1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in second place. It was their best finish in 16 years.

1940 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
General manager(s)Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)Leo Durocher
Local radioWOR
Red Barber, Al Helfer
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 10053 0.654 55–21 45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers 8865 0.575 12 41–37 47–28
St. Louis Cardinals 8469 0.549 16 41–36 43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 7876 0.506 22½ 40–34 38–42
Chicago Cubs 7579 0.487 25½ 40–37 35–42
New York Giants 7280 0.474 27½ 33–43 39–37
Boston Bees 6587 0.428 34½ 35–40 30–47
Philadelphia Phillies 50103 0.327 50 24–55 26–48

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 9–138–149–127–1515–69–138–14
Brooklyn 13–910–128–14–116–517–515–7–19–13–1
Chicago 14–812–106–1612–1012–1011–118–14
Cincinnati 12–914–8–116–615–715–716–612–10–1
New York 15–75–1610–127–1512–1012–1011–10
Philadelphia 6–155–1710–127–1510–126–166–16
Pittsburgh 13–97–15–111–116–1610–1216–615–7–1
St. Louis 14–813–9–114–810–12–110–1116–67–15–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1940 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
CBabe Phelps11837040109.29513612
1BDolph Camilli14251292147.28723969
2BPete Coscarart14350655120.2379585
3BCookie Lavagetto11844856115.2574434
SSPee Wee Reese843125885.27252815
OFDixie Walker14355675171.3086663
OFJoe Medwick10642362127.30014662
OFJoe Vosmik11640445114.2821420

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Jimmy Wasdell772303564.2783374
Pete Reiser582253466.2933202
Johnny Hudson851791339.2180192
Leo Durocher621601037.2311141
Gus Mancuso601441633.2290160
Charlie Gilbert571422335.246280
Herman Franks651311124.1831142
Joe Gallagher571101029.2643161
Roy Cullenbine2261811.180192
Ernie Koy2448911.229181
Don Ross1038411.289181
Gene Moore102637.269020
Jimmy Ripple71303.231000
Tony Giuliani1100.000000

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO
Whit Wyatt373416239.115143.4662124
Luke Hamlin33259182.1983.063491
Curt Davis22189137873.811946
Freddie Fitzsimmons201811134.11622.812535
Lee Grissom1410373.2252.813456

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO
Hugh Casey441051541183.625153
Vito Tamulis41124154.1853.093455
Tex Carleton34174149663.814788
Tot Pressnell244168.1653.691721
Ed Head135239.1124.121813
Wes Flowers52021113.43108
Steve Rachunok21110014.50510

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO
Newt Kimball2133.23113.211521
Van Mungo7221012.45109
Carl Doyle35.200127.0064
Wes Ferrell140006.7544
Lou Fette230000.0020
Max Macon2210022.5001

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Dolph Camilli

  • #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.529)
  • #3 in NL in bases on balls (89)
  • #4 in NL in home runs (23)
  • #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.397)

Whit Wyatt

  • #2 in NL in strikeouts (124)

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Montreal Royals International League Clyde Sukeforth
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Larry Gilbert
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Bill Killefer
B Durham Bulls Piedmont League Oscar Roettger
B Macon Peaches South Atlantic League Milt Stock
B Anniston Rams Southeastern League Bill Rodda
C Grand Rapids Dodgers Michigan State League Burleigh Grimes
C Dayton Wings Middle Atlantic League Andy Cohen
D Greenville Lions Alabama State League Dick Luckey
D Fayetteville Angels Arkansas–Missouri League Howard Holmes
D Bassett Furnituremakers Bi-State League Einar Sorenson
D Rayne Rice Birds Evangeline League Art Bartelli
D American Pioneers Georgia–Florida League Bernie deVivieros
Stew Hofferth
D Bowling Green Barons Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Ellis Powers
D Landis Dodgers North Carolina State League Otis Carter
D Newport Dodgers Northeast Arkansas League Cliff Green
Paul Chervinko
D Superior Blues Northern League James Geygan
D Johnstown Johnnies Pennsylvania State Association George Treadwell
D Olean Oilers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Jake Pitler

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville

Notes

  1. Al Todd at Baseball-Reference
  2. Boze Berger at Baseball-Reference
  3. Herman Franks at Baseball-Reference
  4. Joe Vosmik at Baseball-Reference
  5. Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference
  6. Jim Winford at Baseball-Reference
  7. Tony Giuliani at Baseball-Reference
  8. Al Hollingsworth at Baseball-Reference
  9. Roy Hughes at Baseball-Reference
  10. Goody Rosen at Baseball-Reference
  11. Jimmy Wasdell at Baseball-Reference
  12. Roy Cullenbine at Baseball-Reference
  13. Gene Moore at Baseball-Reference
  14. Ernie Koy at Baseball-Reference
  15. Ira Hutchinson at Baseball-Reference
  16. Tuck Stainback at Baseball-Reference
  17. Wes Flowers at Baseball-Reference
  18. Jimmy Ripple at Baseball-Reference

References

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