1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars

24-25 • .490 Win% • 4th in NAL

The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars went 24-25 (.490) finishing 4th in the NAL. The club scored 147 runs, allowed 161, and played home games at South End Grounds. Team leaders included Ed Mayweather (1 HR, 19 RBI) and Lefty Calhoun (6-3, 2.89 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

24 Wins
25 Losses
.490 Win %
4th Rank
147 R 161 RA
Diff -14

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⚡ Quick Stats

147 Runs Scored
161 Runs Allowed
-14 Run Diff
3 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NAL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% above the 1940 league average (.248)
OBP .341 6% above the 1940 league average (.322)
SLG .328 1% above the 1940 league average (.324)
Team ERA 4.45 7% worse than the 1940 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 147 4% above the 1940 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth End Grounds
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Home Games (est.) 25 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Ed Mayweather 0.368 2 Marshall Riddle 0.329 3 Buddy Armour 0.327 4 Jimmy Ford 0.295 5 John Lyles 0.275

Home Runs

1 Leslie Green 1 2 Ed Mayweather 1 3 Marshall Riddle 1

RBI

1 Ed Mayweather 19 2 Buddy Armour 18 3 Jimmy Ford 13 4 John Lyles 13 5 Bradford Bennett 12
1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Ford 31 112 16 33 5 2 0 13 5 0 2 0.295
Buddy Armour 29 110 21 36 8 2 0 18 7 0 5 0.327
Leslie Green 30 108 27 27 4 1 1 9 25 0 13 0.250
John Lyles 28 102 21 28 3 1 0 13 10 0 6 0.275
Bradford Bennett 28 89 10 19 3 1 0 12 10 0 1 0.213
Ed Mayweather 29 87 21 32 6 1 1 19 24 0 1 0.368
Marshall Riddle 20 70 7 23 3 3 1 10 7 0 2 0.329
Raymond Taylor 23 53 2 8 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0.151
Eugene Smith 22 52 5 9 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 0.173
Bobby Robinson 18 47 9 12 3 0 0 10 11 0 0 0.255
Bob Smith 15 47 4 9 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.191
Lefty Calhoun 16 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank McAllister 12 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Jack Bruton 9 20 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.150
Walter Burch 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Mitchell 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.143
Charles Dunklin 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Fay Washington 4 6 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0.500
Chesley Gray 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Sylvester Owens 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Robert Dean 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.500
Leroy Sutton 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Lefty Boone 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charley Hayes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Oakley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmie Armstead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Samuel Burris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Lefty Calhoun 2.89 2 Eugene Smith 3.26 3 Frank McAllister 6.21

Wins

1 Lefty Calhoun 6 2 Eugene Smith 5 3 Frank McAllister 2 4 Charles Dunklin 1 5 Charles Oakley 1

Strikeouts

1 Eugene Smith 60 2 Lefty Calhoun 31 3 Frank McAllister 28 4 Leroy Sutton 11 5 Charles Dunklin 9
1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eugene Smith 5 4 3.26 15 11 0 88.1 74 32 44 60
Lefty Calhoun 6 3 2.89 15 4 2 53.0 45 17 11 31
Frank McAllister 2 2 6.21 11 7 1 42.0 45 29 22 28
Charles Dunklin 1 2 6.04 7 4 0 22.1 29 15 12 9
Fay Washington 0 0 5.40 4 1 0 13.1 15 8 11 5
Leroy Sutton 0 1 2.13 4 2 0 12.2 13 3 5 11
Robert Dean 0 1 2.70 2 0 0 6.2 2 2 2 0
Charles Oakley 1 0 13.50 2 1 0 3.1 6 5 1 2
Lefty Boone 0 1 15.00 2 1 0 3.0 6 5 6 2
George Mitchell 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 2.1 2 1 0 2
Samuel Burris 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1
Jimmie Armstead 0 1 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 3
Jack Bruton 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.2 4 4 2 0

👥 Roster (27)

Buddy Armour Jimmie Armstead Bradford Bennett Lefty Boone Jack Bruton Walter Burch Samuel Burris Lefty Calhoun Robert Dean Charles Dunklin Jimmy Ford Chesley Gray +15 more

27 players

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The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars in brief

The record for the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars reads 24 wins and 25 losses, good for 4th in the NAL. The run column shows 147 for and 161 against. The team batting average of .254 was 3% above the 1940 league mark of .248. The St. Louis-New Orleans Stars staff finished with a 4.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars outscored the average club by 4% (147 against 141).

Home games were played at South End Grounds. Ed Mayweather topped the St. Louis-New Orleans Stars with 1 home runs. The hits leader was Buddy Armour with 36. Lefty Calhoun was the top winner, with 6 victories. Eugene Smith struck out 60, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars

What was the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars record?
The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars finished 24-25 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars in home runs?
Leslie Green led the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars with 1 home runs.
What was the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars team ERA?
The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars posted a team ERA of 4.45.
Did the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars play?
The 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars played home games at South End Grounds.
Who led the 1940 St. Louis-New Orleans Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Mayweather (1 HR, 19 RBI) and Lefty Calhoun (6-3, 2.89 ERA).
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