The 1940 New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the team's 38th season in New York and its 40th overall. The team finished in third place with a record of 88-66, finishing two games behind the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 champion Detroit Tigers

1940 Detroit Tigers season

The Detroit Tigers season was their 40th since they entered the American League in . The team won the American League pennant with a record of 90-64, finishing just one game ahead of the Cleveland Indians and just two games ahead of the New York Yankees. It was the sixth American League pennant...

 and one game behind the second-place Cleveland Indians

1940 Cleveland Indians season

The Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 89-65, just one game behind the Detroit Tigers.- Regular season :...

. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. Their home games were played at the Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• October 14, 1939: Hank Sauer
  Hank Sauer
  Henry John "Hank" Sauer was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants and San Francisco Giants...
  
   was drafted from the Yankees by the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   in the 1939 minor league draft.

Roster

1940 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		106	372	45	92	.247	9	54	0
1B		155	568	51	150	.264	12	73	1
2B		155	616	112	173	.281	30	103	18
3B		139	588	102	147	.250	10	53	4
SS		145	546	84	106	.194	4	31	14
OF		138	500	102	143	.286	21	93	8
OF		132	508	93	179	.352	31	133	1
OF		118	379	68	102	.269	19	71	3

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	90	293	57	90	.307	10	53	1
	45	124	17	30	.242	1	10	1
	11	15	2	2	.133	0	3	0

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
	30	226	15	12	3.38	97
	30	189.1	14	8	3.28	87
	27	172	8	7	4.60	56
	27	164	8	9	4.55	71
	12	99.1	9	3	1.90	37

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
	24	118.2	8	3	3.03	60
	9	27.1	3	3	6.59	14

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
	35	8	4	9	3.69	23

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Binghamton, Amsterdam, Akron, Butler

Arkansas-Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940