1940 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 721,200, Avg. 11,095
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (82-72)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1940 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Red Sox scored 872 runs and yielded 825 runs. Jimmie Foxx walloped 36 home runs for Boston, while Jim Tabor, Ted Williams, Joe Cronin and Bobby Doerr each added 20 or more, too. Jimmie Foxx drove in 119 runs. Ted Williams led all regular batters by hitting .344. Joe Heving and Jack Wilson topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Lefty Grove recorded a 3.99 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Cronin coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim BagbyPRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"170Cleveland, OH USA
Bill ButlandPRRMarch 22, 19186'5"185Terre Haute, IN USA
Tom CareySSRROctober 11, 19065'8"170Hoboken, NJ USA
Doc CramerCFLRJuly 22, 19056'2"185Beach Haven, NJ USA
Joe CroninSSRROctober 12, 19065'11"180San Francisco, CA USA
Gene DesautelsCRRJune 13, 19075'11"170Worcester, MA USA
Emerson DickmanPRRNovember 12, 19146'2"175Buffalo, NY USA
Dom DiMaggioCFRRFebruary 12, 19175'9"168San Francisco, CA USA
Bobby Doerr2BRRApril 7, 19185'11"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Lou FinneyRFLRAugust 13, 19106'0"180Buffalo, AL USA
Bill FlemingPRRJuly 31, 19136'0"190Rowland, CA USA
Jimmie Foxx1BRROctober 22, 19076'0"195Sudlersville, MD USA
Denny GalehousePRRDecember 7, 19116'1"195Marshallville, OH USA
Charlie Gelbert3BRRJanuary 26, 19065'11"170Scranton, PA USA
Joe GlennCRRNovember 19, 19085'11"175Dickson City, PA USA
Lefty GrovePLLMarch 6, 19006'3"190Lonaconing, MD USA
Mickey HarrisPLLJanuary 30, 19176'0"195New York, NY USA
Herb HashPRRFebruary 13, 19116'1"180Woolwine, VA USA
Joe HevingPRRSeptember 2, 19006'1"185Covington, KY USA
Earl JohnsonPLLApril 2, 19196'3"190Redmond, WA USA
Tony Lupien1BLLApril 23, 19175'10"185Chelmsford, MA USA
Alex MustaikisPRRMarch 26, 19096'3"180Chelsea, MA USA
Red NonnenkampPLLJuly 7, 19115'11"165St. Louis, MO USA
Fritz OstermuellerPLLSeptember 15, 19075'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Marv Owen3BRRMarch 22, 19066'1"175Agnew, CA USA
Johnny PeacockCLRJanuary 10, 19105'11"165Fremont, NC USA
Woody RichPLRMarch 9, 19166'2"185Morganton, NC USA
Stan SpenceRFLLMarch 20, 19155'10"180South Portsmouth, KY USA
Jim Tabor3BRRNovember 5, 19166'2"175New Hope, AL USA
Yank TerryPRRFebruary 11, 19116'1"180Huron, IN USA
Charlie WagnerPRRDecember 3, 19125'11"170Reading, PA USA
Ted WilliamsLFLRAugust 30, 19186'3"205San Diego, CA USA
Jack WilsonPRRApril 12, 19125'11"210Portland, OR USA



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