1940 Kansas City Monarchs season

January 2025 Kansas City Monarchs 1940 31–15–2 (31 15 2) Negro American League Ruppert Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 1st Andy Cooper The 1940 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1940 baseball season. The team compiled a 31–15–2 (31 15 2) record and won the NAL pennant.1940 Kansas City Monarchs Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1940&teamID=KCM&tab=roster The team featured three individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager Andy Cooper, center fielder Turkey Stearnes, and left fielder Willard Brown. The team's leading batters were: Shortstop Jesse Williams - .368 batting average, 24 RBIs in 31 games Third baseman Herb Souell - .340 batting average Buck O'Neil - .307 batting average, .447 slugging percentage, 30 RBIs in 31 games 1940 Kansas City Monarchs Batting Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1940&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=bat&sort=BA_a The team's leading pitchers were Jack Matchett (6–2, 2.58 ERA) and Frank Bradley (4–1, 2.38 ERA).1940 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1940&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=pit References Category:1940 in sports in Missouri Category:Negro league baseball seasons Category:Kansas City Monarchs