|
|
|
|
 |
|
Quotable!
|
|
 |
| "I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my own star with me." |
|
--Reggie Jackson | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Record |
82-72 .532 |
|
| Standings |
5th in the AL (8 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
81-73, 81-73, 81-73 |
| Runs
(S/A) |
872 /
825 |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | | Park Factors | Batting: 104 / Pitching: 103 | | Attendance | 716,234 (4th) (7th) | | Spring Training | Sarasota, Florida | | Manager | Joe Cronin | | Coaches | Frank Shellenback, Moe Berg, Thomas Daly | | Executives | President: Thomas Yawkey, General Manager: Eddie Collins | | Minor Leagues | (AA) Louisville Colonels, (A1) Little Rock Travelers, (A) Scranton Red Sox, (B) Rocky Mount Red Sox, (C) Canton Terriers, (D) Centreville Red Sox, (D) Danville-Schoolfield Leafs, (D) Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | | Radio | (WAAB) Jim Britt, Tom Hussey |
|
|
|
|
|
The 1940 Boston Red Sox
went 82-72
and finished 5th
in the
American League. The Red Sox
drew 716,234
to Fenway Park.
Doc Cramer, Lou Finney, Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams made the All-Star team.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
appear here as time allows. If you can help with some summaries or can fill out
any missing information from this page, please use the Contact link at the top
right of this page. You will receive full credit for any work you do.)
|
|
 |
|
Share Your Memories!
|
|
 |
|
Our sites have always been by you and about you. If
you check
our TV Forums or our Technology & Science forums, you'll find literally thousands of messages from fans
of 1970s TV shows, survivors of hurricanes or aircraft accidents, etc. from all over the world sharing their memories, asking
questions, making comments. Our baseball section is new, but don't let
that stop you from sharing
your memories of the first game you went to, your favorite player, a
now-forgotten stadium, etc. Of course you can also ask questions, post
trivia, tell the world what you think of Barry Bonds, or just read what
others are saying.
--Patrick Mondout
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.gif)
.gif){kind=small}
.gif){kind=small}
Franchises
.gif){kind=logo}
