1940 Major League Relief Pitching

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 Relief Pitching*

Team Relief Pitching* Table
Tm	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
Birmingham Black Barons	31		21				5
Baltimore Elite Giants	61		35				7
Boston Red Sox	154	178	104	30	21	27	16	15	59%	32	3	151	62	41%		1.059	56	40	62	41	24	93	82	76	118	34	107	12	7.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	156	169	91	26	13	22	14	8	64%	27	2	125	47	38%		1.044	52	36	81	32	36	101	68	101	112	20	116	25	7.0
Boston Bees	152	148	76	11	13	17	8	9	47%	21	3	135	59	44%		1.008	40	18	71	30	12	87	73	56	87	24	75	26	7.0
Chicago American Giants	23		8				0
Cleveland Bears	28		12				1
Chicago Cubs	154	151	85	17	12	19	14	7	74%	23	2	143	50	35%		1.047	49	21	71	26	26	89	70	71	86	29	81	38	6.2
Chicago White Sox	155	91	72	11	8	25	18	8	72%	28	2	86	35	41%		1.054	39	13	37	29	13	47	46	43	58	11	59	8	6.2
Cincinnati Reds	155	106	64	21	6	18	11	7	61%	20	1	86	23	27%		1.092	41	20	45	24	23	59	47	59	64	17	68	11	6.9
Cleveland Indians	155	151	83	10	11	27	22	5	81%	33	4	122	49	40%		1.054	48	31	72	37	15	99	73	78	78	35	80	13	5.3
Detroit Tigers	155	171	96	22	17	25	23	4	92%	26	1	97	28	29%		1.049	45	23	76	31	20	93	59	85	103	24	87	15	6.4
Homestead Grays	56		16				3
Kansas City Monarchs	40		20				5
Memphis Red Sox	49		24				2
New York Black Yankees	33		19				0
Newark Eagles	41		25				6
New York Cubans	30		14				1
New York Giants	152	166	95	20	12	24	18	7	75%	29	4	143	49	34%		1.016	54	26	75	33	26	96	71	84	89	38	88	28	5.3
New York Yankees	155	125	79	17	11	22	14	9	64%	23	1	113	45	40%		1.003	32	28	64	28	18	78	63	61	69	22	75	14	6.5
Philadelphia Athletics	154	117	82	10	16	16	12	5	75%	18	1	77	41	53%		.983	26	29	50	23	10	72	39	66	72	18	64	13	7.2
Philadelphia Phillies	153	133	87	7	13	11	8	5	73%	13	2	77	39	51%		.977	23	17	70	19	8	83	45	65	78	15	64	30	6.9
Pittsburgh Pirates	156	215	107	26	17	37	24	14	65%	49	8	204	95	47%		1.025	71	45	89	57	27	121	114	91	116	51	116	45	5.8
Philadelphia Stars	63		32				5
St. Louis Browns	156	180	92	16	11	17	9	8	53%	20	3	119	58	49%		1.006	31	34	102	23	12	132	65	102	111	23	105	20	6.2
St. Louis-New Orleans Stars	31		19				3
St. Louis Cardinals	156	168	85	17	18	24	15	9	63%	29	3	147	55	37%		1.043	54	36	73	37	23	103	88	75	97	35	102	39	6.2
Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords	16		2				0
Washington Nationals	154	122	80	9	14	12	7	6	58%	13	0	65	31	48%		1.050	21	15	73	15	10	84	32	77	79	16	69	6	6.7
League Average	103	82	48	9	7	12	8	4	68%	14	1	65	26	41%		1.032	24	15	38	17	10	50	36	41	49	14	47	12	6.4
	2974	2391	1378	270	213	343	233	126	68%	404	40	1890	766	41%		1.032	682	432	1111	485	303	1437	1035	1190	1417	412	1356	343	6.4
Tm	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR