1940 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1940 throughout the world.

**This year in baseball**
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Early Years
1869 • 1845-1868
See also
Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Japanese baseball 1940 in sports
Sources
Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

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1 Champions
- 1.1 Major League Baseball
- 1.2 Other champions
2 Awards and honors
3 Statistical Leaders
4 Major League Baseball final standings
- 4.1 American League final standings
- 4.2 National League final standings
5 Events
6 Births
7 Deaths

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (4-3)
All-Star Game, July 9 at Sportsman's Park: National League, 4-0

[edit] Other champions

Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 11-0

[edit] Awards and honors

Most Valuable Player
- Hank Greenberg (AL) - OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) - 1B, Cincinnati Reds
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Bob Feller - P, Cleveland Indians
The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Hank Greenberg (AL) - OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) - 1B, Cincinnati Reds
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Bill McKechnie - Cincinnati Reds

[edit] Statistical Leaders

	American League		National League
AVG	Joe DiMaggio NYY	.352	Debs Garms PIT	.355
HR	Hank Greenberg DET	41	Johnny Mize STL	43
RBI	Hank Greenberg DET	159	Johnny Mize STL	137
Wins	Bob Feller CLE	27	Bucky Walters CIN	22
ERA	Bob Feller CLE	2.61	Bucky Walters CIN	2.48
Ks	Bob Feller CLE	261	Kirby Higbe PHI	137

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Detroit Tigers	90	64	.584	--
2nd	Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	1
3rd	New York Yankees	88	68	.571	2
4th	Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	8
4th	Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	8
6th	St. Louis Browns	67	87	.435	23
7th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	26.0
8th	Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	.351	36.0

[edit] National League final standings

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Cincinnati Reds	100	53	.654	--
2nd	Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	.575	12.0
3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	.549	16.0
4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	.506	22.5
5th	Chicago Cubs	75	79	.487	25.5
6th	New York Giants	72	80	.474	27.5
7th	Boston Bees	65	87	.428	34.5
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	.327	50.0

[edit] Events

September 24 - Jimmie Foxx hits 500th home run.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

February 13 - Walter Barnes, 79, sports editor for several Boston newspapers from 1891 to 1933 who was that city's first regular sports columnist
August 21 - Ernest Thayer, 77, newspaper editor whose 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat" became a staple of baseball culture
October 17 - George Davis, 70, shortstop for the Giants and White Sox who set records for career hits (2600+) and RBI (1437) by a switch-hitter, and ranked third in total games upon retirement; batted .308 in 1906 World Series as White Sox upset Cubs
December 16 - Billy Hamilton, 74, center fielder and leadoff hitter for Philadelphia and Boston who batted .344 lifetime, winning two batting titles; led NL in runs four times and in walks and steals five times each; had eleven 100-run seasons including record 192 in 1894, and his 1690 career runs - over one per game - ranked second in history upon retirement; batted .343 and .369 for 1897-98 Boston champions

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1940 in baseball

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Contents

[edit] Champions

[edit] Major League Baseball

[edit] Other champions

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] Statistical Leaders

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] American League final standings

[edit] National League final standings

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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