1940 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 721,200, Avg. 11,095
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (82-72)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 82-72
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 721,200, Avg. 11,095
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (82-72)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Red Sox scored 872 runs and yielded 825 runs. Jimmie Foxx walloped 36 home runs for Boston, while Jim Tabor, Ted Williams, Joe Cronin and Bobby Doerr each added 20 or more, too. Jimmie Foxx drove in 119 runs. Ted Williams led all regular batters by hitting .344. Joe Heving and Jack Wilson topped the squad with 12 wins each, and Lefty Grove recorded a 3.99 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Cronin coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 872
Regular Season Runs Against: 825
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 19, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 19, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 23, 1940 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 24, 1940 | Washington Senators 9 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
| April 27, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 28, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| April 29, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 3-2 | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||
| April 30, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 3-3 | 4-1 | 7-4 | ||
| May 1, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 4-3 | 4-1 | 8-4 | ||
| May 3, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 5-3 | 4-1 | 9-4 | ||
| May 4, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 6-3 | 4-1 | 10-4 | ||
| May 5, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 6-4 | 4-1 | 10-5 | ||
| May 6, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 7-4 | 4-1 | 11-5 | ||
| May 7, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 8-4 | 4-1 | 12-5 | ||
| May 8, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 9-4 | 4-1 | 13-5 | ||
| May 9, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 10-4 | 4-1 | 14-5 | ||
| May 10, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 10-4 | 5-1 | 15-5 | ||
| May 11, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 10-4 | 6-1 | 16-5 | ||
| May 12, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 10-4 | 6-2 | 16-6 | ||
| May 14, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 10-4 | 7-2 | 17-6 | ||
| May 16, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 10-4 | 8-2 | 18-6 | ||
| May 20, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 10-4 | 8-3 | 18-7 | ||
| May 21, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 10-4 | 9-3 | 19-7 | ||
| May 22, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 10-4 | 9-4 | 19-8 | ||
| May 26, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 10-5 | 9-4 | 19-9 | ||
| May 28, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 10-5 | 10-4 | 20-9 | ||
| May 29, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 10-5 | 11-4 | 21-9 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 10-5 | 11-5 | 21-10 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 10-5 | 12-5 | 22-10 | ||
| June 1, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 11-5 | 12-5 | 23-10 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 11-6 | 12-5 | 23-11 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 12-6 | 12-5 | 24-11 | ||
| June 3, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 12-7 | 12-5 | 24-12 | ||
| June 4, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 12-8 | 12-5 | 24-13 | ||
| June 5, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 12-9 | 12-5 | 24-14 | ||
| June 6, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 13-9 | 12-5 | 25-14 | ||
| June 7, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 13-10 | 12-5 | 25-15 | ||
| June 8, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 13-11 | 12-5 | 25-16 | ||
| June 11, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 14-11 | 12-5 | 26-16 | ||
| June 12, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 15-11 | 12-5 | 27-16 | ||
| June 14, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 15-11 | 13-5 | 28-16 | ||
| June 15, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 15-11 | 14-5 | 29-16 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 15-11 | 15-5 | 30-16 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 15-11 | 16-5 | 31-16 | ||
| June 18, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 15-11 | 16-6 | 31-17 | ||
| June 19, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 15-11 | 16-7 | 31-18 | ||
| June 20, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 15-11 | 16-8 | 31-19 | ||
| June 20, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 15-11 | 16-9 | 31-20 | ||
| June 21, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 15-11 | 16-10 | 31-21 | ||
| June 22, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 15-11 | 16-11 | 31-22 | ||
| June 23, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 15-11 | 16-12 | 31-23 | ||
| June 23, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 15-11 | 17-12 | 32-23 | ||
| June 25, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 15-11 | 18-12 | 33-23 | ||
| June 25, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 15-11 | 18-13 | 33-24 | ||
| June 26, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 15-11 | 19-13 | 34-24 | ||
| June 28, 1940 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 15-12 | 19-13 | 34-25 | ||
| June 29, 1940 | Washington Senators 9 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 15-13 | 19-13 | 34-26 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 16-13 | 19-13 | 35-26 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 17-13 | 19-13 | 36-26 | ||
| July 1, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 17-14 | 19-13 | 36-27 | ||
| July 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 17-15 | 19-13 | 36-28 | ||
| July 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Boston Red Sox 15 | W | 18-15 | 19-13 | 37-28 | ||
| July 3, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 19-15 | 19-13 | 38-28 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 19-16 | 19-13 | 38-29 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | New York Yankees 12 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 19-17 | 19-13 | 38-30 | ||
| July 5, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 19-17 | 20-13 | 39-30 | ||
| July 6, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 19-17 | 21-13 | 40-30 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 19-17 | 22-13 | 41-30 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 19-17 | 22-14 | 41-31 | ||
| July 11, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 20-17 | 22-14 | 42-31 | ||
| July 13, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 20-18 | 22-14 | 42-32 | ||
| July 13, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 20-19 | 22-14 | 42-33 | ||
| July 14, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 21-19 | 22-14 | 43-33 | ||
| July 14, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 22-19 | 22-14 | 44-33 | ||
| July 15, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 23-19 | 22-14 | 45-33 | ||
| July 17, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 24-19 | 22-14 | 46-33 | ||
| July 17, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 25-19 | 22-14 | 47-33 | ||
| July 18, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 25-20 | 22-14 | 47-34 | ||
| July 19, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 25-21 | 22-14 | 47-35 | ||
| July 20, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 25-22 | 22-14 | 47-36 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 25-23 | 22-14 | 47-37 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 25-24 | 22-14 | 47-38 | ||
| July 23, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 25-24 | 22-15 | 47-39 | ||
| July 24, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Chicago White Sox 12 | L | 25-24 | 22-16 | 47-40 | ||
| July 25, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 25-24 | 22-17 | 47-41 | ||
| July 26, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 14 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 25-24 | 23-17 | 48-41 | ||
| July 27, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 13 | L | 25-24 | 23-18 | 48-42 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 25-24 | 24-18 | 49-42 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 13 at St. Louis Browns 10 | W | 25-24 | 25-18 | 50-42 | ||
| July 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 25-24 | 25-19 | 50-43 | ||
| July 31, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Cleveland Indians 12 | L | 25-24 | 25-20 | 50-44 | ||
| August 1, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 25-24 | 26-20 | 51-44 | ||
| August 2, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 25-24 | 27-20 | 52-44 | ||
| August 3, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 14 | L | 25-24 | 27-21 | 52-45 | ||
| August 3, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 25-24 | 27-22 | 52-46 | ||
| August 4, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 25-24 | 28-22 | 53-46 | ||
| August 5, 1940 | New York Yankees 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 26-24 | 28-22 | 54-46 | ||
| August 6, 1940 | New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 27-24 | 28-22 | 55-46 | ||
| August 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 28-24 | 28-22 | 56-46 | ||
| August 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 28-25 | 28-22 | 56-47 | ||
| August 8, 1940 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 29-25 | 28-22 | 57-47 | ||
| August 9, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 29-25 | 28-23 | 57-48 | ||
| August 10, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 29-25 | 29-23 | 58-48 | ||
| August 11, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 29-25 | 29-24 | 58-49 | ||
| August 13, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 8 at New York Yankees 19 | L | 29-25 | 29-25 | 58-50 | ||
| August 13, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 29-25 | 29-26 | 58-51 | ||
| August 14, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 29-25 | 29-27 | 58-52 | ||
| August 15, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 11 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 29-25 | 30-27 | 59-52 | ||
| August 16, 1940 | Washington Senators 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 30-25 | 30-27 | 60-52 | ||
| August 17, 1940 | Washington Senators 9 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 31-25 | 30-27 | 61-52 | ||
| August 18, 1940 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 32-25 | 30-27 | 62-52 | ||
| August 19, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 16 | W | 33-25 | 30-27 | 63-52 | ||
| August 20, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 33-26 | 30-27 | 63-53 | ||
| August 21, 1940 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 33-27 | 30-27 | 63-54 | ||
| August 22, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 33-28 | 30-27 | 63-55 | ||
| August 24, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 12 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 33-29 | 30-27 | 63-56 | ||
| August 24, 1940 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 34-29 | 30-27 | 64-56 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 34-30 | 30-27 | 64-57 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 17 | W | 35-30 | 30-27 | 65-57 | ||
| August 26, 1940 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 36-30 | 30-27 | 66-57 | ||
| August 28, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 36-31 | 30-27 | 66-58 | ||
| August 29, 1940 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 37-31 | 30-27 | 67-58 | ||
| August 30, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 37-31 | 31-27 | 68-58 | ||
| August 31, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 37-31 | 32-27 | 69-58 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 37-31 | 32-28 | 69-59 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 37-31 | 32-29 | 69-60 | ||
| September 4, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 38-31 | 32-29 | 70-60 | ||
| September 4, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 39-31 | 32-29 | 71-60 | ||
| September 5, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 40-31 | 32-29 | 72-60 | ||
| September 7, 1940 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 40-32 | 32-29 | 72-61 | ||
| September 8, 1940 | New York Yankees 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 40-33 | 32-29 | 72-62 | ||
| September 10, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 40-33 | 33-29 | 73-62 | ||
| September 11, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 40-33 | 33-30 | 73-63 | ||
| September 12, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 40-33 | 33-31 | 73-64 | ||
| September 13, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 40-33 | 33-32 | 73-65 | ||
| September 14, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 40-33 | 34-32 | 74-65 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 40-33 | 34-33 | 74-66 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 40-33 | 34-34 | 74-67 | ||
| September 16, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 40-33 | 35-34 | 75-67 | ||
| September 18, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 40-33 | 35-35 | 75-68 | ||
| September 19, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 40-33 | 35-36 | 75-69 | ||
| September 21, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 40-33 | 35-37 | 75-70 | ||
| September 22, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 40-33 | 35-38 | 75-71 | ||
| September 24, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 40-33 | 36-38 | 76-71 | ||
| September 24, 1940 | Boston Red Sox 16 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 40-33 | 37-38 | 77-71 | ||
| September 26, 1940 | Washington Senators 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 40-34 | 37-38 | 77-72 | ||
| September 27, 1940 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 24 | W | 41-34 | 37-38 | 78-72 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 16 | W | 42-34 | 37-38 | 79-72 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 43-34 | 37-38 | 80-72 | ||
| September 29, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 44-34 | 37-38 | 81-72 | ||
| September 29, 1940 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 45-34 | 37-38 | 82-72 |
