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MLB Season History - 1940

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1940 MLB Leaders

BATTING AVERAGE
1. Debs Garms	.355
2. Joe DiMaggio	.352
3. Luke Appling	.348
4. Ted Williams	.344
5. Rip Radcliff	.342
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HOME RUNS
1. Johnny Mize	43
2. Hank Greenberg	41
3. Jimmie Foxx	36
4. Rudy York	33
5. Joe DiMaggio	31
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RUNS BATTED IN
1. Hank Greenberg	150
2. Johnny Mize	137
3. Rudy York	134
4. Joe DiMaggio	133
5. Frank McCormick	127
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WINS
1. Bob Feller	27
2. Bucky Walters	22
3. Bobo Newsom	21
4. Paul Derringer	20
5. Claude Passeau	20
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STRIKEOUTS
1. Bob Feller	261
2. Bobo Newsom	164
3. Johnny Rigney	141
4. Kirby Higbe	137
5. Tommy Bridges	133
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ERA
1. Bucky Walters	2.48
2. Claude Passeau	2.50
3. Bob Feller	2.61
4. Rip Sewell	2.80
5. Bobo Newsom	2.83
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1940 American League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Detroit	90	64	.581	--	--	--	888	717	+171
Cleveland	89	65	.574	1	--	--	710	637	+73
New York	88	66	.568	2	--	--	817	671	+146
Chicago	82	72	.529	8	--	--	735	672	+63
Boston	82	72	.532	8	--	--	872	825	+47
St. Louis	67	87	.429	23	--	--	757	882	-125
Washington	64	90	.416	26	--	--	665	811	-146
Philadelphia	54	100	.351	36	--	--	703	932	-229
1940 National League Standings
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Cincinnati	100	53	.645	--	--	--	707	528	+179
Brooklyn	88	65	.564	12	--	--	697	621	+76
St. Louis	84	69	.538	16	--	--	747	699	+48
Pittsburgh	78	76	.500	22.5	--	--	809	783	+26
Chicago	75	79	.487	25.5	--	--	681	636	+45
New York	72	80	.474	27.5	--	--	663	659	+4
Boston	65	87	.428	34.5	--	--	623	745	-122
Philadelphia	50	103	.327	50	--	--	494	750	-256

1940 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 9, 1940	NL 4, AL 0	Sportsman's Park	St. Louis, MO	32,373	Paul Derringer	Red Ruffing
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1940 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Cincinnati Reds defeated Detroit Tigers	4-3
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1940 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
No award winners.
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1940 Draft Picks
No picks available.
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1940 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
4/30/1940	Tex Carleton	BRK	CIN	3-0	NL
4/16/1940	Bob Feller	CLE	CHI	1-0	AL
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