Offseason
- October 3, 1940: Jake Mooty
Jake T. Mooty was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers.-Sources:...
was drafted by the Cubs from the Syracuse StarsThe Syracuse Stars was the name of several Minor league baseball teams who played between 1891 and 1929. The Stars were based in Syracuse, New York and played in the New York State League , Eastern Association , Eastern League , International League , International Association , and New...
in the 1939 rule 5 draftThe Rule 5 draft is a Major League Baseball player draft that occurs each year in December, at the annual Winter Meeting of general managers. The Rule 5 draft aims to prevent teams from stockpiling too many young players on their minor league affiliate teams when other teams would be willing to...
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Roster
| 1940 Chicago Cubs |
| Roster |
| Pitchers |
|
Catchers
Infielders |
|
Outfielders |
|
Manager
Coaches |
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos |
Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| 2B |
|
135 |
558 |
163 |
.292 |
5 |
57 |
| 3B |
|
149 |
603 |
191 |
.317 |
8 |
40 |
| OF |
|
135 |
491 |
146 |
.297 |
25 |
98 |
| OF |
|
129 |
485 |
152 |
.313 |
5 |
61 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player |
G |
AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| |
107 |
287 |
77 |
.268 |
1 |
36 |
| |
37 |
64 |
17 |
.266 |
1 |
12 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
| |
46 |
280.2 |
20 |
13 |
2.50 |
124 |
| |
40 |
246 |
14 |
14 |
3.29 |
107 |
| |
37 |
211.1 |
9 |
17 |
5.03 |
70 |
| |
10 |
54 |
3 |
3 |
5.17 |
18 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
IP |
W |
L |
ERA |
SO |
| |
34 |
172.2 |
13 |
9 |
2.97 |
71 |
| |
20 |
114 |
6 |
6 |
2.92 |
42 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player |
G |
W |
L |
SV |
ERA |
SO |
| |
30 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4.42 |
22 |
| |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4.78 |
5 |
| |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20.25 |
0 |
Farm system
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