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
Record vs. opponents
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 118 370 40 109 .295 13 61 2 1B 142 512 92 147 .287 23 96 9 2B 143 506 55 120 .237 9 58 5 3B 118 448 56 115 .257 4 43 4 SS 84 312 58 85 .272 5 28 15 OF 143 556 75 171 .308 6 66 3 OF 106 423 62 127 .300 14 66 2 OF 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 77 230 35 64 .278 3 37 4 58 225 34 66 .293 3 20 2 85 179 13 39 .218 0 19 2 62 160 10 37 .231 1 14 1 60 144 16 33 .229 0 16 0 57 142 23 35 .246 2 8 0 65 131 11 24 .183 1 14 2 57 110 10 29 .264 3 16 1 22 61 8 11 .180 1 9 2 24 48 9 11 .229 1 8 1 10 38 4 11 .289 1 8 1 10 26 3 7 .269 0 2 0 7 13 0 3 .231 0 0 0 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 37 34 16 239.1 15 14 3.46 62 124 33 25 9 182.1 9 8 3.06 34 91 22 18 9 137.0 8 7 3.81 19 46 20 18 11 134.1 16 2 2.81 25 35 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 44 10 5 154.0 11 8 3.62 51 53 41 12 4 154.1 8 5 3.09 34 55 34 17 4 149.0 6 6 3.81 47 88 24 4 1 68.1 6 5 3.69 17 21 13 5 2 39.1 1 2 4.12 18 13 5 2 0 21.0 1 1 3.43 10 8 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 21 33.2 3 1 1 3.21 15 21 7 22.0 1 0 1 2.45 10 9 3 5.2 0 0 1 27.00 6 4 1 4.0 0 0 0 6.75 4 4 2 3.0 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet