1940 New York Cubans

8-20 • .286 Win% • 6th in NN2

The 1940 New York Cubans went 8-20 (.286) finishing 6th in the NN2. The club scored 149 runs and allowed 175. Team leaders included Alejandro Crespo (2 HR, 19 RBI) and Silvino Ruíz (6-3, 3.40 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

8 Wins
20 Losses
.286 Win %
6th Rank
149 R 175 RA
Diff -26

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149 Runs Scored
175 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .254 8% below the 1940 league average (.278)
OBP .324 8% below the 1940 league average (.353)
SLG .346 13% below the 1940 league average (.399)
Team ERA 5.39 2% worse than the 1940 league average (5.27)
Runs Scored 149 45% below the 1940 league average (270 R)

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Pancho Coimbre 0.328 2 Clemente Carreras 0.294 3 Rogelio Linares 0.271 4 Alejandro Crespo 0.269 5 Russell Awkard 0.245

Home Runs

1 Russell Awkard 2 2 Clemente Carreras 2 3 Alejandro Crespo 2 4 Rogelio Linares 2 5 Rabbit Martínez 2

RBI

1 Alejandro Crespo 19 2 Pancho Coimbre 18 3 Rogelio Linares 15 4 Rabbit Martínez 14 5 Clemente Carreras 13
1940 New York Cubans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ramón Heredía 30 123 14 29 5 1 1 13 3 1 0 0.236
Alejandro Crespo 30 119 17 32 6 3 2 19 13 1 2 0.269
Pancho Coimbre 28 116 18 38 6 1 1 18 12 1 1 0.328
Rogelio Linares 28 107 18 29 5 1 2 15 9 2 2 0.271
Russell Awkard 24 98 20 24 4 2 2 11 13 0 0 0.245
Rabbit Martínez 23 89 14 20 2 1 2 14 9 0 0 0.225
Clemente Carreras 24 85 13 25 2 0 2 13 11 2 1 0.294
Antonio Mirabal 19 61 6 12 0 0 0 3 8 0 1 0.197
Bill Casey 20 55 3 11 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0.200
José María Fernández 17 52 9 12 2 0 0 7 5 0 0 0.231
Johnny Taylor 12 28 6 8 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0.286
Silvino Ruíz 12 27 3 4 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.148
José Figueroa 11 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.190
Carrenza Howard 7 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.062
Juan Guilbe 7 14 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Miguel Solís 2 10 1 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.600
Clyde Spearman 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Julio Baez 3 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Silvio García 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.400
Biz Mackey 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.500
Fred Wilson 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Lefty Holmes 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Spoon Carter 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Luis Tiant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Silvino Ruíz 3.40 2 Johnny Taylor 5.30 3 José Figueroa 6.08 4 Carrenza Howard 7.75

Wins

1 Silvino Ruíz 6 2 José Figueroa 1 3 Juan Guilbe 1 4 Carrenza Howard 1 5 Johnny Taylor 1

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Taylor 50 2 Silvino Ruíz 29 3 Carrenza Howard 24 4 José Figueroa 20 5 Spoon Carter 3
1940 New York Cubans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Silvino Ruíz 6 3 3.40 12 9 0 79.1 81 30 29 29
Johnny Taylor 1 8 5.30 11 9 0 74.2 83 44 38 50
José Figueroa 1 6 6.08 9 6 0 50.1 62 34 20 20
Carrenza Howard 1 3 7.75 7 6 0 33.2 42 29 26 24
Julio Baez 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 6.0 12 9 2 0
Juan Guilbe 1 0 2.08 2 0 0 4.1 5 1 3 3
Lefty Holmes 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 4 3 1
Spoon Carter 0 0 3.38 1 0 1 2.2 3 1 1 3

👥 Roster (24)

Russell Awkard Julio Baez Clemente Carreras Spoon Carter Bill Casey Pancho Coimbre Alejandro Crespo José María Fernández José Figueroa Silvio García Juan Guilbe Ramón Heredía +12 more

24 players

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The 1940 New York Cubans in brief

A 8-20 record (.286) put the 1940 New York Cubans 6th in the NN2. The New York Cubans scored 149 runs and allowed 175, a run differential of -26. The team batting average of .254 was 8% below the 1940 league mark of .278. Pitchers allowed 5.39 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.27. The 149 runs scored compare with a league average of 270 per club, 45% fewer.

The home run leader was Alejandro Crespo, who hit 2. Pancho Coimbre collected the most hits, 38. The pitching staff's wins leader was Silvino Ruíz (6). Johnny Taylor struck out 50, the most on the club. The 1940 roster runs to 24 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1939 season and the 1941 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 New York Cubans

What was the 1940 New York Cubans record?
The 1940 New York Cubans finished 8-20 (.286 win pct).
Who led the 1940 New York Cubans in home runs?
Russell Awkard led the 1940 New York Cubans with 2 home runs.
What was the 1940 New York Cubans team ERA?
The 1940 New York Cubans posted a team ERA of 5.39.
Did the 1940 New York Cubans win the World Series?
No. The 1940 New York Cubans did not win the World Series.
Who led the 1940 New York Cubans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alejandro Crespo (2 HR, 19 RBI) and Silvino Ruíz (6-3, 3.40 ERA).
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