1940 St. Louis Browns

67-87 • .435 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1940 St. Louis Browns went 67-87 (.435) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 757 runs, allowed 882, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Wally Judnich (24 HR, 89 RBI) and Elden Auker (16-11, 3.96 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

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
6th Rank
757 R 882 RA
Diff -125

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⚡ Quick Stats

757 Runs Scored
882 Runs Allowed
-125 Run Diff
274K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% below the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .333 3% below the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .400 2% below the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 5.12 17% worse than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 757 1% below the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 274,319
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Avg per Game 3,562

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Rip Radcliff 0.342 2 Johnny Lucadello 0.317 3 Wally Judnich 0.303 4 Vern Kennedy 0.298 5 George McQuinn 0.279

Home Runs

1 Wally Judnich 24 2 Harlond Clift 20 3 Johnny Berardino 16 4 George McQuinn 16 5 Chet Laabs 10

RBI

1 Wally Judnich 89 2 Harlond Clift 87 3 Johnny Berardino 85 4 George McQuinn 84 5 Rip Radcliff 81
1940 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McQuinn 151 594 78 166 39 10 16 84 57 58 3 0.279
Rip Radcliff 150 584 83 200 33 9 7 81 47 20 6 0.342
Johnny Berardino 142 523 71 135 31 4 16 85 32 46 6 0.258
Harlond Clift 150 523 92 143 29 5 20 87 104 62 9 0.273
Wally Judnich 137 519 97 157 27 7 24 89 54 71 8 0.303
Don Heffner 126 487 52 115 23 2 3 53 39 37 5 0.236
Bob Swift 130 398 37 97 20 1 0 39 28 39 1 0.244
Roy Cullenbine 86 257 41 59 11 2 7 31 50 34 0 0.230
Joe Grace 80 229 45 59 14 2 5 25 26 23 2 0.258
Chet Laabs 105 218 32 59 11 5 10 40 34 59 3 0.271
Myril Hoag 76 191 20 50 11 0 3 26 13 30 2 0.262
Alan Strange 54 167 26 31 8 3 0 6 22 12 2 0.186
George Susce 61 113 6 24 4 0 0 13 9 9 1 0.212
Elden Auker 38 89 11 19 2 1 1 10 9 29 0 0.213
Vern Kennedy 35 84 12 25 3 1 2 12 3 13 0 0.298
Joe Gallagher 23 70 14 19 3 1 2 8 4 12 2 0.271
Johnny Lucadello 17 63 15 20 4 2 2 10 6 4 1 0.317
Bob Harris 35 60 6 15 2 2 0 5 4 15 0 0.250
Lyn Lary 27 54 5 3 1 1 0 3 4 7 0 0.056
Johnny Niggeling 28 51 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.176
Emil Bildilli 29 30 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.200
Roxie Lawson 30 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.045
Bill Trotter 36 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0.045
Jack Kramer 16 20 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.050
George Coffman 32 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Howard Mills 26 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.154
John Whitehead 15 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Willis Hudlin 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Maury Newlin 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Fuzz White 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Cox 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Harshaney 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Bill Trotter 3.77 2 Elden Auker 3.96 3 Johnny Niggeling 4.45 4 Bob Harris 4.93 5 Roxie Lawson 5.13

Wins

1 Elden Auker 16 2 Vern Kennedy 12 3 Bob Harris 11 4 Johnny Niggeling 7 5 Bill Trotter 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Niggeling 82 2 Elden Auker 78 3 Vern Kennedy 70 4 Bob Harris 49 5 Emil Bildilli 32
1940 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Elden Auker 16 11 3.96 38 35 0 263.2 299 116 96 78
Vern Kennedy 12 17 5.59 34 32 0 222.1 263 138 122 70
Bob Harris 11 15 4.93 35 28 1 193.2 225 106 85 49
Johnny Niggeling 7 11 4.45 28 20 0 153.2 148 76 69 82
Bill Trotter 7 6 3.77 36 4 2 98.0 117 41 31 29
Emil Bildilli 2 4 5.57 28 11 1 97.0 113 60 52 32
George Coffman 2 2 6.27 31 4 1 74.2 108 52 23 26
Roxie Lawson 5 3 5.13 30 2 4 72.0 77 41 54 18
Jack Kramer 3 7 6.26 16 9 0 64.2 86 45 26 12
Howard Mills 0 6 7.78 26 5 0 59.0 64 51 52 18
John Whitehead 1 3 5.40 15 4 0 40.0 46 24 14 11
Bill Cox 0 1 7.27 12 0 0 17.1 23 14 12 7
Willis Hudlin 0 1 11.12 6 1 0 11.1 19 14 8 4
Maury Newlin 1 0 6.00 1 1 0 6.0 4 4 2 3

👥 Roster (32)

Elden Auker Johnny Berardino Emil Bildilli Harlond Clift George Coffman Bill Cox Roy Cullenbine Joe Gallagher Joe Grace Bob Harris Sam Harshaney Don Heffner +20 more

32 players

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The 1940 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1940 St. Louis Browns finished 67-87, a .435 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. With 757 runs scored and 882 given up, the 1940 differential was -125. The team batting average of .262 was 3% below the 1940 league mark of .271. The staff ERA of 5.12 was 17% worse than the league average of 4.39. Measured against the 768-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1940, drawing a total attendance of 274,319. For power, Wally Judnich led the way with 24 homers. Rip Radcliff collected the most hits, 200. Elden Auker was the top winner, with 16 victories. The strikeout leader was Johnny Niggeling with 82. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1940 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1940 St. Louis Browns finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1940 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Wally Judnich led the 1940 St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs.
What was the 1940 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1940 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.12.
Did the 1940 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1940 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1940 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1940 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Judnich (24 HR, 89 RBI) and Elden Auker (16-11, 3.96 ERA).
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