1940 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 88-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 994,444, Avg. 15,785
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (88-65)
Location: New York, New York
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 88 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Dodgers plated 697 runs and allowed 621 runs. Dolph Camilli paced Brooklyn with 23 home runs and drove in 96 runs. Dixie Walker led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .308. Freddie Fitzsimmons topped the team with 16 wins, while Whit Wyatt, too added 15 or more wins, too Freddie Fitzsimmons earned a 2.81 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Leo Durocher coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dolph Camilli | 1B | L | L | April 23, 1907 | 5'10" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Tex Carleton | P | B | R | August 19, 1906 | 6'1" | 180 | Comanche, TX USA |
Hugh Casey | P | R | R | October 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 207 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Pete Coscarart | 2B | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Escondido, CA USA |
Roy Cullenbine | RF | B | R | October 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN USA |
Curt Davis | P | R | R | September 7, 1903 | 6'2" | 185 | Greenfield, MO USA |
Carl Doyle | P | R | R | July 30, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Knoxville, TN USA |
Leo Durocher | SS | R | R | July 27, 1905 | 5'10" | 160 | West Springfield, MA USA |
Wes Ferrell | P | R | R | February 2, 1908 | 6'2" | 195 | Greensboro, NC USA |
Lou Fette | P | R | R | March 15, 1907 | 6'1" | 200 | Alma, MO USA |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | P | R | R | July 28, 1901 | 5'11" | 185 | Mishawaka, IN USA |
Wes Flowers | P | L | L | August 13, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Vanndale, AR USA |
Herman Franks | C | L | R | January 4, 1914 | 5'10" | 187 | Price, UT USA |
Joe Gallagher | RF | R | R | March 7, 1914 | 6'2" | 210 | Buffalo, NY USA |
Charlie Gilbert | CF | L | L | July 8, 1919 | 5'9" | 165 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Tony Giuliani | C | R | R | November 24, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Paul, MN USA |
Lee Grissom | P | B | L | October 23, 1907 | 6'3" | 200 | Sherman, TX USA |
Luke Hamlin | P | L | R | July 3, 1904 | 6'2" | 168 | Ferris Center, MI USA |
Ed Head | P | R | R | January 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Selma, LA USA |
Johnny Hudson | SS | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Bryan, TX USA |
Newt Kimball | P | R | R | March 27, 1915 | 6'2" | 190 | Logan, UT USA |
Ernie Koy | LF | R | R | September 17, 1909 | 6'0" | 200 | Sealy, TX USA |
Cookie Lavagetto | 3B | R | R | December 1, 1912 | 6'0" | 170 | Oakland, CA USA |
Max Macon | P | L | L | October 14, 1915 | 6'3" | 175 | Pensacola, FL USA |
Gus Mancuso | C | R | R | December 5, 1905 | 5'10" | 185 | Galveston, TX USA |
Joe Medwick | LF | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ USA |
Gene Moore | RF | L | L | August 26, 1909 | 5'11" | 175 | Lancaster, TX USA |
Van Mungo | P | R | R | June 8, 1911 | 6'2" | 185 | Pageland, SC USA |
Babe Phelps | C | L | R | April 16, 1908 | 6'2" | 225 | Odenton, MD USA |
Tot Pressnell | P | R | R | August 8, 1906 | 5'10" | 175 | Findlay, OH USA |
Steve Rachunok | P | R | R | December 5, 1916 | 6'4" | 205 | Rittman, OH USA |
Pee Wee Reese | SS | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Ekron, KY USA |
Pete Reiser | 3B | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Jimmy Ripple | LF | L | R | October 14, 1909 | 5'10" | 170 | Export, PA USA |
Don Ross | 3B | R | R | July 16, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | Pasadena, CA USA |
Vito Tamulis | P | L | L | July 11, 1911 | 5'9" | 170 | Cambridge, MA USA |
Joe Vosmik | RF | R | R | April 4, 1910 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Dixie Walker | CF | L | R | September 24, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | Villa Rica, GA USA |
Jimmy Wasdell | RF | L | L | May 15, 1914 | 5'11" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Whit Wyatt | P | R | R | September 27, 1907 | 6'1" | 185 | Kensington, GA USA |