1940 Boston Red Sox roster

32 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1940 MLB season.

1940 Red Sox roster: batting

1940 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Doc Cramer150661942001513.303.340.724
Bobby Doerr151595871732210510.291.353.850
Ted Williams144561134193231134.344.4421.036
Joe Cronin149548104156241117.285.380.882
Lou Finney130534731715735.320.360.822
Jimmie Foxx144515106153361194.297.412.993
Jim Tabor12045973131218114.285.345.855
Dom Dimaggio108418811268467.301.367.831
Gene Desautels7122219500170.225.328.594
Johnny Peacock6313120370131.282.390.718
Stan Spence51685192130.279.319.746
Tom Carey4362420070.323.344.731
Marv Owen2057412060.211.308.518
Joe Glenn224736040.128.212.360
Tony Lupien101959040.474.5001.342
Red Nonnenkamp9700010.000.125.125

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1940 Red Sox roster: pitching

1940 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Jim BagbyP362110164.73182.2571.642
Jack WilsonP41161265.08157.21021.635
Lefty GroveP2221763.99153.1621.360
Fritz OstermuellerP3116594.95143.2801.640
Denny GalehouseP2520665.18120.0531.630
Herb HashP3412774.95120.0361.733
Joe HevingP3971274.01119.0551.443
Emerson DickmanP359866.03100.0401.593
Earl JohnsonP1710624.0970.1261.540
Mickey HarrisP139425.0068.1361.600
Bill FlemingP106124.8646.1241.580
Charlie WagnerP121105.5229.1131.810
Bill ButlandP33125.5721.051.760
Yank TerryP41108.8419.191.810
Alex MustaikisP61019.0015.062.000
Woody RichP31100.7711.280.860

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.