1940 Cleveland Indians season
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Owner(s) | Alva Bradley |
General manager(s) | Cy Slapnicka |
Manager(s) | Ossie Vitt |
Local radio | WCLE |
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The 1940 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 89–65, one game behind the Detroit Tigers. The season is infamous for ten Indian players going to owner Alva Bradley and demanding the removal of manager Ossie Vitt, saying the man's behavior was harming the team. When the news broke, the public sided with Vitt and the Indians were dismissed as "crybabies." The movement has since been named the "Crybaby Mutiny."
Contents
Regular season
- April 16, 1940: Indians pitcher Bob Feller threw what is, to date, the only Opening Day no-hitter. Feller walked five and struck out eight as the Indians beat the White Sox, 1–0, at Comiskey Park.[1]
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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
- May 13, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Indians.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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OF | Ben Chapman | 143 | 548 | 157 | .286 | 4 | 50 |
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 |
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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 |
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Bob Feller | 43 | 320.1 | 27 | 11 | 2.61 | 261 |
Al Smith | 31 | 183 | 15 | 7 | 3.44 | 46 |
Willis Hudlin | 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.94 | 8 |
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 |
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Johnny Allen | 32 | 138.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.44 | 62 |
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 |
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Joe Dobson | 40 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4.95 | 57 |
Nate Andrews | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids[3]
References
- ↑ SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
- ↑ Willis Hudlin at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
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