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.115
Roy Joiner 30 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.273
Jumbo Brown 41 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Bob Carpenter 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.100
Hy Vandenberg 13 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.125
Red Lynn 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Red Tramback 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.250
Willis Hudlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Bob Carpenter 2.73 2 Hal Schumacher 3.25 3 Roy Joiner 3.40 4 Jumbo Brown 3.42 5 Carl Hubbell 3.65

Wins

1 Hal Schumacher 13 2 Harry Gumbert 12 3 Carl Hubbell 11 4 Bill Lohrman 10 5 Cliff Melton 10

Strikeouts

1 Hal Schumacher 123 2 Cliff Melton 91 3 Carl Hubbell 86 4 Harry Gumbert 77 5 Bill Lohrman 73
1940 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Gumbert 12 14 3.76 35 30 2 237.0 230 99 81 77
Hal Schumacher 13 13 3.25 34 30 1 227.0 218 82 96 123
Carl Hubbell 11 12 3.65 31 27 0 214.1 220 87 59 86
Bill Lohrman 10 15 3.78 31 28 1 195.0 200 82 43 73
Cliff Melton 10 11 4.91 37 21 2 166.2 185 91 68 91
Paul Dean 4 4 3.90 27 7 0 99.1 110 43 29 32
Jumbo Brown 2 4 3.42 41 0 7 55.1 49 21 25 31
Roy Joiner 3 2 3.40 30 2 1 53.0 66 20 17 25
Red Lynn 4 3 3.83 33 0 3 42.1 40 18 24 25
Bob Carpenter 2 0 2.73 5 3 0 33.0 29 10 14 25
Hy Vandenberg 1 1 3.90 13 3 1 32.1 27 14 16 17
Willis Hudlin 0 1 10.80 1 1 0 5.0 9 6 1 1

👥 Roster (29)

Jumbo Brown Bob Carpenter Tony Cuccinello Harry Danning Paul Dean Frank Demaree Al Glossop Harry Gumbert Carl Hubbell Willis Hudlin Roy Joiner Billy Jurges +17 more

29 players

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The 1940 New York Giants in brief

The record for the 1940 New York Giants reads 72 wins and 80 losses, good for 6th in the NL. The New York Giants scored 663 runs and allowed 659, a run differential of +4. At the plate the New York Giants hit .267, 1% better than the league's .263. The staff ERA of 3.79 was 2% better than the league average of 3.85. Measured against the 678-run league average, the offense was 2% behind.

Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 814,235 for the year. Mel Ott led the club in home runs with 19. Babe Young drove in a team-high 101 runs. The hits leader was Burgess Whitehead with 160. On the mound, Hal Schumacher won 13 games to lead the staff.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 New York Giants

What was the 1940 New York Giants record?
The 1940 New York Giants finished 72-80 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1940 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1940 New York Giants with 19 home runs.
What was the 1940 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1940 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1940 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1940 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 New York Giants play?
The 1940 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1940 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (19 HR, 79 RBI) and Hal Schumacher (13-13, 3.25 ERA).
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