1940 St. Louis Browns season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1940
1940 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers *All-Star Game, July 9 at Sportsman's Park: National League, 4-0-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player**Hank Greenberg - OF, Detroit Tigers...

St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League

American League

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with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.

Offseason

December 8, 1939: Moose Solters
Moose Solters
Julius Joseph "Moose" Solters was a major league outfielder between 1934 and 1943.-Career:...

was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

for Rip Radcliff
Rip Radcliff
Raymond Allen Radcliff was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played mainly for the Chicago White Sox, but also played for the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers. His best season came in when he batted .342 and finished 9th in AL MVP voting...

.
Prior to 1940 season: Ray Coleman
Ray Coleman (baseball)
Raymond Leroy Coleman was a professional baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns , Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.Signed by the Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940, Coleman made his major league debut...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.

Notable transactions

August 3, 1940: Willis Hudlin
Willis Hudlin
George Willis Hudlin was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma and was a Major League Baseball pitcher for, most notably, the Cleveland Indians from to...

was signed as a free agent by the Browns.

Roster

1940 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	150	523	143	.273	20	87
SS	142	523	135	.258	16	85
OF	137	519	157	.303	24	89
OF	150	584	200	.342	7	81

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
61	113	24	.212	0	13
23	70	19	.271	2	8
3	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	263.2	16	11	3.96	78
34	222.1	12	17	5.59	70
35	193.2	11	15	4.93	49

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
28	97	2	4	5.57	32
16	64.2	3	7	6.26	12
15	40	1	3	5.40	11
6	11.1	0	1	11.12	4

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
36	7	6	2	3.77	29
31	2	2	1	6.27	26
30	5	3	4	5.13	18
26	0	6	0	7.78	18
12	0	1	0	7.27	7

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tyler, Paragould

Palestine club folded, June 5, 1940

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