1940 NAL Stolen Bases by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Bases stolen
The Kansas City Monarchs led the NAL in stolen bases in 1940, with 55, 14 ahead of the Memphis Red Sox. The average across 7 NAL teams is 27.9.
Led the NAL in 1940
Kansas City Monarchs
52 games
55
Stolen Bases
14 clear of Memphis Red Sox
| # | Team | G | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 52 | 55 |
| 2 | Memphis Red Sox | 57 | 41 |
| 3 | St. Louis-New Orleans Stars | 50 | 31 |
| 4 | Cleveland Bears | 37 | 28 |
| NAL average | 27.9 | ||
| 5 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 31 | 22 |
| 6 | Birmingham Black Barons | 45 | 14 |
| 7 | Chicago American Giants | 50 | 4 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.