1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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 Results

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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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Russ BauersPLRMay 10, 19146'3"195Townsend, WI USA
Fern BellPRRJanuary 21, 19136'0"180Ada, OK USA
Ray BerresCRRAugust 31, 19075'9"170Kenosha, WI USA
Joe BowmanPLRJune 17, 19106'2"190Kansas City, KS USA
Mace BrownPRRMay 21, 19096'1"190North English, IA USA
Bill Brubaker3BRRNovember 7, 19106'2"185Cleveland, OH USA
Max ButcherPRRSeptember 21, 19106'2"220Holden, WV USA
Virgil DavisCRRDecember 20, 19046'1"197Birmingham, AL USA
Lloyd DietzPRRFebruary 12, 19125'11"180Cincinnati, OH USA
Vince DiMaggioCFRRSeptember 6, 19125'11"183Martinez, CA USA
Bob ElliottRFRRNovember 26, 19166'0"185San Francisco, CA USA
Ed FernandesCBRMarch 11, 19185'9"185Oakland, CA USA
Elbie Fletcher1BLLMarch 18, 19166'0"180Milton, MA USA
Debs Garms3BLRJune 26, 19075'8"165Bangs, TX USA
Frankie Gustine2BRRFebruary 20, 19206'0"175Hoopeston, IL USA
Lee Handley3BRRJuly 13, 19135'7"160Clarion, IA USA
Ray HarrellPRRFebruary 16, 19126'1"185Petrolia, TX USA
Ken HeintzelmanPRLOctober 14, 19155'11"185Peruque, MO USA
Frank KalinRFRROctober 3, 19176'0"200Steubenville, OH USA
Bob KlingerPRRJune 4, 19086'0"180Allenton, MO USA
Dick LanahanPLLSeptember 27, 19116'0"186Washington, DC USA
Johnny LanningPRRSeptember 6, 19106'1"185Asheville, NC USA
Ed Leip2BRRNovember 29, 19105'9"160Trenton, NJ USA
Al LopezCRRAugust 20, 19085'11"165Tampa, FL USA
Danny MacFaydenPRRJune 10, 19055'11"170North Truro, MA USA
Ray MuellerCRRMarch 8, 19125'9"175Pittsburg, KS USA
Pep RambertPRRAugust 1, 19166'0"175Cleveland, OH USA
Johnny RizzoLFRRJuly 30, 19126'0"190Houston, TX USA
Joe SchultzCLRAugust 29, 19185'11"180Chicago, IL USA
Rip SewellPLRMay 11, 19076'1"180Decatur, AL USA
Oad SwigartPLRFebruary 13, 19156'0"175Archie, MO USA
Maurice Van RobaysLFRRNovember 15, 19146'0"190Detroit, MI USA
Arky VaughanSSLRMarch 9, 19125'10"175Clifty, AR USA
Lloyd WanerCFLRMarch 16, 19065'9"150Harrah, OK USA
Paul WanerRFLLApril 16, 19035'8"153Harrah, OK USA
Pep Young2BRRAugust 29, 19075'9"162Jamestown, NC USA



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