1940 New York Yankees

88-66 • .571 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1940 New York Yankees went 88-66 (.571) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe DiMaggio (31 HR, 133 RBI) and Red Ruffing (15-12, 3.38 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
3rd Rank
817 R 671 RA
Diff +146

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817 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
+146 Run Diff
1,109K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 4% below the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .344 1% above the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .418 3% above the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.89 11% better than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 817 6% above the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,109,200
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Avg per Game 14,594

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Buster Mills 0.397 2 Joe DiMaggio 0.352 3 Tommy Henrich 0.307 4 Buddy Rosar 0.298 5 Charlie Keller 0.286

Home Runs

1 Joe DiMaggio 31 2 Joe Gordon 30 3 Charlie Keller 21 4 George Selkirk 19 5 Babe Dahlgren 12

RBI

1 Joe DiMaggio 133 2 Joe Gordon 103 3 Charlie Keller 93 4 Babe Dahlgren 73 5 George Selkirk 71
1940 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Gordon 155 616 112 173 32 10 30 103 52 57 18 0.281
Red Rolfe 139 588 102 147 26 6 10 53 50 48 4 0.250
Babe Dahlgren 155 568 51 150 24 4 12 73 46 54 1 0.264
Frankie Crosetti 145 546 84 106 23 4 4 31 72 77 14 0.194
Joe DiMaggio 132 508 93 179 28 9 31 133 61 30 1 0.352
Charlie Keller 138 500 102 143 18 15 21 93 106 65 8 0.286
George Selkirk 118 379 68 102 17 5 19 71 84 43 3 0.269
Bill Dickey 106 372 45 92 11 1 9 54 48 32 0 0.247
Tommy Henrich 90 293 57 90 28 5 10 53 48 30 1 0.307
Buddy Rosar 73 228 34 68 11 3 4 37 19 11 7 0.298
Bill Knickerbocker 45 124 17 30 8 1 1 10 14 8 1 0.242
Red Ruffing 33 89 8 11 4 0 1 7 3 9 0 0.124
Marius Russo 30 64 8 12 3 0 0 4 8 21 1 0.188
Buster Mills 34 63 10 25 3 3 1 15 7 5 0 0.397
Spud Chandler 27 60 5 9 1 0 2 7 4 31 0 0.150
Marv Breuer 27 54 3 2 1 0 0 2 5 24 0 0.037
Atley Donald 24 41 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.146
Tiny Bonham 12 37 3 7 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.189
Monte Pearson 16 33 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.121
Steve Sundra 27 29 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 16 0 0.138
Bump Hadley 25 27 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.111
Jake Powell 12 27 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.185
Mike Chartak 11 15 2 2 1 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.133
Johnny Murphy 35 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.077
Lefty Gomez 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Oral Hildebrand 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Grissom 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Tiny Bonham 1.90 2 Atley Donald 3.03 3 Marius Russo 3.28 4 Red Ruffing 3.38 5 Johnny Murphy 3.69

Wins

1 Red Ruffing 15 2 Marius Russo 14 3 Tiny Bonham 9 4 Marv Breuer 8 5 Spud Chandler 8

Strikeouts

1 Red Ruffing 97 2 Marius Russo 87 3 Marv Breuer 71 4 Atley Donald 60 5 Spud Chandler 56
1940 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ruffing 15 12 3.38 30 30 0 226.0 218 85 76 97
Marius Russo 14 8 3.28 30 24 1 189.1 181 69 55 87
Spud Chandler 8 7 4.60 27 24 0 172.0 184 88 60 56
Marv Breuer 8 9 4.55 27 22 0 164.0 175 83 61 71
Atley Donald 8 3 3.03 24 11 0 118.2 113 40 59 60
Monte Pearson 7 5 3.69 16 16 0 109.2 108 45 44 43
Tiny Bonham 9 3 1.90 12 12 0 99.1 83 21 13 37
Steve Sundra 4 6 5.53 27 8 2 99.1 121 61 42 26
Bump Hadley 3 5 5.74 25 2 2 80.0 88 51 52 39
Johnny Murphy 8 4 3.69 35 1 9 63.1 58 26 15 23
Lefty Gomez 3 3 6.59 9 5 0 27.1 37 20 18 14
Oral Hildebrand 1 1 1.86 13 0 0 19.1 19 4 14 5
Lee Grissom 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 4.2 4 0 2 1

👥 Roster (27)

Tiny Bonham Marv Breuer Spud Chandler Mike Chartak Frankie Crosetti Babe Dahlgren Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Atley Donald Lefty Gomez Joe Gordon Lee Grissom +15 more

27 players

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The 1940 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1940 New York Yankees reads 88 wins and 66 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 817 for and 671 against. At the plate the New York Yankees hit .259, 4% worse than the league's .271. Pitchers allowed 3.89 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.39. The 817 runs scored compare with a league average of 768 per club, 6% more.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,109,200 fans came through the gates. Joe DiMaggio led the club in home runs with 31. The pitching staff's wins leader was Red Ruffing (15). The 1940 roster runs to 27 players. The 1939 season and the 1941 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 New York Yankees

What was the 1940 New York Yankees record?
The 1940 New York Yankees finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1940 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe DiMaggio led the 1940 New York Yankees with 31 home runs.
What was the 1940 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1940 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.89.
Did the 1940 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1940 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 New York Yankees play?
The 1940 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1940 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe DiMaggio (31 HR, 133 RBI) and Red Ruffing (15-12, 3.38 ERA).
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