1940 Major League Batting Against

Other Leagues: AL, NAL, NL, NN2

World Series Champion: Cincinnati Reds

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Negro League teams are presented with both league-only and overall records against top Black clubs. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black clubs. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Team Batting Against*

Team Batting Against* Table
Tm	RA/G	PAu	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
Birmingham Black Barons	4.90		31	1098		152	279			5			84	110								6
Baltimore Elite Giants	5.46		61	2325		333	547			45			249	285								10
Boston Red Sox	5.36		154	6244	5523	825	1568	276	64	124	53	28	625	613	.284	.359	.424	.784	.302	2344	116	23	71	0	35	106
Brooklyn Dodgers	3.98		156	6008	5504	621	1366	288	62	101	52	47	393	639	.248	.302	.378	.680	.266	2081	78	31	79	0	51	108
Boston Bees	4.90		152	5950	5264	745	1444	252	49	83	53	65	573	435	.274	.349	.388	.738	.287	2043	125	35	75	0	41	89
Chicago American Giants	5.17		23	847		119	201			6			86	89								10
Cleveland Bears	5.21		28	1029		146	252			4			82	130								10
Chicago Cubs	4.13		154	5961	5404	636	1418	232	50	74	54	39	430	564	.262	.319	.365	.684	.282	1972	102	16	104	0	71	113
Chicago White Sox	4.34		155	5917	5350	672	1335	249	60	111	52	29	480	574	.250	.313	.381	.694	.262	2037	101	14	73	0	44	104
Cincinnati Reds	3.41		155	5792	5250	528	1263	213	36	73	53	47	445	557	.241	.302	.337	.639	.258	1767	131	18	76	0	43	69
Cleveland Indians	4.11		155	5828	5223	637	1328	263	51	86	47	50	512	686	.254	.324	.374	.697	.279	1951	132	25	67	0	53	86
Detroit Tigers	4.62		155	6019	5358	716	1425	256	44	102	46	52	570	752	.266	.338	.387	.726	.294	2075	83	17	74	0	35	81
Homestead Grays	4.75		56	2040		266	457			15			186	225								9
Kansas City Monarchs	3.60		40	1369		144	280			10			103	265								10
Memphis Red Sox	4.59		49	1771		225	383			6			172	225								11
New York Black Yankees	6.58		33	1211		217	337			21			126	121								5
Newark Eagles	5.76		41	1555		236	347			20			174	206								10
New York Cubans	5.83		30	1185		175	291			18			122	130								11
New York Giants	4.34		152	5839	5276	660	1383	174	49	110	44	42	473	606	.262	.325	.376	.701	.279	1985	95	18	70	0	50	80
New York Yankees	4.33		155	5911	5315	671	1389	226	53	119	43	45	511	559	.261	.328	.391	.719	.274	2078	120	16	68	0	31	91
Philadelphia Athletics	6.05		154	6089	5456	932	1543	302	73	135	85	37	534	488	.283	.348	.439	.788	.291	2396	88	15	84	0	12	140
Philadelphia Phillies	4.90		153	5884	5286	750	1429	278	72	92	57	57	475	485	.270	.334	.402	.736	.284	2127	97	26	95	0	25	98
Pittsburgh Pirates	5.03		156	6143	5543	785	1569	245	61	72	76	44	492	491	.283	.345	.388	.733	.301	2152	120	32	75	0	42	120
Philadelphia Stars	5.79		63	2325		365	598			30			179	240								5
St. Louis Browns	5.65		156	6224	5482	882	1592	315	73	113	62	30	646	439	.290	.367	.436	.804	.300	2392	137	20	76	0	47	77
St. Louis-New Orleans Stars	5.19		31	1141		161	244			7			119	154								20
St. Louis Cardinals	4.48		156	6058	5459	699	1457	252	37	83	62	37	488	550	.267	.330	.372	.702	.285	2032	89	24	84	0	56	95
Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords	3.88		16	540		62	110			4			38	81								5
Washington Nationals	5.27		154	6045	5310	811	1494	281	95	93	57	51	618	618	.281	.359	.423	.781	.305	2244	113	21	95	0	20	100
League Average	3.89		103	3307	2966	399	793	141	32	54	31	24	285	312	.267	.334	.392	.726	.284	1161	60	12	44	0	23	54
	3.89		2974	95912	86003	11570	23003	4102	929	1571	896	700	8265	9056	.267	.334	.392	.726	.284	33676	1727	351	1266	0	656	1557
Tm	RA/G	PAu	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE