1940 Chicago Cubs season

1940 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Gabby Hartnett
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan) WJJD (Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley)
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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.

Offseason

• October 3, 1940: Jake Mooty was drafted by the Cubs from the Syracuse Stars in the 1939 rule 5 draft.^[1]

Regular season

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

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	8–14	9–12	7–15	15–6	9–13	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	8–14–1	16–5	17–5	15–7–1	9–13–1
Chicago	14–8	12–10	—	6–16	12–10	12–10	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	12–9	14–8–1	16–6	—	15–7	15–7	16–6	12–10–1
New York	15–7	5–16	10–12	7–15	—	12–10	12–10	11–10
Philadelphia	6–15	5–17	10–12	7–15	10–12	—	6–16	6–16
Pittsburgh	13–9	7–15–1	11–11	6–16	10–12	16–6	—	15–7–1
St. Louis	14–8	13–9–1	14–8	10–12–1	10–11	16–6	7–15–1	—

Roster

1940 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 43 Julio Bonetti 18,26 Clay Bryant 22 Dizzy Dean 14 Larry French 11 Bill Lee 25 Jake Mooty 23 Vern Olsen 41 Vance Page 13 Claude Passeau 16 Ken Raffensberger 17 Charlie Root		Catchers 39 Rip Collins  2 Gabby Hartnett 21 Clyde McCullough 10 Al Todd Infielders 18 Zeke Bonura  3 Phil Cavarretta  6 Stan Hack  4 Billy Herman 15 Bobby Mattick  5 Billy Rogell 12 Rip Russell 28 Bobby Sturgeon 43 Rabbit Warstler		Outfielders 31 Dom Dallessandro  7 Augie Galan 24 Jim Gleeson  9 Hank Leiber  8 Bill Nicholson		Manager  2 Gabby Hartnett Coaches 19 Red Corriden 20 George Uhle

Player stats

Batting

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	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Herman, BillyBilly Herman	135	558	163	.292	5	57
3B	Hack, StanStan Hack	149	603	191	.317	8	40
OF	Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	135	491	146	.297	25	98
OF	Gleeson, JimJim Gleeson	129	485	152	.313	5	61

Other batters

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
Dallessandro, DomDom Dallessandro	107	287	77	.268	1	36
Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	37	64	17	.266	1	12

Pitching

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
Passeau, ClaudeClaude Passeau	46	280.2	20	13	2.50	124
French, LarryLarry French	40	246	14	14	3.29	107
Lee, BillBill Lee	37	211.1	9	17	5.03	70
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	10	54	3	3	5.17	18

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
Olsen, VernVern Olsen	34	172.2	13	9	2.97	71
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty	20	114	6	6	2.92	42

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
Page, VanceVance Page	30	1	3	2	4.42	22
Bryant, ClayClay Bryant	8	0	1	0	4.78	5
Bonetti, JulioJulio Bonetti	1	0	0	0	20.25	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Jigger Statz
A1	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Roy Johnson
B	Moline Plowboys	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Mike Gazella
C	St. Joseph Saints	Western Association	Keith Frazier
D	Greeneville Burley Cubs	Appalachian League	Sam Alexander and Hubert Stolper

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Joseph^[2]

Notes

1. Jake Mooty at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1940 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference