1940 South Atlantic League season

1940 South Atlantic League season
League	South Atlantic League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – September 15
Number of games	154
Number of teams	8
Regular season
League champions	Savannah Indians
Playoffs
League champions	Columbus Red Birds
Runners-up	Macon Peaches

The 1940 South Atlantic League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 15. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.

The Columbus Red Birds won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Spartanburg Spartans ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians.

Teams

1940 South Atlantic League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Augusta Tigers	Augusta, Georgia	New York Yankees	Municipal Stadium
Columbia Reds	Columbia, South Carolina	Cincinnati Reds	Dreyfus Park
Columbus Red Birds	Columbus, Georgia	St. Louis Cardinals	Golden Park
Greenville Spinners	Greenville, South Carolina	Washington Senators	Meadowbrook Park
Jacksonville Tars	Jacksonville, Florida	None	Durkee Field
Macon Peaches	Macon, Georgia	Brooklyn Dodgers	Luther Williams Field
Savannah Indians	Savannah, Georgia	None	Grayson Stadium
Spartanburg Spartans Charleston Rebels	Spartanburg, South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina	None	Duncan Park College Park

Map of teams

Augusta

Charleston

Columbia

Columbus

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Macon

Savannah

Spartan-
burg

South Atlantic League teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Savannah Indians finish the season with the best record for the first time since 1938.
• On July 15, the Spartanburg Spartans relocated to Charleston, South Carolina and were renamed the Charleston Rebels.

Standings

South Atlantic League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Savannah Indians	94	56	.627	–
Columbus Red Birds	88	63	.583	6.5
Macon Peaches	84	67	.556	10.5
Greenville Spinners	77	72	.517	16.5
Augusta Tigers	77	73	.513	17
Columbia Reds	74	77	.490	20.5
Jacksonville Tars	64	88	.421	31
Spartanburg Spartans / Charleston Rebels	44	106	.293	50

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Hooper Triplett, Columbus Red Birds	.369
H	Harry Ashworth, Augusta Tigers	206
2B	Art Rebel, Augusta Tigers	47
3B	Billy Johnson, Augusta Tigers	20
HR	Beverly Ferrell, Greenville Spinners	21

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	James Davis, Augusta Tigers	23
ERA	Lefty Guise, Columbia Reds	2.06
IP	Alex Zukowski, Greenville Spinners	289.0

Playoffs

• The Columbus Red Birds won their second South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in six games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Savannah	2
	3	Macon	4
						3	Macon	2
						2	Columbus	4
	2	Columbus	4
	4	Greenville	0

See also

• 1940 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website