1940 Chicago Cubs season

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1940 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1940 Information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General Manager(s)	James Gallagher
Manager(s)	Gabby Hartnett
Local television	none
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan) WJJD (Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley)

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Relief pitchers 3 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	100	53	--	.654
Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	12	.575
St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	16	.549
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	22.5	.506
Chicago Cubs	75	79	25.5	.487
New York Giants	72	80	37.5	.474
Boston Bees	65	87	34.5	.428
Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	50	.327

[edit] Roster

1940 Chicago Cubs roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

• 1940 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 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

v • d • e Chicago Cubs Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks 23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field Culture Steve Bartman • Babe Ruth's called shot • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Wrigleyville Rivalries Brewers-Cubs rivalry • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • White Sox-Cubs rivalry Important Figures William Wrigley Jr. • Joe Tinker • Johnny Evers • Pete Alexander • Mordecai Brown • Cap Anson • Frank Chance • Gabby Hartnett • Hack Wilson • Billy Herman • Ron Santo • Ernie Banks • Ferguson Jenkins • Ryne Sandberg • Billy Williams • Sammy Sosa • Harry Caray • Jack Brickhouse • Mark Grace • Greg Maddux • Andre Dawson Retired Numbers 10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 42 Key Personnel Owner: Tribune Company • General Manager: Jim Hendry • Manager: Lou Piniella World Series Championships (2) 1907 • 1908 National League Championships (16) 1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945 Division Championships Eastern: 1984 • 1989 • Central: 2003 • 2007 • Wild Card: 1998 Minor League Affiliates Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • VSL Cubs (Rookie) Other Assets Comcast SportsNet Chicago   Seasons (136) 1870s 1870 • 1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008