1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 562,131, Avg. 9,692
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Frankie Frisch (78-76)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Pirates topped the circuit with 809 runs. Pittsburgh surrendered 783 runs, most in the league. Vince DiMaggio paced the team with 19 home runs, and Elbie Fletcher walloped 20 or more also. Maurice Van Robays recorded 116 runs batted in. Arky Vaughan led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .300 clip. Rip Sewell paced the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.80 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Frankie Frisch coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 800
Regular Season Runs Against: 774

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 22, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
April 23, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 24, 1940 Chicago Cubs 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 2-1 1-0 3-1
April 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 2-2 1-0 3-2
April 26, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 3-2 1-0 4-2
April 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 3-2 1-1 4-3
April 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 3-2 1-2 4-4
April 29, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 3-2 1-3 4-5
April 30, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 3-3 1-3 4-6
May 5, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 3-4 1-3 4-7
May 6, 1940 Boston Bees 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 3-5 1-3 4-8
May 7, 1940 Boston Bees 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 3-6 1-3 4-9
May 8, 1940 New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 3-7 1-3 4-10
May 9, 1940 New York Giants 17 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 3-8 1-3 4-11
May 10, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 3-8 2-3 5-11
May 11, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 3-8 2-4 5-12
May 12, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 3-8 2-5 5-13
May 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 2 W 3-8 3-5 6-13
May 15, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 5 L 3-8 3-6 6-14
May 18, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 15 L 3-8 3-7 6-15
May 19, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 3-8 3-8 6-16
May 20, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 3-8 3-9 6-17
May 22, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 3-8 3-10 6-18
May 25, 1940 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 4-8 3-10 7-18
May 26, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 5-8 3-10 8-18
May 27, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 5-9 3-10 8-19
May 27, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 5-10 3-10 8-20
May 28, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 6-10 3-10 9-20
May 29, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 6-11 3-10 9-21
June 2, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 7-11 3-10 10-21
June 2, 1940 New York Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 7-12 3-10 10-22
June 3, 1940 New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 7-13 3-10 10-23
June 4, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 W 8-13 3-10 11-23
June 6, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 9-13 3-10 12-23
June 7, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 10-13 3-10 13-23
June 8, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 11-13 3-10 14-23
June 9, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 12-13 3-10 15-23
June 9, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 12-14 3-10 15-24
June 10, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 12-15 3-10 15-25
June 12, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 12-16 3-10 15-26
June 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Giants 8 L 12-16 3-11 15-27
June 15, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 12 L 12-16 3-12 15-28
June 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 3 W 12-16 4-12 16-28
June 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 0 W 12-16 5-12 17-28
June 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 5 L 12-16 5-13 17-29
June 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 5 L 12-16 5-14 17-30
June 19, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 1 W 12-16 6-14 18-30
June 20, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Bees 7 W 12-16 7-14 19-30
June 21, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 L 12-16 7-15 19-31
June 22, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 12-16 8-15 20-31
June 23, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 12-16 9-15 21-31
June 25, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 12-16 10-15 22-31
June 26, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 12-16 11-15 23-31
June 26, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 12-16 11-16 23-32
June 28, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 12-17 11-16 23-33
June 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 13-17 11-16 24-33
June 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 13-18 11-16 24-34
July 1, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 13-18 12-16 25-34
July 2, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 10 L 13-18 12-17 25-35
July 3, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 13-18 12-18 25-36
July 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 13-18 12-19 25-37
July 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 9 L 13-18 12-20 25-38
July 5, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 13-18 12-21 25-39
July 6, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 13-18 13-21 26-39
July 6, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 13-18 14-21 27-39
July 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 13-18 15-21 28-39
July 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 13-18 16-21 29-39
July 12, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 13-19 16-21 29-40
July 13, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 14-19 16-21 30-40
July 14, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 15-19 16-21 31-40
July 14, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 15-20 16-21 31-41
July 15, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 15-21 16-21 31-42
July 15, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 16-21 16-21 32-42
July 16, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 17-21 16-21 33-42
July 18, 1940 New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 17-22 16-21 33-43
July 19, 1940 New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 17-23 16-21 33-44
July 20, 1940 Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 17 W 18-23 16-21 34-44
July 21, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 19-23 16-21 35-44
July 21, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 16 W 20-23 16-21 36-44
July 23, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Giants 9 L 20-23 16-22 36-45
July 25, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 1 W 20-23 17-22 37-45
July 26, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Bees 0 W 20-23 18-22 38-45
July 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Boston Bees 4 W 20-23 19-22 39-45
July 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Bees 3 W 20-23 20-22 40-45
July 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 2 W 20-23 21-22 41-45
July 29, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 20-23 21-23 41-46
July 30, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 20-23 22-23 42-46
August 1, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 20-23 22-24 42-47
August 1, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 20-23 22-25 42-48
August 2, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 20-23 23-25 43-48
August 3, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 20-23 24-25 44-48
August 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 20-23 25-25 45-48
August 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 20-23 26-25 46-48
August 6, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 21-23 26-25 47-48
August 7, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 22-23 26-25 48-48
August 7, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 23-23 26-25 49-48
August 9, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 24-23 26-25 50-48
August 10, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 24-24 26-25 50-49
August 11, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 25-24 26-25 51-49
August 11, 1940 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 26-24 26-25 52-49
August 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 27-24 26-25 53-49
August 13, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 27-25 26-25 53-50
August 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 27-25 26-26 53-51
August 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 27-25 26-27 53-52
August 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 27-25 27-27 54-52
August 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 27-25 27-28 54-53
August 18, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 9 L 27-25 27-29 54-54
August 19, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 27-26 27-29 54-55
August 20, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 28-26 27-29 55-55
August 21, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 29-26 27-29 56-55
August 22, 1940 New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 29-27 27-29 56-56
August 22, 1940 New York Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 30-27 27-29 57-56
August 23, 1940 New York Giants 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 31-27 27-29 58-56
August 24, 1940 New York Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 31-28 27-29 58-57
August 25, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 32-28 27-29 59-57
August 25, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 32-29 27-29 59-58
August 28, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 33-29 27-29 60-58
August 28, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 34-29 27-29 61-58
August 29, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 35-29 27-29 62-58
September 1, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 36-29 27-29 63-58
September 2, 1940 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 36-30 27-29 63-59
September 2, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 37-30 27-29 64-59
September 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 37-30 27-30 64-60
September 5, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 37-30 27-31 64-61
September 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 37-30 28-31 65-61
September 8, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 37-30 29-31 66-61
September 8, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 W 37-30 30-31 67-61
September 10, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 37-30 31-31 68-61
September 10, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 37-30 32-31 69-61
September 11, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 37-30 33-31 70-61
September 12, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 37-30 33-32 70-62
September 12, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 37-30 33-33 70-63
September 13, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 37-30 33-34 70-64
September 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 37-30 33-35 70-65
September 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 37-30 33-36 70-66
September 15, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at New York Giants 3 W 37-30 34-36 71-66
September 15, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 3 W 37-30 35-36 72-66
September 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 6 W 37-30 36-36 73-66
September 17, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 10 L 37-30 36-37 73-67
September 18, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 4 L 37-30 36-38 73-68
September 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 37-31 36-38 73-69
September 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 37-32 36-38 73-70
September 21, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 37-33 36-38 73-71
September 21, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 38-33 36-38 74-71
September 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 39-33 36-38 75-71
September 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 39-34 36-38 75-72
September 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 40-34 36-38 76-72
September 25, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 40-34 36-39 76-73
September 25, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 40-34 36-40 76-74
September 26, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 40-34 37-40 77-74
September 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 40-34 38-40 78-74
September 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 40-34 38-41 78-75
September 29, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 11 L 40-34 38-42 78-76


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