1940 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 58th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 72–80 record, 37​1⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

1940 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)Bill Terry
Manager(s)Bill Terry
Local radioWABC
(Mel Allen, Joe Bolton)
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Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 10053 0.654 — 55–21 45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers 8865 0.575 12 41–37 47–28
St. Louis Cardinals 8469 0.549 16 41–36 43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 7876 0.506 22½ 40–34 38–42
Chicago Cubs 7579 0.487 25½ 40–37 35–42
New York Giants 7280 0.474 27½ 33–43 39–37
Boston Bees 6587 0.428 34½ 35–40 30–47
Philadelphia Phillies 50103 0.327 50 24–55 26–48

Record vs. opponents
1940 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —9–138–149–127–1515–69–138–14
Brooklyn 13–9—10–128–14–116–517–515–7–19–13–1
Chicago 14–812–10—6–1612–1012–1011–118–14
Cincinnati 12–914–8–116–6—15–715–716–612–10–1
New York 15–75–1610–127–15—12–1012–1011–10
Philadelphia 6–155–1710–127–1510–12—6–166–16
Pittsburgh 13–97–15–111–116–1610–1216–6—15–7–1
St. Louis 14–813–9–114–810–12–110–1116–67–15–1—

Notable transactions

Roster
1940 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
2BTony Cuccinello8830764.208536

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
Al Glossop279119.20948
Johnny McCarthy516716.23905
Glen Stewart15294.13800

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
Willis Hudlin150110.801

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
Paul Dean2799.1443.9032
Bob Carpenter533202.7325

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
Jumbo Brown412473.4231

Awards and honors

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Bert Niehoff
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell and Freddie Lindstrom
B Clinton Giants Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Josh Billings
B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Eddie Phillips
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Herschel Bobo
D Milford Giants Eastern Shore League Bubber Jonnard
D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Johnnie Heving

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References
  1. Tom Hafey page at Baseball Reference
  2. Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
  3. Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
  4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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