1940 Minnesota Twins roster

30 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1940 MLB season.

1940 Twins roster: batting

1940 Minnesota Twins 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.
George Case15465610919255635.293.349.724
Buddy Lewis14860010119066315.317.393.836
Gee Walker14059587175139621.294.325.757
Cecil Travis136528601702760.322.381.826
Jimmy Bloodworth1194694711511703.245.272.658
Jimmy Pofahl11940634952362.234.298.628
Rick Ferrell10332635890281.273.365.705
Johnny Welaj8821531553218.256.322.662
Buddy Myer7121028610296.290.389.785
Jake Early8020626535140.257.335.743
Jack Sanford341225240100.197.234.497
Sam West57997251180.253.357.720
Sherry Robertson103347000.212.316.589
Al Evans142518071.320.452.852
Mickey Vernon51903000.158.158.316
Jim Mallory41222000.167.231.397
Dick Hahn1300000.000.000.000
Morrie Aderholt1200000.000.000.000

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

1940 Twins roster: pitching

1940 Minnesota Twins 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.
Dutch LeonardP353514193.49289.01241.400
Ken ChaseP353415173.23261.21291.540
Sid HudsonP383117164.57252.0961.401
Walt MastersonP31193134.90130.1681.662
Joe KrakauskasP3210166.44109.0681.932
Rene MonteagudoP278266.08100.2641.792
Joe HaynesP227366.5463.1231.880
Alex CarrasquelP280624.8848.0191.480
Al HollingsworthP32105.5018.071.610
Bucky JacobsP90016.0015.061.670
Red AndersonP22113.8614.031.210
Lou ThumanP200114.405.003.400

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.