1940 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Bill McKechnie

Won the 1940 World Series, 4-3

28 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1940 MLB season. They won the 1940 World Series, 4-3.

1940 Reds roster: batting

1940 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Frank McCormick2915561893191191272.309.367.850
Billy Werber32143584105162124816.277.361.777
Lonny Frey2915056310215085422.266.361.732
Ival Goodman311365197813412639.258.335.724
Harry Craft25115422471036482.244.277.630
Mike McCormick23110417481251308.300.326.681
Ernie Lombardi321093765012014740.319.382.871
Billy Myers299028233575300.202.283.603
Eddie Joost248827824601244.216.301.567
Willard Hershberger30481236380260.309.351.725
Lew Riggs304172821190.292.311.769
Bill Baker292769515072.217.260.521
Lee Gamble303842126000.143.143.310
Jimmie Wilson39163729031.243.282.579
Dick West24728411161.393.393.964
Mike Dejan25121613020.188.316.628

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

1940 Reds roster: pitching

1940 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Bucky WaltersP31363622102.48305.01151.090
Paul DerringerP33373720123.06296.21151.110
Junior ThompsonP2333311693.32225.11031.300
Jim TurnerP3624231472.89187.0531.170
Whitey MooreP282515883.63116.2601.341
Joe BeggsP293711232.0076.2251.167
Milt ShoffnerP34200105.6354.1171.360
Johnny HutchingsP24194213.5054.0181.310
Johnny Vander meerP25107313.7548.0411.651
Elmer RiddleP25151121.8733.291.402
Lefty GuiseP3020001.177.211.700
Red BarrettP2530106.752.202.250

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.