1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season

the baseball team the NFL team 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1940 National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 88 65 y 2nd James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company Larry MacPhail Leo Durocher WORRed Barber, Al Helfer The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in second place. It was their best finish in 16 years. Offseason December 8, 1939: Al Todd was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Gus Mancuso and Newt Kimball.Al Todd at Baseball-Reference December 26, 1939: Boze Berger was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.Boze Berger at Baseball-Reference February 6, 1940: Herman Franks was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Herman Franks at Baseball-Reference February 12, 1940: Joe Vosmik was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.Joe Vosmik at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1940 season: Wally Westlake was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions April 3, 1940: Jim Winford was purchased from the Dodgers by the St. Louis Cardinals.Jim Winford at Baseball-Reference April 11, 1940: Tony Giuliani was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.Tony Giuliani at Baseball-Reference April 11, 1940: Al Hollingsworth was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Al Hollingsworth at Baseball-Reference April 28, 1940: Roy Hughes was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.Roy Hughes at Baseball-Reference May 14, 1940: Goody Rosen was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Goody Rosen at Baseball-Reference May 25, 1940: Jimmy Wasdell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.Jimmy Wasdell at Baseball-Reference May 27, 1940: Roy Cullenbine was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Gallagher.Roy Cullenbine at Baseball-Reference May 29, 1940: Gene Moore was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Bees.Gene Moore at Baseball-Reference June 12, 1940: Ernie Koy, Carl Doyle, Sam Nahem, Bert Haas and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Medwick and Curt Davis.Ernie Koy at Baseball-Reference June 13, 1940: Ira Hutchinson was purchased from the Dodgers by the St. Louis Cardinals.Ira Hutchinson at Baseball-Reference July 30, 1940: Tuck Stainback was purchased from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers.Tuck Stainback at Baseball-Reference August 2, 1940: Wes Flowers was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.Wes Flowers at Baseball-Reference August 23, 1940: Jimmy Ripple was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Jimmy Ripple at Baseball-Reference Roster 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 28 Tex Carleton 25 Hugh Casey 26 Curt Davis 26 Carl Doyle 21 Wes Ferrell 21 Lou Fette 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20 Wes Flowers 21 Lee Grissom 12 Luke Hamlin 23 Ed Head 33 Newt Kimball 36 Max Macon 16 Van Mungo 18 Tot Pressnell 18 Steve Rachunok 15 Vito Tamulis 17 Whit Wyatt Catchers 19 Herman Franks 27 Tony Giuliani 10 Gus Mancuso  9 Babe Phelps Infielders  4 Dolph Camilli  3 Pete Coscarart  2 Leo Durocher  6 Johnny Hudson  5 Cookie Lavagetto  1 Pee Wee Reese 34 Pete Reiser 33 Don Ross Outfielders 30 Roy Cullenbine 24 Joe Gallagher 1,34 Charlie Gilbert 20 Ernie Koy 7,77 Joe Medwick 1,31 Gene Moore 32 Jimmy Ripple  8 Joe Vosmik 11 Dixie Walker 29 Jimmy Wasdell Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches 7,77 Charlie Dressen 16 Van Lingle Mungo 22 Ben Tincup Player stats Batting 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 C Babe Phelps 118 370 40 109 .295 13 61 2 1B Dolph Camilli 142 512 92 147 .287 23 96 9 2B Pete Coscarart 143 506 55 120 .237 9 58 5 3B Cookie Lavagetto 118 448 56 115 .257 4 43 4 SS Pee Wee Reese 84 312 58 85 .272 5 28 15 OF Dixie Walker 143 556 75 171 .308 6 66 3 OF Joe Medwick 106 423 62 127 .300 14 66 2 OF Joe Vosmik 116 404 45 114 .282 1 42 0 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 Wasdell 77 230 35 64 .278 3 37 4 Pete Reiser 58 225 34 66 .293 3 20 2 Johnny Hudson 85 179 13 39 .218 0 19 2 Leo Durocher 62 160 10 37 .231 1 14 1 Gus Mancuso 60 144 16 33 .229 0 16 0 Charlie Gilbert 57 142 23 35 .246 2 8 0 Herman Franks 65 131 11 24 .183 1 14 2 Joe Gallagher Joe Gallagher (baseball) 57 110 10 29 .264 3 16 1 Roy Cullenbine 22 61 8 11 .180 1 9 2 Ernie Koy 24 48 9 11 .229 1 8 1 Don Ross Don Ross (baseball) 10 38 4 11 .289 1 8 1 Gene Moore Gene Moore (outfielder) 10 26 3 7 .269 0 2 0 Jimmy Ripple 7 13 0 3 .231 0 0 0 Tony Giuliani 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pitching 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 Wyatt 37 34 16 239.1 15 14 3.46 62 124 Luke Hamlin 33 25 9 182.1 9 8 3.06 34 91 Curt Davis 22 18 9 137.0 8 7 3.81 19 46 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20 18 11 134.1 16 2 2.81 25 35 Lee Grissom 14 10 3 73.2 2 5 2.81 34 56 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 Casey Hugh Casey (baseball) 44 10 5 154.0 11 8 3.62 51 53 Vito Tamulis 41 12 4 154.1 8 5 3.09 34 55 Tex Carleton 34 17 4 149.0 6 6 3.81 47 88 Tot Pressnell 24 4 1 68.1 6 5 3.69 17 21 Ed Head 13 5 2 39.1 1 2 4.12 18 13 Wes Flowers 5 2 0 21.0 1 1 3.43 10 8 Steve Rachunok 2 1 1 10.0 0 1 4.50 5 10 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 Kimball 21 33.2 3 1 1 3.21 15 21 Van Mungo 7 22.0 1 0 1 2.45 10 9 Carl Doyle 3 5.2 0 0 1 27.00 6 4 Wes Ferrell 1 4.0 0 0 0 6.75 4 4 Lou Fette 2 3.0 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 Max Macon 2 2.0 1 0 0 22.50 0 1 Awards and honors 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Cookie Lavagetto starter Joe Medwick starter Leo Durocher reserve Pete Coscarart reserve Babe Phelps reserve Whit Wyatt reserve 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 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 DeViveirosStew 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 GreenPaul 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 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Brooklyn Category:1940s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn