The 1940

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season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the

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with a record of 67 wins and 87 losses.

Offseason

* December 8, 1939: Moose Solters was traded by the Browns to the

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for Rip Radcliff. * Prior to 1940 season:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* August 3, 1940:

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was signed as a free agent by the Browns.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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References

External links

1940 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference1940 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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