The Detroit Tigers were 90-64 in 1940. They finished 1st in the AL. They lost in the 1940 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3.
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Báez makes ninth-inning plays with glove and bat to lead Tigers past Dodgers, 2-1
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Tarik Skubal throws 6 solid innings in 1st start against former team, helping Dodgers top Tigers 2-1
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Tarik Skubal shed tears, pitching in Detroit for 1st time since Tigers traded him to Dodgers
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Freddy Peralta's six scoreless innings leads Rays to 3-0 win over Tigers
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Max Clark, pitching staff help Tigers end six-game losing streak with 4-1 win over Rays
1940 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 5,418 | 888 | 1,549 | 312 | 65 | 134 | 829 | 664 | 24 | 554 | 66 | 39 | .286 | .366 | .442 |
Team Rank | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
1940 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 155 | 90 | 64 | 4.01 | 752 | 9 | 23 | 1375.1 | 1,425 | 613 | 716 | 102 | 570 | 17 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 8th | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 12th | 5th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.5 | |
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 | ||
73 | 64 | .533 | 8.5 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
55 | 81 | .404 | 26.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 5.0 | |
74 | 61 | .548 | 7.0 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
66 | 69 | .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 | 82 | .393 | 14.5 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 15.5 |