1940 Pacific Coast League season

The 1940 Pacific Coast League season was the 38th season in league history. The Seattle Rainiers won their first of three straight titles. Lou Novikoff of the Angels won the Triple Crown but lost the MVP to Seattle's George Archie.

Standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Seattle Rainiers	112	66	.629	--	Jack Lelivelt	None
Los Angeles Angels	102	75	.576	30	Jigger Statz	Chicago Cubs
Oakland Oaks	94	84	.528	18	Johnny Vergez	None
San Diego Padres	92	85	.520	10.5	Cedric Durst	None
Sacramento Solons	90	88	.506	22	Benny Borgmann	St. Louis Cardinals
Hollywood Stars	84	94	.472	28	Bill Sweeney	None
San Francisco Seals	81	97	.455	31	Lefty O'Doul	None
Portland Beavers	56	122	.315	56	Johnny Frederick	None

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Lou Novikoff, Los Angeles, .363
• Runs Scored ??
• Hits Novikoff, 259
• Doubles George Archie, Seattle, 46
• Triples Johnny Barrett, San Francisco, 22
• Home Runs Novikoff, 41
• Runs Batted In Novikoff, 171
• Stolen Bases ??

Pitching

• Wins Dick Barrett, Seattle, 24
• Earned Run Average Jack Salveson, Oakland, 2.30
• Complete Games ??
• Strikeouts ??

Related Sites

• BR Minors page