1940 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch |
Local radio | KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 59th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 54th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 78–76.
Contents
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | 0.654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
New York Giants | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | 0.428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | 0.327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
Record vs. opponents
1940 National League Records
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | 9–12 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 16–5 | 17–5 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 6–16 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–9 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 5–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 6–16 | 6–16 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | 10–11 | 16–6 | 7–15–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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OF | Bob Elliott | 148 | 551 | 161 | .292 | 5 | 64 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Paul Waner | 89 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 1 | 32 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Bowman | 32 | 187.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.46 | 57 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mace Brown | 48 | 173 | 10 | 9 | 3.49 | 73 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Russ Bauers | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.63 | 11 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale
Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940; McKeesport franchise moved to Oil City and renamed, July 1, 1940
Notes
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ↑ Billy Cox page at Baseball Reference
References
- 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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