1940 Cincinnati Reds Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 100–53 (.654), 1st place in National League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1940 Bill Baker 27 69 5 15 1 1 0 7 4 8 2 0 .217 .260 .261 .521
1940 Billy Myers 90 291 33 57 14 2 5 30 30 56 0 0 .196 .276 .309 .585
1940 Billy Werber 143 587 105 162 35 5 12 48 68 40 16 0 .276 .359 .414 .773
1940 Bucky Walters 37 123 11 24 3 0 1 18 4 14 2 0 .195 .220 .244 .464
1940 Dick West 7 28 4 11 2 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 .393 .393 .571 .964
1940 Eddie Joost 88 289 24 60 7 2 1 24 32 40 4 0 .208 .291 .256 .547
1940 Elmer Riddle 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1940 Ernie Lombardi 109 376 50 120 22 0 14 74 31 14 0 0 .319 .382 .489 .871
1940 Frank McCormick 155 619 93 191 44 3 19 127 52 26 2 0 .309 .367 .481 .848
1940 Gene Thompson 33 87 5 18 4 1 0 11 2 26 0 0 .207 .225 .276 .501
1940 Harry Craft 115 433 47 103 18 5 6 48 17 46 2 0 .238 .270 .344 .614
1940 Ival Goodman 136 534 78 134 20 6 12 63 60 54 9 0 .251 .327 .378 .705
1940 Jim Turner 25 76 7 18 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 .237 .237 .329 .566
1940 Jimmie Wilson 16 39 2 9 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 .231 .268 .282 .550
1940 Jimmy Ripple 32 104 15 31 10 0 4 20 13 5 1 0 .298 .387 .510 .896
1940 Joe Beggs 37 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
1940 Johnny Hutchings 19 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
1940 Johnny Vander Meer 12 20 6 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .300 .333 .400 .733
1940 Johnny Rizzo 31 110 17 31 6 0 4 17 14 14 1 0 .282 .363 .445 .808
1940 Lee Gamble 38 46 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .130 .130 .152 .283
1940 Lefty Guise 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1940 Lew Riggs 41 72 8 21 7 1 1 9 2 4 0 0 .292 .311 .458 .769
1940 Lonny Frey 150 580 102 150 23 6 8 54 80 48 22 0 .259 .351 .360 .712
1940 Mike McCormick 110 437 48 125 20 0 1 30 13 36 8 0 .286 .311 .339 .650
1940 Mike Dejan 12 16 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 .187 .316 .312 .628
1940 Milt Shoffner 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
1940 Morrie Arnovich 62 213 17 60 10 2 0 21 13 10 1 0 .282 .323 .347 .670
1940 Paul Derringer 37 112 4 18 4 0 0 8 0 19 0 0 .161 .161 .196 .357
1940 Vince Dimaggio 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1940 Wally Berger 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Whitey Moore 25 43 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 .116 .156 .116 .272
1940 Willard Hershberger 48 125 6 38 4 2 0 26 6 6 0 0 .304 .346 .368 .714
– – 153 5,497 707 1,427 264 38 89 649 453 503 72 0 .260 .320 .370 .690

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1940 Bucky Walters 36 305.0 22 10 0 0 0 241 95 84 92 5 115 36 0 29 3 2.48 1.09
1940 Elmer Riddle 15 33.2 1 2 2 0 0 30 12 7 17 0 9 1 0 1 0 1.87 1.40
1940 Gene Thompson 33 225.1 16 9 0 0 0 197 90 83 96 2 103 31 0 17 3 3.32 1.30
1940 Jim Turner 24 187.0 14 7 0 0 0 187 70 60 32 0 53 23 0 11 0 2.89 1.17
1940 Joe Beggs 37 76.2 12 3 7 0 0 68 19 17 21 1 25 1 0 0 0 2.00 1.16
1940 Johnny Hutchings 19 54.0 2 1 0 0 0 53 21 21 18 1 18 4 0 0 0 3.50 1.31
1940 Johnny Vander Meer 10 48.0 3 1 1 0 0 38 24 20 41 1 41 7 0 2 0 3.75 1.65
1940 Lefty Guise 2 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.17 1.70
1940 Milt Shoffner 20 54.1 1 0 0 0 0 56 35 34 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 5.63 1.36
1940 Paul Derringer 37 296.2 20 12 0 0 0 280 110 101 48 0 115 37 0 26 3 3.06 1.11
1940 Red Barrett 3 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.25
1940 Whitey Moore 25 116.2 8 8 1 0 0 100 48 47 56 7 60 15 0 5 1 3.63 1.34
– – 153 1,407.2 100 53 11 0 0 1,263 528 477 445 18 557 155 0 91 10 3.05 1.21

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1940 Bucky Walters P 36 13 56 4 73 7 .945 1.92
1940 Elmer Riddle P 15 0 7 0 7 2 1.000 0.47
1940 Gene Thompson P 33 12 40 4 56 1 .929 1.58
1940 Jim Turner P 24 8 35 1 44 1 .977 1.79
1940 Joe Beggs P 37 6 20 0 26 3 1.000 0.70
1940 Johnny Hutchings P 19 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 0.37
1940 Johnny Vander Meer P 10 0 9 0 9 0 1.000 0.90
1940 Lefty Guise P 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1940 Milt Shoffner P 20 0 10 0 10 0 1.000 0.50
1940 Paul Derringer P 37 8 47 3 58 1 .948 1.49
1940 Red Barrett P 3 0 2 0 2 1 1.000 0.67
1940 Whitey Moore P 25 3 9 1 13 0 .923 0.48
1940 Bill Baker C 24 87 9 0 96 1 0 0 0.0% 1.000 4.00
1940 Dick West C 7 19 2 0 21 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 3.00
1940 Ernie Lombardi C 101 397 46 5 448 5 0 0 0.0% .989 4.39
1940 Jimmie Wilson C 16 46 10 1 57 0 0 0 0.0% .982 3.50
1940 Willard Hershberger C 37 121 11 2 134 0 0 0 0.0% .985 3.57
1940 Frank McCormick 1B 155 1,587 98 8 1,693 146 .995 10.87
1940 Harry Craft 1B 2 16 1 0 17 1 1.000 8.50
1940 Eddie Joost 2B 7 12 16 0 28 3 1.000 4.00
1940 Lonny Frey 2B 150 366 512 21 899 111 .977 5.85
1940 Billy Werber 3B 143 139 287 17 443 24 .962 2.98
1940 Eddie Joost 3B 4 4 14 0 18 0 1.000 4.50
1940 Lew Riggs 3B 11 10 23 2 35 2 .943 3.00
1940 Billy Myers SS 88 155 269 17 441 62 .961 4.82
1940 Eddie Joost SS 78 145 240 16 401 48 .960 4.94
1940 Jimmy Ripple LF 30 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 1.50
1940 Johnny Rizzo LF 30 68 6 2 76 2 .974 2.47
1940 Mike McCormick LF 107 266 9 4 279 2 .986 2.57
1940 Mike Dejan LF 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.00
1940 Morrie Arnovich LF 60 129 5 0 134 0 1.000 2.23
1940 Harry Craft CF 109 284 7 1 292 2 .997 2.67
1940 Ival Goodman RF 135 252 6 8 266 0 .970 1.91
1940 Lee Gamble RF 10 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 1.90
1940 Vince Dimaggio RF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
– – 153 4,223 1,816 117 6,156 425 0 0 .981 39.47

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1940 Bill Baker 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1940 Billy Myers 7 23 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 .130 .200 .130 .330
1940 Billy Werber 7 27 5 10 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 .370 .452 .519 .970
1940 Bucky Walters 2 7 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .857 1.143
1940 Eddie Joost 7 25 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 .200 .231 .200 .431
1940 Elmer Riddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Ernie Lombardi 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
1940 Frank McCormick 7 28 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .214 .241 .250 .491
1940 Gene Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Harry Craft 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Ival Goodman 7 30 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
1940 Jim Turner 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Jimmie Wilson 6 18 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .333 .368 .333 .702
1940 Jimmy Ripple 7 21 3 7 2 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 .333 .440 .571 1.011
1940 Joe Beggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Johnny Hutchings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Johnny Vander Meer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Lew Riggs 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Lonny Frey 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Mike McCormick 7 30 1 9 3 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 .300 .323 .400 .723
1940 Morrie Arnovich 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Paul Derringer 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 Whitey Moore 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
– – 7 236 22 58 14 0 2 21 15 30 1 2 .246 .291 .331 .621

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1940 Bucky Walters 2 18.0 2 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 6 0 6 2 0 2 1 1.50 0.78
1940 Elmer Riddle 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1940 Gene Thompson 1 3.1 0 1 0 0 0 8 6 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 16.20 3.60
1940 Jim Turner 1 6.0 0 1 0 0 0 8 5 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 7.50 1.33
1940 Joe Beggs 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.00
1940 Johnny Hutchings 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.00
1940 Johnny Vander Meer 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67
1940 Paul Derringer 3 19.1 2 1 0 0 0 17 8 6 10 0 6 3 0 2 0 2.79 1.40
1940 Whitey Moore 3 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 3.24 1.68
– – 8 61.0 4 3 0 0 0 56 28 25 30 0 30 7 0 4 1 3.69 1.41

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1940 Bucky Walters P 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 2.00
1940 Elmer Riddle P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1940 Gene Thompson P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1940 Jim Turner P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1940 Joe Beggs P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1940 Johnny Hutchings P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1940 Johnny Vander Meer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1940 Paul Derringer P 3 0 5 0 5 1 1.000 1.67
1940 Whitey Moore P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1940 Bill Baker C 3 7 0 1 8 1 0 0 0.0% .875 2.33
1940 Ernie Lombardi C 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0% 1.000 4.00
1940 Jimmie Wilson C 6 26 2 0 28 1 0 0 0.0% 1.000 4.67
1940 Frank McCormick 1B 7 59 5 1 65 8 .985 9.14
1940 Eddie Joost 2B 7 14 11 0 25 6 1.000 3.57
1940 Lonny Frey 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1940 Billy Werber 3B 7 9 16 2 27 3 .926 3.57
1940 Billy Myers SS 7 14 17 3 34 5 .912 4.43
1940 Jimmy Ripple LF 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 2.00
1940 Morrie Arnovich LF 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1940 Mike McCormick CF 7 23 1 1 25 0 .960 3.43
1940 Ival Goodman RF 7 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 1.57
– – 7 183 66 8 257 25 0 0 .969 35.57

Awards

Player Award Stats
Frank McCormick Most Valuable Player (1B) .309–19–127, 2 SB
Bucky Walters All-Star (P) 22–10, 115 SO, 2.48 ERA
Paul Derringer All-Star (P) 20–12, 115 SO, 3.06 ERA
Ernie Lombardi All-Star (C) .319–14–74
Frank McCormick All-Star (1B) .309–19–127, 2 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 1940 Cincinnati Reds

Who had the most hits on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 191 hits in 155 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with a .309 batting average in 155 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 19 home runs in 155 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with a .367 on-base percentage (OBP) in 155 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with a .481 slugging percentage in 155 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Lonny Frey led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 22 stolen bases in 150 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Bucky Walters had a 2.48 earned-run average (ERA) in 36 games, the lowest on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Bucky Walters had a 1.09 WHIP in 36 games, the lowest on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Bucky Walters led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 115 strikeouts in 36 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Bucky Walters led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 22 wins in 36 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1940 Cincinnati Reds?

Joe Beggs led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 7 saves in 37 games.