1940 Cleveland Indians season

1940 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	League Park (Since 1901); Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1936); Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901);
Other information
Owner(s)	Alva Bradley
General manager(s)	Cy Slapnicka
Manager(s)	Ossie Vitt
Local radio	WCLE; (Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter)
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The 1940 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 89–65, one game behind the Detroit Tigers. Had the Indians finished ahead of the Tigers, The Indians would have played their cross state National League rivals, the National League Champion Cincinnati Reds, in the World Series. The World Series would have been the only all Ohio World series. The season is infamous for ten Indian players confronting owner Alva Bradley and demanding the removal of manager Ossie Vitt, saying the man's behavior was harming the team. When the news broke, the public sided with Vitt and the Indians were dismissed as "crybabies."[1] The movement has since been named the "Crybaby Mutiny."

Regular season

April 16, 1940: Indians pitcher Bob Feller threw what is, to date, the only Opening Day no-hitter. Feller walked five and struck out eight as the Indians beat the White Sox, 1–0, at Comiskey Park.[2]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	90	64	0.584	—	50–29	40–35
Cleveland Indians	89	65	0.578	1	51–30	38–35
New York Yankees	88	67	0.568	2½	52–24	36–43
Boston Red Sox	82	72	0.532	8	45–34	37–38
Chicago White Sox	83	72	0.535	7½	42–36	41–36
St. Louis Browns	67	87	0.435	23	37–39	30–48
Washington Senators	64	90	0.416	26	36–41	28–49
Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	0.351	36	29–42	25–58

Record vs. opponents

1940 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	8–14	11–11	9–13	18–4	12–10	13–9
Chicago	11–11	—	6–16	13–9	11–11–1	16–6	13–9	12–10
Cleveland	14–8	16–6	—	11–11	10–12	14–8	11–11–1	13–9
Detroit	11–11	9–13	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4–1	16–6
New York	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	8–14	—	13–9	14–8	17–5
Philadelphia	4–18	6–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	8–14
St. Louis	10–12	9–13	11–11–1	4–18–1	8–14	14–8	—	11–11
Washington	9–13	10–12	9–13	6–16	5–17	14–8	11–11	—

Notable transactions

May 13, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Indians.[3]

Roster

1940 Cleveland Indians

Roster

Pitchers

15 Johnny Allen

12 Nate Andrews

17 Joe Dobson

24 Cal Dorsett

10 Harry Eisenstat

19 Bob Feller

18 Mel Harder

35 Dixie Howell

12 Willis Hudlin

21 Johnny Humphries

33 Ken Jungels

20 Al Milnar

30,25 Mike Naymick

27,32 Al Smith

14 Bill Zuber

Catchers

40 Hank Helf

9 Rollie Hemsley

8 Frankie Pytlak

Infielders

5 Lou Boudreau

1 Oscar Grimes

4 Odell Hale

25 Ken Keltner

6 Ray Mack

3 Rusty Peters

7 Hal Trosky

Outfielders

23 Beau Bell

34 Soup Campbell

44,11 Ben Chapman

24,33 Jeff Heath

22 Roy Weatherly

Manager

26 Ossie Vitt

Coaches

28 Johnny Bassler

27 Ski Melillo

16 Luke Sewell

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Rollie Hemsley	119	416	111	.267	4	42
1B	Hal Trosky	140	522	154	.295	25	93
2B	Ray Mack	146	530	150	.283	12	69
SS	Lou Boudreau	155	627	185	.295	9	101
3B	Ken Keltner	149	543	138	.254	15	77
OF	Beau Bell	120	444	124	.279	4	58
OF	Ben Chapman	143	548	157	.286	4	50
OF	Roy Weatherly	135	578	175	.303	12	59

Other batters

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
Jeff Heath	100	356	78	.219	14	50
Frankie Pytlak	62	149	21	.141	0	16
Rusty Peters	30	71	17	.239	0	7
Soup Campbell	35	62	14	.226	0	2
Odell Hale	48	50	11	.220	0	6
Oscar Grimes	11	13	0	.000	0	0
Hank Helf	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bob Feller	43	320.1	27	11	2.61	261
Al Milnar	37	242.1	18	10	3.27	99
Mel Harder	31	186.1	12	11	4.06	76
Al Smith	31	183.0	15	7	3.44	46
Johnny Allen	32	138.2	9	8	3.44	62

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Naymick	13	30.0	1	2	5.10	15
Willis Hudlin	4	23.2	2	1	4.94	8
Nate Andrews	6	12.0	0	1	6.00	3
Dixie Howell	3	5.0	0	0	1.80	2
Ken Jungels	2	3.1	0	0	2.70	1
Cal Dorsett	1	1.0	0	0	9.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Dobson	40	3	7	3	4.95	57
Harry Eisenstat	27	1	4	4	3.14	27
Johnny Humphries	19	0	2	1	8.29	17
Bill Zuber	17	1	1	0	5.63	12

Awards and Honors

All Star Game

Lou Boudreau, Shortstop

Bob Feller, Pitcher

Rollie Hemsley, Catcher

Ken Keltner, Third baseman

Ray Mack, Second baseman

Al Milnar, Pitcher

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	Earl Wolgamot
B	Cedar Rapids Raiders	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Ollie Marquardt
C	Flint Gems	Michigan State League	Jack Knight
C	Charleston Senators	Middle Atlantic League	Ed Hall
D	Thomasville Tommies	North Carolina State League	Jimmy Maus
D	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	Chet Bujace and Wes Griffin
D	Mansfield Braves	Ohio State League	Dewey Strong
D	Warren Redskins	Pennsylvania State Association	Billy Rhiel
D	Salem-Roanoke Friends	Virginia League	Eli Harris and Arnold Anderson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids[4]

References

"1940 Cleveland Indians - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
Willis Hudlin at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1940 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

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[1] "1940 Cleveland Indians - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

[2] SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM

[3] Willis Hudlin at Baseball Reference

[4] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1940 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1940 All-Star Game 1940 World Series