The Boston Red Sox were 82-72 in 1940. They finished 4th in the AL.
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Rice drives in 3 runs as Yankees beat Red Sox 9-2 to earn a doubleheader split
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Rafaela starts pivotal relay throw a day after baserunning mishap as Red Sox beat Yankees 6-0
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Boston Red Sox activate reliever Garrett Whitlock following a short stay on the injured list
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Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
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Yankees nip rival Red Sox 1-0 in series opener behind Goldschmidt, Bellinger and Schlittler
1940 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 5,481 | 872 | 1,566 | 301 | 80 | 145 | 808 | 590 | 12 | 597 | 55 | 49 | .286 | .356 | .449 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 15th | 11th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
1940 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 82 | 72 | 4.89 | 613 | 3 | 16 | 1379.2 | 1,568 | 749 | 825 | 124 | 625 | 23 |
Team Rank | 7th | 7th | 14th | 5th | 16th | 6th | 7th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 10th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
76 | 60 | .559 | 5.0 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 13.0 | |
65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 51 | .625 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 8.0 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 17.5 | |
66 | 71 | .482 | 19.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 21.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
73 | 65 | .529 | 9.0 | |
56 | 81 | .409 | 25.5 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 4.5 | |
74 | 62 | .544 | 7.5 | |
67 | 69 | .493 | 14.5 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 68 | .500 | 4.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
62 | 75 | .453 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 68 | .500 | ||
66 | 70 | .485 | 2.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 4.0 | |
53 | 83 | .390 | 15.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 16.0 |