1940 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 50-103. They scored 494 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .238 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Rizzo, who led the team with 20 home runs and 53 RBI. Pinky May led the team with 147 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.40. Kirby Higbe led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 137 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Bragan | SS | 132 | 474 | 36 | 105 | 7 | 44 | 2 | .265 | .300 | .565 | .222 |
| Sam File | SS | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .077 |
| Roy Hughes | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Jumonville | SS | 11 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .088 | .227 | .088 |
| Art Mahan | 1B | 146 | 544 | 55 | 133 | 2 | 39 | 4 | .297 | .318 | .615 | .244 |
| Hal Marnie | 2B | 11 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .263 | .176 | .439 | .176 |
| Pinky May | 3B | 136 | 501 | 59 | 147 | 1 | 48 | 2 | .371 | .355 | .726 | .293 |
| Alex Monchak | SS | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Heinie Mueller | 2B | 97 | 263 | 24 | 65 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .344 | .346 | .690 | .247 |
| George Scharein | SS | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .588 | .294 |
| Ham Schulte | 2B | 120 | 436 | 44 | 103 | 1 | 21 | 3 | .288 | .294 | .582 | .236 |
| Gus Suhr | 1B | 10 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .300 | .400 | .700 | .160 |
| Del Young | SS | 15 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .303 | .589 | .242 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Morrie Arnovich | OF | 39 | 141 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .276 | .227 | .503 | .199 |
| Stan Benjamin | OF | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Wally Berger | OF | 20 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .378 | .439 | .817 | .317 |
| Chuck Klein | OF | 116 | 354 | 39 | 77 | 7 | 37 | 2 | .304 | .333 | .637 | .218 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 36 | 142 | 10 | 49 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .363 | .493 | .856 | .345 |
| Hersh Martin | OF | 33 | 83 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .326 | .349 | .675 | .253 |
| Joe Marty | OF | 123 | 455 | 52 | 123 | 13 | 50 | 2 | .298 | .437 | .735 | .270 |
| Mel Mazzera | OF | 69 | 156 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .320 | .321 | .641 | .237 |
| Johnny Rizzo | OF | 103 | 367 | 53 | 107 | 20 | 53 | 2 | .358 | .499 | .857 | .292 |
| Neb Stewart | OF | 10 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .129 | .285 | .129 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Atwood | C | 78 | 203 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .284 | .236 | .520 | .192 |
| Wally Millies | C | 26 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .149 | .070 | .219 | .070 |
| Bennie Warren | C | 106 | 289 | 33 | 71 | 12 | 34 | 1 | .339 | .398 | .737 | .246 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ed Levy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5137 | 494 | 1225 | 75 | 459 | 25 | .295 | .331 | .626 | .238 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 29 | 15 | 129.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 4.31 | 1.454 | |||
| Cy Blanton | 13 | 10 | 77 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 4.32 | 1.338 | |||
| Lloyd Brown | 18 | 2 | 37.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6.21 | 1.963 | |||
| Roy Bruner | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.68 | 1.746 | |||
| Charlie Frye | 15 | 5 | 50.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 4.65 | 1.670 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 41 | 36 | 283 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 1 | 137 | 121 | 3.72 | 1.283 | |||
| Lefty Hoerst | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.25 | 1.667 | |||
| Si Johnson | 37 | 14 | 138.3 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 1 | 58 | 42 | 4.88 | 1.352 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 17 | 2 | 40.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4.20 | 1.032 | |||
| Art Mahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Paul Masterson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.20 | 1.400 | |||
| Hugh Mulcahy | 36 | 36 | 280 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 0 | 82 | 91 | 3.60 | 1.336 | |||
| Ike Pearson | 29 | 20 | 145.3 | 3 | 14 | .176 | 1 | 43 | 57 | 5.45 | 1.493 | |||
| Johnny Podgajny | 4 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2.83 | 0.971 | |||
| Lefty Smoll | 33 | 9 | 109 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 5.37 | 1.661 | |||
| Max Wilson | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12.86 | 2.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 286 | 153 | 1356.9 | 50 | 103 | .327 | 8 | 485 | 475 | 4.40 | 1.403 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Art Mahan | 146 |
| At Bats | Art Mahan | 544 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Art Mahan | 591 |
| Batting Average | Pinky May | .293 |
| On-Base % | Pinky May | .371 |
| Slugging % | Joe Marty | .437 |
| OPS | Joe Marty | .735 |
| Runs | Pinky May | 59 |
| Hits | Pinky May | 147 |
| Total Bases | Joe Marty | 199 |
| Doubles | Art Mahan and Pinky May | 24 |
| Triples | Joe Marty | 8 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Rizzo | 20 |
| RBI | Johnny Rizzo | 53 |
| Walks | Pinky May | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Marty | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Art Mahan | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ham Schulte | 20 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Marty | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kirby Higbe | 14 |
| Losses | Hugh Mulcahy | 22 |
| Saves | Lloyd Brown | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Kirby Higbe | .424 |
| ERA | Hugh Mulcahy | 3.60 |
| WHIP | Kirby Higbe | 1.283 |
| Innings Pitched | Kirby Higbe | 283 |
| Games | Kirby Higbe | 41 |
| Games Started | Kirby Higbe and Hugh Mulcahy | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Kirby Higbe | 137 |
| Complete Games | Hugh Mulcahy | 21 |
| Shutouts | Hugh Mulcahy | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Kirby Higbe | 1194 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Hugh Mulcahy | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 121 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Boom-Boom Beck, Si Johnson, and Ike Pearson | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Kirby Higbe | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Boom-Boom Beck | 9 |
