The 1940 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1940 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1940 New York Yankees salary list, a 1940 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1940 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage." - Lefty Gomez
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Tiny Bonham | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1913-08-16 |
24 | Marv Breuer | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1914-04-29 |
21 | Spud Chandler | 6-00 | 181 | Right | Right | 1907-09-12 |
28 | Atley Donald | 6-01 | 186 | Right | Left | 1910-08-19 |
11 | Lefty Gomez | 6-02 | 173 | Left | Left | 1908-11-26 |
27 | Lee Grissom | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Both | 1907-10-23 |
14 | Bump Hadley | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1904-07-05 |
20 | Oral Hildebrand | 6-03 | 175 | Right | Right | 1907-04-07 |
19 | Johnny Murphy | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1908-07-14 |
16 | Monte Pearson | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1908-09-02 |
15 | Red Ruffing | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1905-05-03 |
22 | Marius Russo | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Right | 1914-07-19 |
25 | Steve Sundra | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1910-03-27 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Bill Dickey | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1907-06-06 |
26 | Buddy Rosar | 5-09 | 190 | Right | Right | 1914-07-03 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Frankie Crosetti | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1910-10-04 |
12 | Babe Dahlgren | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1912-06-15 |
6 | Joe Gordon | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-02-18 |
10 | Bill Knickerbocker | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1911-12-29 |
2 | Red Rolfe | 5-11½ | 170 | Right | Left | 1908-10-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
30 | Mike Chartak | 6-02 | 180 | Left | Left | 1916-04-28 |
5 | Joe DiMaggio | 6-02 | 193 | Right | Right | 1914-11-25 |
7 | Tommy Henrich | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1913-02-20 |
9 | Charlie Keller | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Left | 1916-09-12 |
17, 27 | Buster Mills | 5-11½ | 195 | Right | Right | 1908-09-16 |
17 | Jake Powell | 5-11½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1908-07-15 |
3 | George Selkirk | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Left | 1908-01-04 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1940 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1940 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 66 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 96/92) where 988,975 fans witnessed their 1940 Yankees finish the season with a .571 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1940 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1940 New York Yankees salary list, a 1940 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1940 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1940 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?