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1940 Cleveland Indians

Lineups and Defense

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

89-65, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ossie Vitt (89-65)
Scored 710 runs, Allowed 637 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Ballparks: Cleveland Stadium & League Park II · Attendance: 902,576 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93


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1939 / 1941 Lineups and Defense
Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.
A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.
Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Most Common Lineups

26 total lineups (76 when including pitchers)


1939 / 1941 Lineups and Defense