1940 International League season

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The 1940 International League season was the first International League season in which team was affiliated with a major league club. The league still had significant disparity, with recent powerhouses Rochester and Newark far ahead of the pack and Toronto losing over 100 games.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	96	61	.611	--	Billy Southworth/Estel Crabtree/Mike Ryba/Tony Kaufmann	St. Louis Cardinals
Newark Bears	95	65	.594	2½	Johnny Neun	New York Yankees
Jersey City Giants	81	78	.509	16	Bert Niehoff	New York Giants
Baltimore Orioles	81	79	.506	16½	Tommy Thomas	Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal Royals	80	80	.500	17½	Clyde Sukeforth	Brooklyn Dodgers
Buffalo Bisons	76	83	.478	21	Steve O'Neill	Detroit Tigers
Syracuse Chiefs	71	90	.441	27	Dick Porter	Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs	57	101	.361	39½	Tony Lazzeri	Philadelphia Athletics

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Red Howell, Baltimore, .359
• Runs Scored Tommy Holmes, Newark, 126
• Hits Holmes, 211
• Doubles Nick Etten, Baltimore; Gene Corbett, Baltimore & George Staller, Newark, 40
• Triples Staller, 12
• Home Runs Bill Nagel, Baltimore, 37
• Runs Batted In Etten, 128
• Stolen Bases Eddie Collins Jr., Baltimore, 21

Pitching

• Wins Mike Ryba, Rochester, 24
• Earned Run Average Hal White, Buffalo, 2.43
• Complete Games Ryba, 25
• Shutouts Ryba & Hank Gornicki, Rochester, 5
• Strikeouts George Washburn, Newark, 145

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics. Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998