1940 in the Negro Leagues
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1940 in the Negro Leagues
Standings[edit]
- BOLD indicates League Champion
Negro National League[edit]
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homestead Grays | 53 | 34 | 19 | 0 | .641 | -- |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 52 | 32 | 19 | 1 | .627 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Newark Eagles | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | .553 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Stars | 58 | 25 | 32 | 1 | .439 | 11.0 |
| 5 | New York Black Yankees | 37 | 12 | 25 | 0 | .324 | 14.0 |
| 5 | New York Cubans | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | .324 | 14.0 |
Negro American League[edit]
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 42 | 30 | 10 | 2 | .750 | -- |
| 2 | Memphis Red Sox | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | .556 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Cleveland Bears | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .552 | 8.5 |
| 4 | St. Louis-New Orleans Stars | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | .513 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Chicago American Giants | 48 | 20 | 28 | 0 | .417 | 14.0 |
| 6 | Birmingham Black Barons | 32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .344 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Toledo/Indianapolis Crawfords | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .261 | 15.5 |
Independent Teams[edit]
- Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
Leading Players[edit]
Batters[edit]
Pitchers[edit]
Postseason[edit]
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