The following are the baseball events of the year 1940 throughout the world.
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Joe DiMaggio NYY | .352 | Debs Garms PIT | .355 |
HR | Hank Greenberg DET | 41 | Johnny Mize SLC | 43 |
RBI | Hank Greenberg DET | 159 | Johnny Mize SLC | 137 |
Wins | Bob Feller CLE | 27 | Bucky Walters CIN | 22 |
ERA | Bob Feller CLE | 2.61 | Bucky Walters CIN | 2.48 |
Ks | Bob Feller CLE | 261 | Kirby Higbe PHP | 137 |
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Negro American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Kansas City Monarchs | 28 | 7 | .800 | |
Memphis Red Sox | 12 | 4 | .750 | |
St. Louis–New Orleans Stars | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
Chicago American Giants | 11 | 11 | .500 | |
Birmingham Black Barons | 9 | 11 | .450 | |
Indianapolis Crawfords | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
Cleveland Bears | 6 | 16 | .273 |
Negro National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Washington Homestead Grays | 42 | 23 | .646 | |
Baltimore Elite Giants | 54 | 30 | .643 | |
Newark Eagles | 32 | 22 | .593 | |
New York Cubans | 16 | 21 | .432 | |
Philadelphia Stars | 30 | 44 | .405 | |
New York Black Yankees | 9 | 23 | .281 |