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1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (Since 1909) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1940 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch
Local radio	KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason [edit]

Prior to 1940 season: Billy Cox was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[1]

Regular season [edit]

Season standings [edit]

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	100	53	--	.654
Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	12	.575
St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	16	.549
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	22.5	.506
Chicago Cubs	75	79	25.5	.487
New York Giants	72	80	37.5	.474
Boston Bees	65	87	34.5	.428
Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	50	.327

Opening Day lineup [edit]

Roster [edit]

1940 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

37 Fern Bell

Manager

35 Frankie Frisch

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	148	551	161	.292	5	64

Other batters [edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Waner, PaulPaul Waner	89	238	69	.290	1	32

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bowman, JoeJoe Bowman	32	187.2	9	10	4.46	57

Other pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brown, MaceMace Brown	48	173	10	9	3.49	73

Relief pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bauers, RussRuss Bauers	15	0	2	0	7.63	11

Farm system [edit]

Notes [edit]

^ Billy Cox page at Baseball Reference

References [edit]

1940 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

v t e 1940 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1940 All-Star Game 1940 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Events: Assorted Pirates' Lore; Temple Cup; Pittsburgh Stars; 1960 Game 7; 1985 Drug Trials; Francisco Cabrera game

In media: In the Name of the Law; Angels in the Outfield; The Odd Couple; We Are Family; The Natural; The Winning Season; Chasing 3000

Contributors: Bob Prince; Bob Gessner; Vince Lascheid

Retired Numbers

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A: Bradenton Marauders; West Virginia Power; Jamestown Jammers
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Pirates; Dominican Summer Pirates 1; Dominican Summer Pirates 2

World Series
Championships (5)

League Pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division Titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none
Wild Card: none

Media

Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio Network

Seasons (132)

1880s-1890s	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s-1910s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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