| Chicago Cubs | |
| Season: | 1940 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Wrigley Field |
| City: | Chicago |
| Owners: | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General Managers: | James T. Gallagher |
| Managers: | Gabby Hartnett |
| Radio: | WGN (Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse) WBBM (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan) WJJD (Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley) |
The 1940 Chicago Cubs season was the 69th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 65th in the National League and the 25th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 75–79.
| 1940 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 104 | 381 | 97 | .255 | 6 | 42 | ||
| 1B | 65 | 193 | 54 | .280 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2B | 135 | 558 | 163 | .292 | 5 | 57 | ||
| SS | 128 | 441 | 96 | .218 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 3B | 149 | 603 | 191 | .317 | 8 | 40 | ||
| OF | 135 | 491 | 146 | .297 | 25 | 98 | ||
| OF | 129 | 485 | 152 | .313 | 5 | 61 | ||
| OF | 117 | 440 | 133 | .302 | 17 | 86 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 287 | 77 | .268 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 68 | 215 | 53 | .247 | 5 | 33 | ||
| 68 | 209 | 48 | .230 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 49 | 182 | 48 | .264 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 45 | 159 | 36 | .226 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 47 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 37 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 59 | 8 | .136 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 280.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.50 | 124 | |
| 40 | 246.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 107 | |
| 37 | 211.1 | 9 | 17 | 5.03 | 70 | |
| 10 | 54.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.17 | 18 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 172.2 | 13 | 9 | 2.97 | 71 | ||
| 43 | 114.2 | 7 | 9 | 3.38 | 55 | ||
| 20 | 114.0 | 6 | 6 | 2.92 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 112.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 50 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.42 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.78 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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