Bob Feller 1940 Game by Game Batting Logs

Bob Feller appeared in 43 Major League games during the 1940 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Feller appeared in, specifically relating to his 1940 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Feller started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"I don’t think anyone is ever going to throw a ball faster than he does," Joe DiMaggio was quoted as saying during his epic 1941 season, when he hit in a record 56 consecutive games. "And his curveball isn’t human." - Sportswriter Richard Goldstein in the New York Times (12/15/2010, 'Bob Feller, Whose Fastball Dazzled, Dies at 92', Source)
Bob Feller 1940 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Bob Feller Stats

04-16-1940 *at White Sox3000000001000.000.000.000p
04-21-1940 *vs Tigers1000000001000.000.000.000p
04-25-1940 *vs White Sox2011000101000.167.286.333p
04-29-1940 *at Tigers2000000102010.125.300.250p
 April 1940 Totals
8 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 .125 .300 .250 -
05-05-1940 *at Red Sox3120100001010.273.385.545p
05-09-1940 *at Yankees4000000003000.200.294.400p
05-14-1940 *vs Athletics0100000100000.200.333.400p
05-19-1940 *vs Yankees4010001000000.211.318.368p
05-24-1940 *at Browns4110011002000.217.308.478p
05-29-1940 *vs Tigers4010000002000.222.300.444p
 May 1940 Totals
19 3 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 8 0 1 0 .263 .300 .526 -
06-02-1940 *at Athletics3100000101000.200.294.400p
06-04-1940at Senators0000000000000.200.294.400p
06-07-1940 *at Yankees4000000002000.176.263.353p
06-11-1940 *at Red Sox2000000002000.167.250.333p
06-16-1940 *vs Athletics3000000003000.154.233.308p
06-20-1940 *vs Senators4111002000000.163.234.326p
06-24-1940 *vs Yankees4010002000000.170.235.319p
06-29-1940 *at White Sox4011002003000.176.236.333p
 June 1940 Totals
24 2 3 2 0 0 6 1 0 11 0 0 0 .125 .160 .208 -
07-03-1940 *vs Browns3000000000000.167.224.315p
07-07-1940 *vs White Sox2000000000000.161.217.304p
07-12-1940 *at Athletics4000000002000.150.203.283p
07-17-1940 *at Yankees5010000001000.154.203.277p
07-21-1940 *at Red Sox4000000001000.145.192.261p
07-26-1940 *vs Senators4022000001010.164.208.301p
07-30-1940 *vs Red Sox4010000001000.169.210.299p
 July 1940 Totals
26 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 .154 .154 .231 -
08-04-1940 *vs Yankees3010001000000.175.214.300p
08-06-1940at White Sox0000000000000.175.214.300p
08-08-1940 *at Browns3110000001010.181.218.301p
08-12-1940 *vs Tigers4000000001000.172.209.287p
08-16-1940 *vs Browns3000001000010.167.202.278p
08-20-1940 *at Red Sox3000000002000.161.196.269p
08-24-1940 *at Yankees3000000103000.156.198.260p
08-26-1940at Senators0000000000000.156.198.260p
08-30-1940 *at White Sox4000000000000.150.190.250p
 August 1940 Totals
23 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 2 0 .087 .125 .087 -
09-01-1940at White Sox0000000000000.150.190.250p
09-04-1940 *at Tigers3000000001000.146.185.243p
09-08-1940vs White Sox0000000000000.146.185.243p
09-11-1940 *vs Yankees2000000002000.143.182.238p
09-15-1940 *vs Athletics2000000101000.140.186.234p
09-18-1940 *vs Senators3020001001000.155.198.245p
09-20-1940at Tigers0000000000000.155.198.245p
09-22-1940 *at Tigers4110011002000.158.200.272p
09-27-1940 *vs Tigers1000000101010.157.205.270p
 September 1940 Totals
15 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 .200 .294 .400 -
 1940 Yearly Totals 115 7 18 5 1 2 12 7 0 45 0 6 0 .157 .205 .270 -

Bob Feller 1940 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Bob Feller appeared in 20 games at home, had 53 at-bats, drove in 8 runs, scored 2 times, had 11 hits (4 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 4 times (0 intentional), struck out 15 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (3 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .207 batting average, .263 on base percentage and .283 slugging average?

On the road, Bob Feller appeared in 23 games, had 62 at-bats, drove in 4 runs, scored 5 times, had 7 hits (1 doubles / 1 triples / 2 home runs), walked 3 times (0 intentional), struck out 30 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (3 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .112 batting average, .153 on base percentage and .258 slugging average?

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