1940 Chicago Cubs season

1940 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s) Gabby Hartnett
Local radio WGN
(Bob Elson)
WBBM
(John Harrington, Pat Flanagan)
WJJD
(Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca)
WCFL
(Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley)
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The 1940 Chicago Cubs season was the 69th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 65th in the National League and the 25th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 75–79.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 100 53 0.654 55–21 45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers 88 65 0.575 12 41–37 47–28
St. Louis Cardinals 84 69 0.549 16 41–36 43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 78 76 0.506 22½ 40–34 38–42
Chicago Cubs 75 79 0.487 25½ 40–37 35–42
New York Giants 72 80 0.474 27½ 33–43 39–37
Boston Bees 65 87 0.428 34½ 35–40 30–47
Philadelphia Phillies 50 103 0.327 50 24–55 26–48

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 9–13 8–14 9–12 7–15 15–6 9–13 8–14
Brooklyn 13–9 10–12 8–14–1 16–5 17–5 15–7–1 9–13–1
Chicago 14–8 12–10 6–16 12–10 12–10 11–11 8–14
Cincinnati 12–9 14–8–1 16–6 15–7 15–7 16–6 12–10–1
New York 15–7 5–16 10–12 7–15 12–10 12–10 11–10
Philadelphia 6–15 5–17 10–12 7–15 10–12 6–16 6–16
Pittsburgh 13–9 7–15–1 11–11 6–16 10–12 16–6 15–7–1
St. Louis 14–8 13–9–1 14–8 10–12–1 10–11 16–6 7–15–1

Roster

1940 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
2B Herman, BillyBilly Herman 135 558 163 .292 5 57
3B Hack, StanStan Hack 149 603 191 .317 8 40
OF Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson 135 491 146 .297 25 98
OF Gleeson, JimJim Gleeson 129 485 152 .313 5 61

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Dallessandro, DomDom Dallessandro 107 287 77 .268 1 36
Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett 37 64 17 .266 1 12

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Passeau, ClaudeClaude Passeau 46 280.2 20 13 2.50 124
French, LarryLarry French 40 246 14 14 3.29 107
Lee, BillBill Lee 37 211.1 9 17 5.03 70
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean 10 54 3 3 5.17 18

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Olsen, VernVern Olsen 34 172.2 13 9 2.97 71
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty 20 114 6 6 2.92 42

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Page, VanceVance Page 30 1 3 2 4.42 22
Bryant, ClayClay Bryant 8 0 1 0 4.78 5
Bonetti, JulioJulio Bonetti 1 0 0 0 20.25 0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jigger Statz
A1 Tulsa Oilers Texas League Roy Johnson
B Moline Plowboys Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Mike Gazella
C St. Joseph Saints Western Association Keith Frazier
D Greeneville Burley Cubs Appalachian League Sam Alexander and Hubert Stolper

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Joseph[2]

Notes

  1. Jake Mooty at Baseball Reference
  2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References


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