1940 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1940 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
[edit] Major League Baseball
- World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers (4-3)
- All-Star Game, July 9 at Sportsman's Park: National League, 4-0
[edit] Other champions
- Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 11-0
[edit] Awards and honors
- Most Valuable Player
- Hank Greenberg (AL) - OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) - 1B, Cincinnati Reds
- The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Hank Greenberg (AL) - OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) - 1B, Cincinnati Reds
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
[edit] Statistical Leaders
| American League | National League | |||
| AVG | Joe DiMaggio NYY | .352 | Debs Garms PIT | .355 |
| HR | Hank Greenberg DET | 41 | Johnny Mize STL | 43 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg DET | 159 | Johnny Mize STL | 137 |
| Wins | Bob Feller CLE | 27 | Bucky Walters CIN | 22 |
| ERA | Bob Feller CLE | 2.61 | Bucky Walters CIN | 2.48 |
| Ks | Bob Feller CLE | 261 | Kirby Higbe PHI | 137 |
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
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[edit] National League final standings
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[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings
[edit] Negro National League final standings
| Negro National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Washington Homestead Grays | 42 | 23 | .646 | |
| Baltimore Elite Giants | 54 | 30 | .643 | |
| Newark Eagles | 32 | 22 | .593 | |
| New York Cubans | 16 | 21 | .432 | |
| Philadelphia Stars | 30 | 44 | .405 | |
| New York Black Yankees | 9 | 23 | .281 | |
[edit] Events
- April 16 - Bob Feller pitches a 1-0 opening day no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.
- September 24 - Jimmie Foxx hits 500th home run.
[edit] Births
[edit] January-April
- January 11 - Hank Fischer
- February 25 - Danny Cater
- February 25 - Ron Santo
- March 6 - Willie Stargell
- March 22 - Dick Ellsworth
- April 15 - Willie Davis
- April 15 - Woodie Fryman
[edit] May-August
- May 20 - Sadaharu Oh
- June 2 - Horace Clarke
- June 2 - Jim Maloney
- July 3 - César Tovar
- July 8 - Bucky Brandon
- July 10 - Gene Alley
- July 13 - Jack Aker
- July 18 - Joe Torre
- July 21 - Denis Menke
- August 13 - Tony Cloninger
[edit] September-December
- September 12 - Mickey Lolich
- September 15 - Frank Linzy
- October 9 - Joe Pepitone
- October 12 - Glenn Beckert
- October 14 - Tommy Harper
- November 23 - Luis Tiant
- December 26 - Ray Sadecki
[edit] Deaths
- February 13 - Walter Barnes, 79, sports editor for several Boston newspapers from 1891 to 1933 who was that city's first regular sports columnist
- June 1 - Logan Drake, 40, relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1922 to 1924
- August 21 - Ernest Thayer, 77, newspaper editor whose 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat" became a staple of baseball culture
- October 17 - George Davis, 70, shortstop for the Giants and White Sox who set records for career hits (2600+) and RBI (1437) by a switch-hitter, and ranked third in total games upon retirement; batted .308 in 1906 World Series as White Sox upset Cubs
- December 15 or 16 - Billy Hamilton, 74, center fielder and leadoff hitter for Philadelphia and Boston who batted .344 lifetime, winning two batting titles; led NL in runs four times and in walks and steals five times each; had eleven 100-run seasons including record 192 in 1894, and his 1690 career runs - over one per game - ranked second in history upon retirement; batted .343 and .369 for 1897-98 Boston champions
