1940 Brooklyn Dodgers

88-65 • .575 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers went 88-65 (.575) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 697 runs, allowed 621, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Dolph Camilli (23 HR, 96 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (16-2, 2.81 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
65 Losses
.575 Win %
2nd Rank
697 R 621 RA
Diff +76

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697 Runs Scored
621 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
994K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .326 equal to the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .383 2% above the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.50 9% better than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 697 3% above the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 994,444
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Avg per Game 12,277

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Dixie Walker 0.308 2 Joe Medwick 0.300 3 Babe Phelps 0.295 4 Pete Reiser 0.293 5 Dolph Camilli 0.287

Home Runs

1 Dolph Camilli 23 2 Joe Medwick 14 3 Babe Phelps 13 4 Pete Coscarart 9 5 Dixie Walker 6

RBI

1 Dolph Camilli 96 2 Joe Medwick 66 3 Dixie Walker 66 4 Babe Phelps 61 5 Pete Coscarart 58
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dixie Walker 143 556 75 171 37 8 6 66 42 21 3 0.308
Dolph Camilli 142 512 92 147 29 13 23 96 89 83 9 0.287
Pete Coscarart 143 506 55 120 24 4 9 58 53 59 5 0.237
Cookie Lavagetto 118 448 56 115 21 3 4 43 70 32 4 0.257
Joe Medwick 106 423 62 127 18 12 14 66 26 28 2 0.300
Joe Vosmik 116 404 45 114 14 6 1 42 22 21 0 0.282
Babe Phelps 118 370 47 109 24 5 13 61 30 27 2 0.295
Pee Wee Reese 84 312 58 85 8 4 5 28 45 42 15 0.272
Jimmy Wasdell 77 230 35 64 14 4 3 37 18 24 4 0.278
Pete Reiser 58 225 34 66 11 4 3 20 15 33 2 0.293
Johnny Hudson 85 179 13 39 4 3 0 19 9 26 2 0.218
Leo Durocher 62 160 10 37 9 1 1 14 12 13 1 0.231
Gus Mancuso 60 144 16 33 8 0 0 16 13 7 0 0.229
Charlie Gilbert 57 142 23 35 9 1 2 8 8 13 0 0.246
Herman Franks 65 131 11 24 4 0 1 14 20 6 2 0.183
Joe Gallagher 57 110 10 29 6 1 3 16 2 14 1 0.264
Whit Wyatt 37 80 8 14 2 0 1 7 2 15 0 0.175
Roy Cullenbine 22 61 8 11 1 0 1 9 23 11 2 0.180
Luke Hamlin 35 58 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 18 0 0.086
Ernie Koy 24 48 9 11 2 1 1 8 3 3 1 0.229
Curt Davis 22 47 3 6 1 0 1 4 2 7 0 0.128
Freddie Fitzsimmons 20 47 6 5 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.106
Vito Tamulis 42 46 4 6 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.130
Tex Carleton 34 43 2 8 1 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.186
Don Ross 10 38 4 11 2 0 1 8 3 3 1 0.289
Hugh Casey 45 36 4 9 1 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.250
Gene Moore 10 26 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.269
Lee Grissom 14 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.217
Tot Pressnell 24 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jimmy Ripple 7 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.231
Ed Head 14 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.182
Van Mungo 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wes Flowers 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Newt Kimball 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wes Ferrell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Rachunok 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Carl Doyle 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Giuliani 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Max Macon 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lou Fette 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.81 2 Lee Grissom 2.81 3 Luke Hamlin 3.06 4 Vito Tamulis 3.09 5 Newt Kimball 3.21

Wins

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 16 2 Whit Wyatt 15 3 Hugh Casey 11 4 Luke Hamlin 9 5 Curt Davis 8

Strikeouts

1 Whit Wyatt 124 2 Luke Hamlin 91 3 Tex Carleton 88 4 Lee Grissom 56 5 Vito Tamulis 55
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Whit Wyatt 15 14 3.46 37 34 0 239.1 233 92 62 124
Luke Hamlin 9 8 3.06 33 25 0 182.1 183 62 34 91
Vito Tamulis 8 5 3.09 41 12 2 154.1 147 53 34 55
Hugh Casey 11 8 3.62 44 10 2 154.0 136 62 51 53
Tex Carleton 6 6 3.81 34 17 2 149.0 140 63 47 88
Curt Davis 8 7 3.81 22 18 2 137.0 135 58 19 46
Freddie Fitzsimmons 16 2 2.81 20 18 1 134.1 120 42 25 35
Lee Grissom 2 5 2.81 14 10 0 73.2 59 23 34 56
Tot Pressnell 6 5 3.69 24 4 2 68.1 58 28 17 21
Ed Head 1 2 4.12 13 5 0 39.1 40 18 18 13
Newt Kimball 3 1 3.21 21 0 1 33.2 29 12 15 21
Van Mungo 1 0 2.45 7 0 1 22.0 24 6 10 9
Wes Flowers 1 1 3.43 5 2 0 21.0 23 8 10 8
Steve Rachunok 0 1 4.50 2 1 0 10.0 9 5 5 10
Carl Doyle 0 0 27.00 3 0 1 5.2 18 17 6 4
Wes Ferrell 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 4 3 4 4
Lou Fette 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 0 2 0
Max Macon 1 0 22.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 5 0 1

👥 Roster (40)

Dolph Camilli Tex Carleton Hugh Casey Pete Coscarart Roy Cullenbine Curt Davis Carl Doyle Leo Durocher Wes Ferrell Lou Fette Freddie Fitzsimmons Wes Flowers +28 more

40 players

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The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 88-65, a .575 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 697 runs and allowed 621, a run differential of +76. Against a league average of .263, the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .259. The staff ERA of 3.50 was 9% better than the league average of 3.85. The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers outscored the average club by 3% (697 against 678).

Attendance at Ebbets Field totaled 994,444 for the year. The home run leader was Dolph Camilli, who hit 23. Dixie Walker collected the most hits, 171. Freddie Fitzsimmons led the pitchers with 16 wins. Whit Wyatt struck out 124, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 88-65 (.575 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Dolph Camilli led the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.50.
Did the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dolph Camilli (23 HR, 96 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (16-2, 2.81 ERA).
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