1940 New York Yankees

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1940 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1940 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1940 Information
Owner(s)	Estate of Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1940 New York Yankees

Contents 1 1940 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page 2 Season standings 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 External links

[edit] 1940 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

The New York Yankees' 1940 season was the 38th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 88-66, finishing 2 behind the American League champion Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. Games were played at the Yankee Stadium.

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	90	64	.584	--
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	1
New York Yankees	88	66	.571	2
Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	8
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	8
St. Louis Browns	67	87	.435	23
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	26
Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	.351	36

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] External links

• 1940 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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