1940 Major League Died this Year

World Series Champion: Cincinnati Reds

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Batting

Batting
Rk	Name	Yrs	From	To	WAR/pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Date of Death	Died	Tms
1	Bill Abstein	3	1906	1910	-0.4	170	683	619	54	150	22	10	1	76	21		29	75	.242	.281	.315	.596	Apr 8	St. Louis, MO, United States	PIT, SLB
2	Bert Adams	8	1910	1919	-3.0	267	725	678	37	137	17	4	2	45	9	1	23	98	.202	.229	.248	.477	Jun 24	Los Angeles, CA, United States	CLE, PHI
3	Alex Albritton	3	1923	1925	0.2	11	11	9	2	3	2	0	0	0	0		2		.333	.455	.556	1.010	Feb 16	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BBS, WMP, WP
4	Wally Andrews	2	1884	1888	0.5	40	159	142	22	28	11	4	0	14	5		17	25	.197	.283	.331	.614	Jan 20	Indianapolis, IN, United States	LOU
5	Bock Baker	1	1901	1901	-0.1	2	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	Aug 17	New York, NY, United States	CLE, PHA
6	Phil Baker	3	1883	1886	2.2	195	856	817	134	212	20	11	3	34	16		39	32	.259	.293	.322	.615	Jun 4	Washington, DC, United States	BAL, WHS
7	Charlie Berry	1	1884	1884	-0.7	43	171	170	21	38	8	1	1				1		.224	.228	.300	.528	Jan 22	Phillipsburg, NJ, United States	ALT, CPI, KCC
8	George Bird	1	1871	1871	-0.1	25	109	106	19	28	2	5	0	13	1	0	3	2	.264	.284	.377	.662	Nov 9	Rockford, IL, United States	ROK
9	Matt Broderick	1	1903	1903	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Feb 26	Freeland, PA, United States	BRO
10	Ed Bruyette	1	1901	1901	-0.7	26	96	82	7	15	3	0	0	4	1		12	22	.183	.295	.220	.514	Aug 5	Peshastin, WA, United States	MLA
11	Joe Burke	2	1890	1891	0.2	3	12	10	3	5	0	0	0	3	0		1	2	.500	.583	.500	1.083	Nov 3	Cincinnati, OH, United States	CKK, STL
12	Bill Childress	1	1895	1895	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					Dec 30	St. Louis, MO, United States	LOU
13	George Clark	1	1913	1913	0.1	11	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	Nov 14	Sioux City, IA, United States	NYY
14	Henry Cote	2	1894	1895	0.4	20	74	64	17	19	2	2	0	8	4		8	9	.297	.375	.391	.766	Apr 28	Troy, NY, United States	LOU
15	Roy Crabb	1	1912	1912	-0.4	9	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.000	.000	.000	.000	Mar 30	Lewistown, MT, United States	CHW, PHA
16	George Davis HOF	20	1890	1909	84.9	2372	10188	9045	1545	2665	453	163	73	1440	619		874	613	.295	.362	.405	.767	Oct 17	Philadelphia, PA, United States	CHW, CLV, NYG
17	Frank Decker	2	1879	1882	-0.2	5	18	18	0	3	0	0	0	1			0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	Feb 5	St. Louis, MO, United States	STL, SYR
18	George Dixon	11	1920	1934	2.9	362	1210	1051	150	267	38	14	8	175	12		117		.254	.338	.340	.678	Aug 4	Cleveland, OH, United States	ABC, BBB, CAG, CCU, CHT, CRS, CTG
19	Patsy Dougherty	10	1902	1911	17.8	1233	5130	4558	678	1294	138	78	17	413	261		378	460	.284	.346	.360	.705	Apr 30	Bolivar, NY, United States	BOS, CHW, NYY
20	Logan Drake	3	1922	1924	0.0	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jun 1	Columbia, SC, United States	CLE
21	Gus Dundon	3	1904	1906	1.8	247	933	833	77	168	17	6	0	62	37		64	80	.202	.265	.236	.502	Sep 1	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	CHW
22	Harry Eells	1	1906	1906	0.1	14	35	32	2	6	2	0	0	1	0		2	17	.188	.257	.250	.507	Dec 7	Los Angeles, CA, United States	CLE
23	Red Ehret	11	1888	1898	-3.0	397	1344	1265	117	274	32	11	4	140	15		57	142	.217	.252	.269	.520	Jul 28	Cincinnati, OH, United States	CIN, KCC, LOU, PIT, STL
24	Red Fisher	1	1910	1910	-0.5	23	84	72	5	9	2	1	0	3	5		8	16	.125	.222	.181	.403	Jan 31	Louisville, KY, United States	SLB
25	Ira Flagstead	13	1917	1930	18.6	1218	4798	4139	644	1202	262	50	40	456	71	63	467	288	.290	.370	.407	.776	Mar 13	Olympia, WA, United States	BOS, DET, PIT, WSH
26	Sylvester Foreman	6	1921	1932	0.0	173	571	502	59	112	12	9	3	55	3		58		.223	.309	.301	.609	Aug 23	Kansas City, MO, United States	ABC, CBN, KCM, MB, WAP
27	Otis Francis	1	1920	1920	0.2	2	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		.500	.600	.500	1.100	May 5	Indianapolis, IN, United States	ABC
28	Chick Fraser	14	1896	1909	-2.8	459	1447	1319	134	235	34	13	3	96	19		81	295	.178	.230	.230	.460	May 8	Wendell, ID, United States	BSN, CHC, CIN, CLV, LOU, PHA, PHI
29	Charles Fulmer	11	1871	1884	8.9	583	2482	2439	361	635	70	30	8	262	14	8	43	67	.260	.273	.323	.597	Feb 15	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BUF, CIN, LOU, NYU, PHI, ROK, STL
30	Harry Gaspar	4	1909	1912	-1.3	143	293	266	16	36	5	0	0	16	1		14	84	.135	.181	.154	.336	May 14	Santa Ana, CA, United States	CIN
31	Ed Hallinan	2	1911	1912	-1.4	80	285	255	24	54	5	1	0	15	7	3	19	59	.212	.269	.239	.508	Aug 24	San Francisco, CA, United States	SLB
32	Billy Hamilton HOF	14	1888	1901	63.2	1594	7609	6283	1697	2164	242	95	40	742	914		1189	362	.344	.455	.432	.888	Dec 15	Worcester, MA, United States	BSN, KCC, PHI
33	Alex Hardy	2	1902	1903	0.1	7	24	20	3	4	1	0	0	5	0		2	3	.200	.304	.250	.554	Apr 22	Toronto, ON, Canada	CHC
34	John Harkins	5	1884	1888	-0.3	173	673	631	73	144	17	6	2	66	6		41	57	.228	.276	.284	.560	Nov 18	New Brunswick, NJ, United States	BAL, BRO, CLV
35	Bill Hawes	2	1879	1884	-0.9	117	511	504	99	128	10	7	4	9			7	13	.254	.264	.325	.590	Jun 16	Lowell, MA, United States	BSN, COR
36	John Heileman	1	1901	1901	-0.3	5	15	15	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	7	.133	.133	.200	.333	Jul 19	Cincinnati, OH, United States	CIN
37	Mack Heller	1	1932	1932	0.2	3	13	10	5	3	1	0	1	3	0		1		.300	.462	.700	1.162	Oct 18	Caddo Parish, LA, United States	MRM
38	Willard Hershberger	3	1938	1940	1.4	160	440	402	41	127	16	5	0	70	2	0	20	16	.316	.356	.381	.737	Aug 3	Boston, MA, United States	CIN
39	Charlie Hollocher	7	1918	1924	23.4	760	3394	2936	411	894	145	35	14	241	99	80	277	94	.304	.370	.392	.762	Aug 14	Frontenac, MO, United States	CHC
40	Charlie Johnson	1	1908	1908	0.1	6	18	16	2	4	0	1	0	2	0		1	3	.250	.333	.375	.708	Aug 28	Marcus Hook, PA, United States	PHI
41	George Johnson	6	1923	1928	3.0	286	1095	1003	159	288	59	12	20	150	32		86		.287	.344	.430	.774	Aug 6	Philadelphia, PA, United States	HIL, NLG, PTG
42	Johnny Johnston	1	1913	1913	0.4	111	448	380	37	85	14	4	2	27	11		42	51	.224	.308	.297	.605	Mar 7	San Diego, CA, United States	SLB
43	Mike Jordan	1	1890	1890	-1.4	37	143	125	8	12	1	0	0	6	5		15	19	.096	.210	.104	.314	Sep 25	Lawrence, MA, United States	PIT
44	Ed Keas	1	1888	1888	-0.2	6	24	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	.087	.125	.087	.212	Jan 12	Dubuque, IA, United States	CLE
45	Billy Kelly	4	1910	1913	-0.7	104	241	224	32	65	5	4	1	21	9	1	5	30	.290	.312	.362	.673	Jun 3	Detroit, MI, United States	PIT, STL
46	Charlie Kelly	2	1883	1886	-0.2	3	10	10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	3	.100	.100	.300	.400	Jan 5	Clifton Heights, PA, United States	PHA, PHI
47	John Kiley	2	1884	1891	-0.2	15	64	58	9	12	2	2	0	0	0		4	1	.207	.281	.310	.592	Dec 18	Norwood, MA, United States	BSN, WAS
48	Matt Kilroy	10	1886	1898	3.0	330	1189	1062	163	236	24	17	1	103	67		118	88	.222	.304	.280	.584	Mar 2	Philadelphia, PA, United States	BAL, BOS, CHC, CKK, LOU, WHS
49	Fred Klobedanz	5	1896	1902	1.1	108	356	329	48	91	12	6	7	47	1		10	58	.277	.312	.413	.726	Apr 12	Waterbury, CT, United States	BSN
50	Andy Knox	1	1890	1890	-0.2	21	84	75	6	19	3	0	0	8	5		9		.253	.333	.293	.627	Sep 14	Philadelphia, PA, United States	PHA
51	Harry Krause	5	1908	1912	0.1	85	204	185	18	36	5	1	0	14	0	0	4	42	.195	.220	.232	.452	Oct 23	San Francisco, CA, United States	CLE, PHA
52	Bill Leith	1	1899	1899	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 16	Beacon, NY, United States	WHS
53	Axel Lindstrom	1	1916	1916	0.0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	Jun 24	Asheville, NC, United States	PHA
54	Marshall Locke	1	1884	1884	0.0	7	29	29	5	7	0	1	0	5			0		.241	.241	.310	.552	Mar 6	Ashland, OH, United States	IND
55	Byrd Lynn	5	1916	1920	0.5	116	242	211	15	50	9	1	0	17	3	0	18	31	.237	.303	.289	.592	Feb 5	Napa, CA, United States	CHW
56	Mike Mahoney	2	1897	1898	-0.2	4	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	Jan 3	Boston, MA, United States	BSN, STL
57	Bill Massey	1	1894	1894	-0.2	13	56	53	7	15	3	0	0	5	0		3	2	.283	.321	.340	.661	Oct 9	Manila, Philippines	CIN
58	Patsy McGaffigan	2	1917	1918	-1.0	73	285	252	22	49	4	2	1	14	4		16	30	.194	.245	.238	.483	Dec 22	Carlyle, IL, United States	PHI
59	George McQuillan	10	1907	1918	-2.2	273	547	469	23	55	6	1	0	20	2	0	34	133	.117	.182	.134	.316	Mar 30	Columbus, OH, United States	CIN, CLE, PHI, PIT
60	Bill Mellor	1	1902	1902	0.1	10	40	36	4	13	3	0	0	5	1		3	6	.361	.410	.444	.855	Nov 5	Bridgeton, RI, United States	BLA
61	Blanch Moody	1	1940	1940	0.0	12	22	19	0	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		.158	.200	.158	.358	Oct 27	Eloy, AZ, United States	BBB
62	Ray Morgan	8	1911	1918	13.3	741	2940	2480	278	630	90	33	4	254	88	33	320	241	.254	.348	.322	.670	Feb 15	Baltimore, MD, United States	WSH
63	Dave Murphy	1	1905	1905	-0.2	3	12	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	4	.182	.182	.182	.364	Apr 8	Adams, MA, United States	BSN
64	Mitchell Murray	12	1920	1932	11.4	540	1824	1626	268	490	85	14	29	275	34		156		.301	.370	.424	.795	Aug 12	Dayton, OH, United States	AB2, ABC, CAG, CTS, DM, SLS, TT
65	Billy Otterson	1	1887	1887	-0.1	30	108	100	16	20	4	1	2	15	8		8	17	.200	.259	.320	.579	Sep 21	Pittsburgh, PA, United States	BRO
66	Ed Pabst	1	1890	1890	0.3	12	44	39	8	12	2	1	0	3	3		5		.308	.386	.410	.797	Jun 19	St. Louis, MO, United States	PHA, STL
67	Joe Quinn	17	1884	1901	4.7	1772	7370	6897	895	1804	228	70	30	800	270		366	295	.262	.303	.328	.630	Nov 12	St. Louis, MO, United States	BLN, BOS, BSN, CIN, CLV, SLM, STL, WSH
68	Billy Reid	2	1883	1884	-0.2	43	176	167	25	44	5	0	0				8		.263	.301	.293	.595	Jun 26	London, ON, Canada	BAL, PIT
69	Jimmie Savage	3	1912	1915	0.7	148	587	503	82	139	9	9	1	26	17		69	32	.276	.364	.336	.700	Jun 26	New Castle, PA, United States	PBS, PHI
70	Crazy Schmit	5	1890	1901	-0.5	60	185	161	18	26	1	0	0	3	5		18	42	.161	.266	.168	.434	Oct 5	Chicago, IL, United States	BLA, BLN, CLV, NYG, PIT
71	Bill Schwartz	2	1883	1884	-0.4	31	113	110	14	26	4	0	1				3		.236	.257	.300	.557	Dec 22	Newport, KY, United States	COL, COR
72	Tom Seaton	6	1912	1917	0.1	232	496	451	44	84	12	6	4	32	8	2	24	163	.186	.227	.266	.493	Apr 10	El Paso, TX, United States	BTT, CHC, NEW, PHI
73	Spike Shannon	5	1904	1908	5.5	694	3021	2613	383	677	49	15	3	183	145		286	288	.259	.337	.293	.630	May 17	Minneapolis, MN, United States	NYG, PIT, STL
74	Bill Shipke	4	1906	1909	2.1	186	647	552	59	110	11	10	1	29	21		55	96	.199	.280	.261	.541	Sep 10	Omaha, NE, United States	CLE, WSH
75	John Stafford	1	1893	1893	-0.1	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 3	Worcester, MA, United States	CLV
76	Buck Stanley	1	1911	1911	-0.1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Aug 13	Norfolk, VA, United States	PHI
77	Park Swartzel	1	1889	1889	-0.6	51	198	174	19	25	4	0	0	20	7		18	33	.144	.247	.167	.414	Jan 3	Los Angeles, CA, United States	KCC
78	Charlie Swindells	1	1904	1904	-0.2	3	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	Jul 22	Portland, OR, United States	STL
79	John Taber	1	1890	1890	-0.1	2	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Feb 21	Boston, MA, United States	BSN
80	Frank Thompson	1	1920	1920	-0.3	22	67	53	7	9	0	0	0	5	1	1	13	10	.170	.343	.170	.513	Jun 27	Webb City, MO, United States	SLB
81	Ollie Tucker	2	1927	1928	-0.6	34	87	71	6	11	2	0	1	10	0	2	11	5	.155	.277	.225	.502	Jul 13	Radiant, VA, United States	CLE, WSH
82	Libe Washburn	2	1902	1903	0.2	14	32	27	2	7	0	0	0	1	1		3	5	.259	.375	.259	.634	Mar 22	Malone, NY, United States	NYG, PHI
83	Johnny Welch	9	1926	1936	0.2	175	255	228	27	50	9	0	1	20	0	0	14	43	.219	.264	.272	.536	Sep 2	St. Louis, MO, United States	BOS, CHC, PIT
84	Tom Williams	2	1892	1893	-0.1	11	32	28	6	6	0	0	0	2	2		4	6	.214	.313	.214	.527	Jul 27	Columbus, OH, United States	CLV
85	Bill Wise	3	1882	1886	0.1	91	374	362	53	81	18	1	2	1	0		12	1	.224	.249	.296	.544	May 5	Washington, DC, United States	BAL, WHS
86	Hiram Wright	1	1887	1887	0.0	1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	Feb 6	Washington, DC, United States	WHS
87	George Yeager	6	1896	1902	0.0	218	773	705	90	168	25	6	5	73	7		45	61	.238	.290	.312	.602	Jul 5	Cincinnati, OH, United States	BLA, BSN, CLE, NYG, PIT
88	Stan Yerkes	3	1901	1903	-0.4	45	121	108	5	14	2	0	0	2	0		10	35	.130	.203	.148	.352	Jul 28	Boston, MA, United States	BLA, STL
89	Ed Yewell	1	1884	1884	-0.2	28	99	97	14	23	3	1	0				1		.237	.253	.289	.541	Sep 15	Washington, DC, United States	WAS, WHS
	Totals	345	1871	1940	247.3	17780	69129	61489	9340	16572	2304	781	340	6672	2899	194	5673	4839	.270	.337	.349	.686