1940 New York Yankees Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,109,200, Avg. 17,606
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Manager: Joe McCarthy (88-66)
Location: New York, New York
1940 New York Yankees Statistics
1940 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1940 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Yankees plated 817 runs and allowed 671 runs. Joe DiMaggio walloped 31 home runs for New York, while Joe Gordon, Charlie Keller and George Selkirk each swatted 20 or more also. Joe DiMaggio drove in 133 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .352. Red Ruffing led the team with 15 wins, and Marius Russo recorded a 3.28 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Joe McCarthy coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tiny BonhamPRRAugust 16, 19136'2"215Ione, CA USA
Marv BreuerPRRApril 29, 19146'2"185Rolla, MO USA
Spud ChandlerPRRSeptember 12, 19076'0"181Commerce, GA USA
Mike ChartakRFLLApril 28, 19166'2"180Brooklyn, NY USA
Frankie CrosettiSSRROctober 4, 19105'10"165San Francisco, CA USA
Babe Dahlgren1BRRJune 15, 19126'0"190San Francisco, CA USA
Bill DickeyCLRJune 6, 19076'1"185Bastrop, LA USA
Joe DiMaggioCFRRNovember 25, 19146'2"193Martinez, CA USA
Atley DonaldPLRAugust 19, 19106'1"186Morton, MS USA
Lefty GomezPLLNovember 26, 19086'2"173Rodeo, CA USA
Joe Gordon2BRRFebruary 18, 19155'10"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Lee GrissomPBLOctober 23, 19076'3"200Sherman, TX USA
Bump HadleyPRRJuly 5, 19045'11"190Lynn, MA USA
Tommy HenrichRFLLFebruary 20, 19136'0"180Massillon, OH USA
Oral HildebrandPRRApril 7, 19076'3"175Indianapolis, IN USA
Charlie KellerRFLRSeptember 12, 19165'10"185Middletown, MD USA
Bill KnickerbockerSSRRDecember 29, 19115'11"170Los Angeles, CA USA
Buster MillsLFRRSeptember 16, 19085'11"195Ranger, TX USA
Johnny MurphyPRRJuly 14, 19086'2"190New York, NY USA
Monte PearsonPRRSeptember 2, 19086'0"175Oakland, CA USA
Jake PowellOFRRJuly 15, 19085'11"180Silver Spring, MD USA
Red Rolfe3BLROctober 17, 19085'11"170Penacook, NH USA
Buddy RosarCRRJuly 3, 19145'9"190Buffalo, NY USA
Red RuffingPRRMay 3, 19056'1"205Granville, IL USA
Marius RussoPRLJuly 19, 19146'1"190Brooklyn, NY USA
George SelkirkLFLRJanuary 4, 19086'1"182Huntsville, ON CAN
Steve SundraPRRMarch 27, 19106'2"190Luxor, PA USA



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