1940 St. Louis Browns season

1940 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	67–87 (.435)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Donald Lee Barnes
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Fred Haney
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux) KWK (John O'Hara, Johnny Neblett) KXOK (Alex Buchan, Gabby Street, Ray Schmidt)
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The 1940 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.

Offseason

• December 8, 1939: Moose Solters was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Rip Radcliff.^[1]
• Prior to 1940 season: Ray Coleman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Detroit Tigers	90	64	.584	--
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	1
New York Yankees	88	66	.571	2
Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	8
Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	8
St. Louis Browns	67	87	.435	23
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	26
Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	.351	36

Record vs. opponents

1940 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	8–14	11–11	9–13	18–4	12–10	13–9
Chicago	11–11	—	6–16	13–9	11–11–1	16–6	13–9	12–10
Cleveland	14–8	16–6	—	11–11	10–12	14–8	11–11–1	13–9
Detroit	11–11	9–13	11–11	—	14–8	11–11	18–4–1	16–6
New York	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	8–14	—	13–9	14–8	17–5
Philadelphia	4–18	6–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	8–14
St. Louis	10–12	9–13	11–11–1	4–18–1	8–14	14–8	—	11–11
Washington	9–13	10–12	9–13	6–16	5–17	14–8	11–11	—

Notable transactions

• August 3, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Browns.^[3]

Roster

1940 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 18 Elden Auker 26 Emil Bildilli 30 Slick Coffman 27 Bill Cox 24 Bob Harris 19 Willis Hudlin 23 Vern Kennedy 19 Jack Kramer 20 Roxie Lawson 22 Lefty Mills 19 Maury Newlin 21 Johnny Niggeling 17 Bill Trotter 25 John Whitehead		Catchers  8 Sam Harshany  9 George Susce  7 Bob Swift Infielders  4 Johnny Berardino  6 Harlond Clift  1 Don Heffner  3 Lyn Lary  3 Johnny Lucadello  5 George McQuinn  2 Alan Strange		Outfielders  8 Roy Cullenbine 16 Joe Gallagher 15 Joe Grace 14 Myril Hoag 12 Wally Judnich 10 Chet Laabs 11 Rip Radcliff Other batters 29 Fuzz White		Manager 34 Fred Haney Coaches 33 Fred Hofmann 32 Walter Holke

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
3B	Clift, HarlondHarlond Clift	150	523	143	.273	20	87
SS	Berardino, JohnnyJohnny Berardino	142	523	135	.258	16	85
OF	Judnich, WallyWally Judnich	137	519	157	.303	24	89
OF	Radcliff, RipRip Radcliff	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Susce, GeorgeGeorge Susce	61	113	24	.212	0	13
Gallagher, JoeJoe Gallagher	23	70	19	.271	2	8
Harshany, SamSam Harshany	3	1	0	.000	0	0

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
Auker, EldenElden Auker	38	263.2	16	11	3.96	78
Kennedy, VernVern Kennedy	34	222.1	12	17	5.59	70
Harris, BobBob Harris	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bildilli, EmilEmil Bildilli	28	97	2	4	5.57	32
Kramer, JackJack Kramer	16	64.2	3	7	6.26	12
Whitehead, JohnJohn Whitehead	15	40	1	3	5.40	11
Hudlin, WillisWillis Hudlin	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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Trotter, BillBill Trotter	36	7	6	2	3.77	29
Coffman, SlickSlick Coffman	31	2	2	1	6.27	26
Lawson, RoxieRoxie Lawson	30	5	3	4	5.13	18
Mills, LeftyLefty Mills	26	0	6	0	7.78	18
Cox, BillBill Cox	12	0	1	0	7.27	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	Zack Taylor
A1	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Marty McManus
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Art Scharein
C	Palestine Pals	East Texas League	Elmer Kirchoff
C	Tyler Trojans	East Texas League	Bobby Goff and Sam Hancock
C	St. Joseph Autos	Michigan State League	Conrad Fisher and Elmer Kirchoff
C	Youngstown Browns	Middle Atlantic League	Rod Whitney
C	Topeka Owls	Western Association	Bill Wilson and Pete Monahan
D	Pennington Gap Miners	Appalachian League	Art Hauger and James Rollins
D	Lafayette White Sox	Evangeline League	Harry Strohm
D	Mayfield Browns	KITTY League	Bennie Tate
D	Paragould Browns	Northeast Arkansas League	Tom Greenwade
D	Beaver Falls Browns	Pennsylvania State Association	Frank Oceak
D	Lincoln Links	Western League	Pug Griffin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tyler, Paragould

Palestine club folded, June 5, 1940^[4]

References

1. Rip Radcliff page at Baseball Reference
2. Ray Coleman page at Baseball Reference
3. Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1940 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1940 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com