1940 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,109,200, Avg. 17,606
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Joe McCarthy (88-66)
Location: New York, New York
1940 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 88-66
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,109,200, Avg. 17,606
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Joe McCarthy (88-66)
Location: New York, New York
1940 New York Yankees Roster
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Yankees plated 817 runs and allowed 671 runs. Joe DiMaggio walloped 31 home runs for New York, while Joe Gordon, Charlie Keller and George Selkirk each swatted 20 or more also. Joe DiMaggio drove in 133 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .352. Red Ruffing led the team with 15 wins, and Marius Russo recorded a 3.28 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Joe McCarthy coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 817
Regular Season Runs Against: 671
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 17, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 19, 1940 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 23, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 24, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 27, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 28, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 2-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 | ||
| April 29, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 | ||
| April 30, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| May 1, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| May 3, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | ||
| May 4, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 10 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 4-3 | 2-4 | 6-7 | ||
| May 5, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 4-4 | 2-4 | 6-8 | ||
| May 6, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 4-5 | 2-4 | 6-9 | ||
| May 7, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 4-6 | 2-4 | 6-10 | ||
| May 8, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 10 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 4-7 | 2-4 | 6-11 | ||
| May 9, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 4-8 | 2-4 | 6-12 | ||
| May 10, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 4-9 | 2-4 | 6-13 | ||
| May 11, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 4-10 | 2-4 | 6-14 | ||
| May 12, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 5-10 | 2-4 | 7-14 | ||
| May 17, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 5-10 | 3-4 | 8-14 | ||
| May 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 5-10 | 4-4 | 9-14 | ||
| May 19, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 5-10 | 4-5 | 9-15 | ||
| May 20, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 5-10 | 4-6 | 9-16 | ||
| May 21, 1940 | New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 5-10 | 5-6 | 10-16 | ||
| May 22, 1940 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 5-10 | 6-6 | 11-16 | ||
| May 23, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 5-10 | 6-7 | 11-17 | ||
| May 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 5-10 | 7-7 | 12-17 | ||
| May 27, 1940 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 6-10 | 7-7 | 13-17 | ||
| May 28, 1940 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 7-10 | 7-7 | 14-17 | ||
| May 28, 1940 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 8-10 | 7-7 | 15-17 | ||
| May 29, 1940 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 9-10 | 7-7 | 16-17 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 9-11 | 7-7 | 16-18 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 10-11 | 7-7 | 17-18 | ||
| June 1, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 11-11 | 7-7 | 18-18 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 12-11 | 7-7 | 19-18 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 13-11 | 7-7 | 20-18 | ||
| June 3, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 14-11 | 7-7 | 21-18 | ||
| June 4, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 7 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 14-12 | 7-7 | 21-19 | ||
| June 5, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 5 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 15-12 | 7-7 | 22-19 | ||
| June 6, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 15-13 | 7-7 | 22-20 | ||
| June 7, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 16-13 | 7-7 | 23-20 | ||
| June 8, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 16-14 | 7-7 | 23-21 | ||
| June 9, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 17-14 | 7-7 | 24-21 | ||
| June 11, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 17-15 | 7-7 | 24-22 | ||
| June 12, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 18-15 | 7-7 | 25-22 | ||
| June 14, 1940 | New York Yankees 12 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 18-15 | 8-7 | 26-22 | ||
| June 15, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 18-15 | 9-7 | 27-22 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 18-15 | 9-8 | 27-23 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at St. Louis Browns 12 | L | 18-15 | 9-9 | 27-24 | ||
| June 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 18-15 | 9-10 | 27-25 | ||
| June 19, 1940 | New York Yankees 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 18-15 | 9-11 | 27-26 | ||
| June 20, 1940 | New York Yankees 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 18-15 | 9-12 | 27-27 | ||
| June 21, 1940 | New York Yankees 12 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 18-15 | 10-12 | 28-27 | ||
| June 22, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 18-15 | 10-13 | 28-28 | ||
| June 23, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 18-15 | 10-14 | 28-29 | ||
| June 24, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 18-15 | 10-15 | 28-30 | ||
| June 25, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 18-15 | 10-16 | 28-31 | ||
| June 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 18-15 | 11-16 | 29-31 | ||
| June 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 19-15 | 11-16 | 30-31 | ||
| June 29, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 20-15 | 11-16 | 31-31 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 20-16 | 11-16 | 31-32 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 21-16 | 11-16 | 32-32 | ||
| July 1, 1940 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 21-16 | 12-16 | 33-32 | ||
| July 2, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 21-16 | 13-16 | 34-32 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 12 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 21-16 | 14-16 | 35-32 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 21-16 | 15-16 | 36-32 | ||
| July 5, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 21-16 | 15-17 | 36-33 | ||
| July 6, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 21-16 | 15-18 | 36-34 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 21-16 | 16-18 | 37-34 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 21-16 | 16-19 | 37-35 | ||
| July 11, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 22-16 | 16-19 | 38-35 | ||
| July 13, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 6 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 23-16 | 16-19 | 39-35 | ||
| July 13, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 24-16 | 16-19 | 40-35 | ||
| July 14, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 25-16 | 16-19 | 41-35 | ||
| July 15, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 25-17 | 16-19 | 41-36 | ||
| July 16, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 5 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 25-18 | 16-19 | 41-37 | ||
| July 17, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 26-18 | 16-19 | 42-37 | ||
| July 18, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 27-18 | 16-19 | 43-37 | ||
| July 19, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 15 | W | 28-18 | 16-19 | 44-37 | ||
| July 20, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 28-19 | 16-19 | 44-38 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 28-20 | 16-19 | 44-39 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 28-21 | 16-19 | 44-40 | ||
| July 23, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 28-21 | 16-20 | 44-41 | ||
| July 24, 1940 | New York Yankees 12 at St. Louis Browns 14 | L | 28-21 | 16-21 | 44-42 | ||
| July 25, 1940 | New York Yankees 13 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 28-21 | 17-21 | 45-42 | ||
| July 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 28-21 | 18-21 | 46-42 | ||
| July 27, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 28-21 | 18-22 | 46-43 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 28-21 | 18-23 | 46-44 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 9 | W | 28-21 | 19-23 | 47-44 | ||
| July 30, 1940 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 28-21 | 20-23 | 48-44 | ||
| July 31, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 28-21 | 20-24 | 48-45 | ||
| August 1, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 28-21 | 20-25 | 48-46 | ||
| August 2, 1940 | New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 28-21 | 21-25 | 49-46 | ||
| August 3, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 28-21 | 21-26 | 49-47 | ||
| August 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 28-21 | 21-27 | 49-48 | ||
| August 5, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 28-21 | 21-28 | 49-49 | ||
| August 6, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 28-21 | 21-29 | 49-50 | ||
| August 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-21 | 22-29 | 50-50 | ||
| August 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 28-21 | 22-30 | 50-51 | ||
| August 8, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 28-21 | 22-31 | 50-52 | ||
| August 9, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 29-21 | 22-31 | 51-52 | ||
| August 10, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 30-21 | 22-31 | 52-52 | ||
| August 11, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 31-21 | 22-31 | 53-52 | ||
| August 13, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 32-21 | 22-31 | 54-52 | ||
| August 13, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 8 at New York Yankees 19 | W | 33-21 | 22-31 | 55-52 | ||
| August 14, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 34-21 | 22-31 | 56-52 | ||
| August 15, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 34-22 | 22-31 | 56-53 | ||
| August 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 34-22 | 22-32 | 56-54 | ||
| August 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 34-22 | 23-32 | 57-54 | ||
| August 20, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 35-22 | 23-32 | 58-54 | ||
| August 20, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 36-22 | 23-32 | 59-54 | ||
| August 21, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 37-22 | 23-32 | 60-54 | ||
| August 22, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 15 | W | 38-22 | 23-32 | 61-54 | ||
| August 23, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 39-22 | 23-32 | 62-54 | ||
| August 24, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 40-22 | 23-32 | 63-54 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 40-23 | 23-32 | 63-55 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 41-23 | 23-32 | 64-55 | ||
| August 27, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 42-23 | 23-32 | 65-55 | ||
| August 29, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 43-23 | 23-32 | 66-55 | ||
| August 29, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 44-23 | 23-32 | 67-55 | ||
| August 31, 1940 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 45-23 | 23-32 | 68-55 | ||
| September 1, 1940 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 46-23 | 23-32 | 69-55 | ||
| September 1, 1940 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 47-23 | 23-32 | 70-55 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 47-24 | 23-32 | 70-56 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 48-24 | 23-32 | 71-56 | ||
| September 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 48-24 | 23-33 | 71-57 | ||
| September 5, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 48-24 | 24-33 | 72-57 | ||
| September 5, 1940 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 48-24 | 25-33 | 73-57 | ||
| September 6, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 48-24 | 25-34 | 73-58 | ||
| September 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 48-24 | 26-34 | 74-58 | ||
| September 8, 1940 | New York Yankees 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 48-24 | 27-34 | 75-58 | ||
| September 11, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 48-24 | 28-34 | 76-58 | ||
| September 11, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 48-24 | 28-35 | 76-59 | ||
| September 12, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 48-24 | 28-36 | 76-60 | ||
| September 13, 1940 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 48-24 | 28-37 | 76-61 | ||
| September 14, 1940 | New York Yankees 16 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 48-24 | 29-37 | 77-61 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 48-24 | 29-38 | 77-62 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 48-24 | 29-39 | 77-63 | ||
| September 16, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at St. Louis Browns 16 | L | 48-24 | 29-40 | 77-64 | ||
| September 17, 1940 | New York Yankees 9 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 48-24 | 30-40 | 78-64 | ||
| September 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 9 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 48-24 | 31-40 | 79-64 | ||
| September 18, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 48-24 | 31-41 | 79-65 | ||
| September 19, 1940 | New York Yankees 10 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 48-24 | 32-41 | 80-65 | ||
| September 21, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 49-24 | 32-41 | 81-65 | ||
| September 22, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 50-24 | 32-41 | 82-65 | ||
| September 24, 1940 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 51-24 | 32-41 | 83-65 | ||
| September 24, 1940 | Washington Senators 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 52-24 | 32-41 | 84-65 | ||
| September 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 52-24 | 33-41 | 85-65 | ||
| September 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 52-24 | 34-41 | 86-65 | ||
| September 27, 1940 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 52-24 | 34-42 | 86-66 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 52-24 | 34-43 | 86-67 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 52-24 | 35-43 | 87-67 | ||
| September 29, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 52-24 | 36-43 | 88-67 |
