1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rip Sewell165.7622.80332331421189.71697159667060302790
Mace Brown109.5263.49481721517173.01817867549073204737
Joe Bowman910.4744.46322451002187.7209113931066057711844
Johnny Lanning84.6674.0538716202115.71195952839042001489
Ken Heintzelman88.5004.47391612523165.01938682765071417742
Max Butcher89.4716.0135245622136.316199911346040111608
Bob Klinger813.3815.3939226303142.019610285553048505662
Dick Lanahan68.4294.2540817402108.01216351842045111481
Danny MacFayden54.5563.553581300291.31124736527024400409
Ray Harrell008.103020003.3553020300217
Lloyd Dietz01.0005.8742100015.3221110240800166
Pep Rambert01.0007.563110008.31287040030044
Oad Swigart02.0004.4372300022.327141111009000102
Russ Bauers02.0007.63152200030.7422926218011203153
Totals7876.5064.36371156107497241388.71569785673724920491324286144

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Arky Vaughan15668959411317840157951208825.300.393.453.84626953400
Bob Elliott1486115518816134115641304528.292.348.421.7692321121300
Maurice Van Robays1456095728215627711116203358.273.316.402.718230163100
Frankie Gustine13356552459147327155703539.281.328.374.702196132400
Elbie Fletcher14764151094139227161045011954.273.418.437.856223129300
Debs Garms1033853587612723755730236.355.395.500.89517931300
Vince DiMaggio1104003565910326019541103783.289.364.522.88718675200
Virgil Davis993242852393141539003520.326.404.435.839124152200
Lee Handley98335302508574119702716.281.340.341.68110320600
Paul Waner892612383269161132002314.290.352.378.7319040000
Al Lopez59191174154562124501313.259.310.333.6435880400
Lloyd Waner72172166304330032055.259.285.277.5624611000
Pep Young54150136193482220101223.250.320.382.7025202000
Joe Bowman5710590112251114001414.244.352.356.7083231000
Max Butcher365350615300100027.300.327.360.6871820100
Bill Brubaker389078815310700816.192.267.256.5242000400
Rip Sewell4777731414211400319.192.224.288.5112110100
Ken Heintzelman4159544900000029.167.196.167.363930300
Johnny Lanning3840352720030028.200.243.257.500900300
Joe Schultz1638362701040021.194.237.250.487900000
Ray Berres2133322600020011.188.212.188.400610000
Bob Klinger3944423600000012.143.163.143.306630100
Mace Brown4862524610030048.115.193.135.328711500
Johnny Rizzo934281510020055.179.324.214.538611000
Danny MacFayden3530282500010012.179.207.179.385510100
Ed Fernandes2840331410020076.121.275.152.427500000
Dick Lanahan4035344400020007.118.118.118.235410100
Russ Bauers15770200000002.286.286.286.571200000
Ray Mueller4531100010020.333.600.333.933100000
Ed Leip3552100000000.200.200.200.400110000
Oad Swigart7650100011000.200.200.200.400100100
Lloyd Dietz6772100000002.143.143.143.286100000
Pep Rambert3320000000010.000.333.000.333000000
Fern Bell6430000010011.000.250.000.250000000
Frank Kalin3530000010020.000.400.000.400010000
Ray Harrell3000000000000000000
Totals19566115546680915112766876740690553494.276.346.394.7402151116336300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Paul Waner1B800.0886112.98911.7500000
Maurice Van Robays1B100.00000.0000000
Elbie Fletcher1B14700.0151210411128.9931.9930000
Bill Brubaker1B400.0252011.0006.7500000
Pep Young2B3300.05179139.9093.9390000
Ed Leip2B200.022011.0002.0000000
Lee Handley2B200.05413.9004.5000000
Frankie Gustine2B13000.02884024392.9415.3080000
Pep Young3B500.047011.0002.2000000
Arky Vaughan3B200.014001.0002.5000000
Lee Handley3B8000.0841391812.9252.7880000
Debs Garms3B6400.065123715.9642.9380000
Bill Brubaker3B1900.0234034.9553.3160000
Joe SchultzC1300.029430.9172.5380000
Ray MuellerC400.072001.0002.2500000
Al LopezC5900.02242927.9924.2881000
Ed FernandesC2700.047511.9811.9260000
Virgil DavisC8700.0288611211.9674.0112000
Ray BerresC2100.040912.9802.3331000
Paul WanerOF4500.062310.9851.4440000
Lloyd WanerOF4200.090311.9892.2140000
Maurice Van RobaysOF14300.027610113.9632.0000000
Johnny RizzoOF700.09020.8181.2860000
Frank KalinOF200.02010.6671.0000000
Debs GarmsOF1900.032320.9461.8420000
Bob ElliottOF14700.03021270.9782.1360000
Vince DiMaggioOF10800.02201353.9792.1570000
Oad SwigartP700.006001.000.8570000
Rip SewellP3300.0174650.9261.9090000
Pep RambertP300.002001.000.6670000
Danny MacFaydenP3500.022212.960.6860000
Johnny LanningP3800.082232.909.7890000
Dick LanahanP4000.032213.962.6250000
Bob KlingerP3900.0633011.0001.0000000
Ken HeintzelmanP3900.044514.9801.2560000
Ray HarrellP300.00000.0000000
Lloyd DietzP400.00211.667.5000000
Max ButcherP3500.053422.9511.1140000
Mace BrownP4800.0104021.9621.0420000
Joe BowmanP3200.0153610.9811.5940000
Russ BauersP1500.017011.000.5330000
Pep YoungSS700.061226.9002.5710000
Arky VaughanSS15500.03085425294.9425.4840000
Bill BrubakerSS800.044001.0001.0000000
Totals176200.041651941217423.9663.4654000




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