1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season


The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in second place. It was their best finish in 16 years.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C11837040109.29513612
1B14251292147.28723969
2B14350655120.2379585
3B11844856115.2574434
SS843125885.27252815
OF14355675171.3086663
OF10642362127.30014662
OF11640445114.2821420

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
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
772303564.2783374
582253466.2933202
851791339.2180192
621601037.2311141
601441633.2290160
571422335.246280
651311124.1831142
571101029.2643161
2261811.180192
2448911.229181
1038411.289181
102637.269020
71303.231000
1100.000000

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
373416239.115143.4662124
33259182.1983.063491
22189137873.811946
201811134.11622.812535
1410373.2252.813456

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
PlayerGGSCGIPWLERABBSO
441051541183.625153
41124154.1853.093455
34174149663.814788
244168.1653.691721
135239.1124.121813
52021113.43108
21110014.50510

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
PlayerGIPWLSVERABBSO
2133.23113.211521
7221012.45109
35.200127.0064
140006.7544
230000.0020
2210022.5001

Awards and honors

Dolph Camilli
Whit Wyatt
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Knoxville