1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 78-76. They scored 809 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Vince DiMaggio led the team in home runs with 19. Maurice Van Robays was the best run producer with 116 RBI. Arky Vaughan led the team with 178 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 785 runs and had a team ERA of 4.36. Rip Sewell led the team with 16 wins. Mace Brown struck out 73 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Brubaker | 3B | 38 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .267 | .256 | .523 | .192 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 147 | 510 | 94 | 139 | 16 | 104 | 5 | .418 | .437 | .855 | .273 |
| Debs Garms | 3B | 103 | 358 | 76 | 127 | 5 | 57 | 3 | .395 | .500 | .895 | .355 |
| Frankie Gustine | 2B | 133 | 524 | 59 | 147 | 1 | 55 | 7 | .328 | .374 | .702 | .281 |
| Lee Handley | 3B | 98 | 302 | 50 | 85 | 1 | 19 | 7 | .340 | .341 | .681 | .281 |
| Ed Leip | 2B | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Arky Vaughan | SS | 156 | 594 | 113 | 178 | 7 | 95 | 12 | .393 | .453 | .846 | .300 |
| Pep Young | 2B | 54 | 136 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .320 | .382 | .702 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 110 | 356 | 59 | 103 | 19 | 54 | 11 | .364 | .522 | .886 | .289 |
| Bob Elliott | OF | 148 | 551 | 88 | 161 | 5 | 64 | 13 | .348 | .421 | .769 | .292 |
| Frank Kalin | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Johnny Rizzo | OF | 9 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .214 | .538 | .179 |
| Maurice Van Robays | OF | 145 | 572 | 82 | 156 | 11 | 116 | 2 | .316 | .402 | .718 | .273 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 72 | 166 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .285 | .277 | .562 | .259 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 89 | 238 | 32 | 69 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .352 | .378 | .730 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Berres | C | 21 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .188 | .400 | .188 |
| Spud Davis | C | 99 | 285 | 23 | 93 | 5 | 39 | 0 | .404 | .435 | .839 | .326 |
| Ed Fernandes | C | 28 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .152 | .427 | .121 |
| Al Lopez | C | 59 | 174 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 24 | 5 | .310 | .333 | .643 | .259 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .333 | .933 | .333 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 16 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .237 | .250 | .487 | .194 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Fern Bell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5466 | 809 | 1511 | 76 | 740 | 69 | .343 | .394 | .736 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Russ Bauers | 15 | 2 | 30.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 7.63 | 1.954 | |||
| Joe Bowman | 32 | 24 | 187.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2 | 57 | 66 | 4.46 | 1.465 | |||
| Mace Brown | 48 | 17 | 173 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 7 | 73 | 49 | 3.49 | 1.329 | |||
| Max Butcher | 35 | 24 | 136.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2 | 40 | 46 | 6.01 | 1.519 | |||
| Dutch Dietz | 4 | 2 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5.87 | 1.699 | |||
| Ray Harrell | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.10 | 2.121 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 39 | 16 | 165 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 | 71 | 65 | 4.47 | 1.564 | |||
| Bob Klinger | 39 | 22 | 142 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3 | 48 | 53 | 5.39 | 1.754 | |||
| Dick Lanahan | 40 | 8 | 108 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2 | 45 | 42 | 4.25 | 1.509 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 38 | 7 | 115.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 4.05 | 1.366 | |||
| Danny MacFayden | 35 | 8 | 91.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 3.55 | 1.522 | |||
| Pep Rambert | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.56 | 1.928 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 33 | 23 | 189.7 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 1 | 60 | 67 | 2.80 | 1.244 | |||
| Oad Swigart | 7 | 2 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4.43 | 1.659 | |||
| Team Totals | 371 | 156 | 1388.6 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 24 | 491 | 492 | 4.36 | 1.484 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Arky Vaughan | 156 |
| At Bats | Arky Vaughan | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Arky Vaughan | 689 |
| Batting Average | Arky Vaughan | .300 |
| On-Base % | Elbie Fletcher | .418 |
| Slugging % | Arky Vaughan | .453 |
| OPS | Elbie Fletcher | .855 |
| Runs | Arky Vaughan | 113 |
| Hits | Arky Vaughan | 178 |
| Total Bases | Arky Vaughan | 269 |
| Doubles | Arky Vaughan | 40 |
| Triples | Arky Vaughan | 15 |
| Home Runs | Vince DiMaggio | 19 |
| RBI | Maurice Van Robays | 116 |
| Walks | Elbie Fletcher | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Vince DiMaggio | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Elliott | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Elliott | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Maurice Van Robays | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rip Sewell | 16 |
| Losses | Bob Klinger | 13 |
| Saves | Mace Brown | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Rip Sewell | .762 |
| ERA | Rip Sewell | 2.80 |
| WHIP | Rip Sewell | 1.244 |
| Innings Pitched | Rip Sewell | 189.7 |
| Games | Mace Brown | 48 |
| Games Started | Joe Bowman and Max Butcher | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Mace Brown | 73 |
| Complete Games | Rip Sewell | 14 |
| Shutouts | Max Butcher, Ken Heintzelman, and Rip Sewell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Bowman | 844 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Bowman | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Bowman | 209 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Max Butcher | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Heintzelman | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joe Bowman | 7 |
