1940 National League
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The 1940 season of the National League was the sixty-fifth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
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1 | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 100 | 53 | 2 | .645 | -.- | 707 (4.56) | 528 (3.41) | 0.266 | 0.323 | 0.379 | 3.05 | 0.981 |
2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 156 | 88 | 65 | 3 | .564 | 12.0 | 697 (4.47) | 621 (3.98) | 0.260 | 0.324 | 0.383 | 3.50 | 0.970 |
3 | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 84 | 69 | 3 | .538 | 16.0 | 747 (4.79) | 699 (4.48) | 0.275 | 0.333 | 0.411 | 3.83 | 0.971 |
4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 78 | 76 | 2 | .500 | 22.5 | 809 (5.19) | 783 (5.02) | 0.276 | 0.343 | 0.394 | 4.36 | 0.966 |
5 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 75 | 79 | 0 | .487 | 25.5 | 681 (4.42) | 636 (4.13) | 0.267 | 0.328 | 0.384 | 3.54 | 0.968 |
6 | New York Giants | 152 | 72 | 80 | 0 | .474 | 27.5 | 663 (4.36) | 659 (4.34) | 0.267 | 0.325 | 0.374 | 3.79 | 0.977 |
7 | Boston Bees | 152 | 65 | 87 | 0 | .428 | 34.5 | 623 (4.10) | 745 (4.90) | 0.256 | 0.308 | 0.349 | 4.36 | 0.970 |
8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 50 | 103 | 0 | .327 | 50.0 | 494 (3.23) | 750 (4.90) | 0.238 | 0.298 | 0.331 | 4.40 | 0.970 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League won the eighth midsummer classic at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MO on Tuesday, July 9, 1940 by a score of 4 to 0. The league's manager was Bill McKechnie.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion Cincinnati Reds defeated the American League's Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Frank McCormick, a first baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. In the award's voting, he had 274 out of a possible 336 points and 16 first place votes.
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The first annual Hall of Fame Game was played on June 13 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Red Sox of the American League by a score of 10 to 9.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Lee Ballanfant
- Al Barlick
- George Barr
- Bick Campbell
- Tom Dunn
- Larry Goetz
- Lou Jorda
- Bill Klem
- George Magerkurth
- Babe Pinelli
- Beans Reardon
- Ziggy Sears
- Dolly Stark
- Bill Stewart
- Lon Warneke*
- Jimmie Wilson*
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
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