1940 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1940 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1940 to 1946).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 72 80 y 6th Horace Stoneham Bill Terry Bill Terry WABC(Mel Allen, Joe Bolton) 1939 New York Giants (MLB) season 1941 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 58th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with a 72–80 record, 371 2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. Offseason December 6, 1939: Tom Hafey was purchased from the Giants by the Atlanta Crackers.Tom Hafey page at Baseball Reference Regular season Opening Day lineup Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Notable transactions June 15, 1940: Manny Salvo and Al Glossop were traded by the Giants to the Boston Bees for Tony Cuccinello.Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference July 15, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference July 28, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Giants. Roster 1940 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 20 Jumbo Brown 22 Bob Carpenter 21 Paul Dean 10 Harry Gumbert 11 Carl Hubbell -- Willis Hudlin 19 Roy Joiner 12 Bill Lohrman 14 Red Lynn 15 Cliff Melton 17 Hal Schumacher 22 Hy Vandenberg Catchers  8 Harry Danning  9 Ken O'Dea Infielders 27 Tony Cuccinello 27 Al Glossop  2 Billy Jurges 18 Johnny McCarthy 23 Glen Stewart 7,24 Burgess Whitehead  6 Mickey Witek  5 Babe Young Outfielders  3 Frank Demaree 26 Buster Maynard  1 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott 26 Johnny Rucker 29 Bob Seeds  9 Red Tramback Manager 30 Bill Terry Coaches 31 Travis Jackson 32 Frank Snyder 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 C Harry Danning 140 524 157 .300 13 91 1B Babe Young 149 556 159 .286 17 101 2B Tony Cuccinello 88 307 64 .208 5 36 SS Mickey Witek 119 433 111 .256 3 31 3B Burgess Whitehead 133 568 160 .282 4 36 OF Mel Ott 151 536 155 .289 19 79 OF Frank Demaree 121 460 139 .302 7 61 OF Jo-Jo Moore 138 543 150 .276 6 46 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 Johnny Rucker 86 277 82 .296 4 23 Billy Jurges 63 214 54 .252 2 36 Bob Seeds 56 155 45 .290 4 16 Ken O'Dea 48 96 23 .240 0 12 Al Glossop 27 91 19 .209 4 8 Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy (baseball) 51 67 16 .239 0 5 Buster Maynard 7 29 8 .276 1 2 Glen Stewart 15 29 4 .138 0 0 Red Tramback 2 4 1 .250 0 0 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 Harry Gumbert 35 237.0 12 14 3.76 77 Hal Schumacher 34 227.0 13 13 3.25 123 Carl Hubbell 31 214.1 11 12 3.65 86 Bill Lohrman 31 195.0 10 15 3.78 73 Willis Hudlin 1 5.0 0 1 10.80 1 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 Cliff Melton 37 166.2 10 11 4.91 91 Paul Dean Paul Dean (baseball) 27 99.1 4 4 3.90 32 Bob Carpenter Bob Carpenter (baseball) 5 33.0 2 0 2.73 25 Hy Vandenberg 13 32.1 1 1 3.90 17 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 Jumbo Brown 41 2 4 7 3.42 31 Red Lynn 33 4 3 3 3.83 25 Roy Joiner 30 3 2 1 3.40 25 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Jersey City Giants International League Bert Niehoff A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell and Freddie Lindstrom B Clinton Giants Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Josh Billings B Richmond Colts Piedmont League Eddie Phillips C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Herschel Bobo D Milford Giants Eastern Shore League Bubber Jonnard D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Johnnie Heving Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1940 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1940 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season New York Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan