1940 South Atlantic League season

1940 South Atlantic League season South Atlantic League Baseball April 17 – September 15 154 8 Regular season Savannah Indians Playoffs Columbus Red Birds Macon Peaches List of South Atlantic League seasons SAL 1939 South Atlantic League season 1939 1941 South Atlantic League season 1941 The 1940 South Atlantic League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 15. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs. The Columbus Red Birds won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Spartanburg Spartans ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. Teams 1940 South Atlantic League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Augusta Tigers Augusta, Georgia New York Yankees Municipal Stadium Columbia Reds Columbia, South Carolina Cincinnati Reds Dreyfus Park Columbus Red Birds Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park Greenville Spinners Greenville, South Carolina Washington Senators Meadowbrook Park Jacksonville Tars Jacksonville, Florida None Durkee Field Macon Peaches Macon, Georgia Brooklyn Dodgers Luther Williams Field Savannah Indians Savannah, Georgia None Grayson Stadium Spartanburg Spartans Charleston Rebels Spartanburg, South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina None Duncan Park College Park Map of teams left 10px South Atlantic League teams 1225 425 370 190 1140 USA 3200 USA 33.47 -81.98 Black pog.svg 80 top Augusta #ffe USA 32.80 -79.95 Black pog.svg 80 top Charleston #ffe USA 34.00 -81.03 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbia #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Black pog.svg 80 top Columbus #ffe USA 34.84 -82.39 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Greenville #ffe USA 30.35 -81.68 Black pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 32.83 -83.61 Black pog.svg 80 top Macon #ffe USA 32.04 -81.08 Black pog.svg 80 top Savannah #ffe USA 34.94 -81.91 Black pog.svg 80 top Spartan-burg #ffe Regular season Summary The Savannah Indians finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1938. On July 15, the Spartanburg Spartans relocated to Charleston, South Carolina and were renamed the Charleston Rebels. Standings 1940 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 South Atlantic League Team Win Loss % GB Savannah Indians 94 56 94 56 – Columbus Red Birds 88 63 88 63 6½ Macon Peaches 84 67 84 67 10½ Greenville Spinners 77 72 77 72 16½ Augusta Tigers 77 73 77 73 17 Columbia Reds 74 77 74 77 20½ Jacksonville Tars 64 88 64 88 31 Spartanburg Spartans / Charleston Rebels 44 106 44 106 50 League Leaders Batting leaders 1940 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Hooper Triplett, Columbus Red Birds .369 H Harry Ashworth, Augusta Tigers 206 2B Art Rebel, Augusta Tigers 47 3B Billy Johnson, Augusta Tigers 20 HR Beverly Ferrell, Greenville Spinners 21 Pitching leaders 1940 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 18, 2025 Stat Player Total W James Davis, Augusta Tigers 23 ERA Lefty Guise, Columbia Reds 2.06 IP Alex Zukowski, Greenville Spinners 289.0 Playoffs The Columbus Red Birds won their second South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in six games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Savannah 2 3 Macon 4 2 Columbus 4 4 Greenville 0 3 Macon 2 2 Columbus 4 See also 1940 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website South Atlantic League season Category:1940 in sports in Florida Category:1940 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1940 in sports in South Carolina