1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball...The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." - Babe Ruth
Please consider sponsoring this page: Baseball Almanac started in 2000. In '03 we averaged 132,388 hits per day. In '04 we had 179,878, in '05 we had 255,048 and in '06 we averaged (get ready) 613,728 hits per day — all made possible by support from daily visitors (no corporate sponsors, no parent company, just fans). In 2007 we want to exceed 1,000,000 hits per day and we need you to help us continue to grow. Please consider sponsoring this page today to help us continue this growth trend.
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates



1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Official Logo

Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
31 Russ Bauers 6-03 195 Right Left 1914-05-10
21 Joe Bowman 6-02 190 Right Left 1910-06-17
25 Mace Brown 6-01 190 Right Right 1909-05-21
19 Max Butcher 6-02 220 Right Right 1910-09-21
- Dutch Dietz 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1912-02-09
27 Ray Harrell 6-01 185 Right Right 1912-02-16
32 Ken Heintzelman 5-11½ 185 Left Right 1915-10-14
20 Bob Klinger 6-00 180 Right Right 1908-06-04
17, 28 Dick Lanahan 6-00 186 Left Left 1911-09-27
29 Johnny Lanning 6-01 185 Right Right 1910-09-06
22 Danny MacFayden 5-11 170 Right Right 1905-06-10
- Pep Rambert 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-08-01
30 Rip Sewell 6-01 180 Right Left 1907-05-11
26 Oad Swigart 6-00 175 Right Left 1915-02-13
12 Ray Berres 5-09 170 Right Right 1907-08-31
11 Spud Davis 6-01 197 Right Right 1904-12-20
38 Ed Fernandes 5-09 185 Right Both 1918-03-11
12 Al Lopez 5-11 165 Right Right 1908-08-20
14 Ray Mueller 5-09 175 Right Right 1912-03-08
38 Joe Schultz 5-11 184 Right Left 1918-08-29
15 Bill Brubaker 6-02 185 Right Right 1910-11-07
3, 5 Elbie Fletcher 6-00 180 Left Left 1916-03-18
9, 18 Debs Garms 5-08½ 165 Right Left 1907-06-26
16 Frankie Gustine 6-00 180 Right Right 1920-02-20
4, 6 Lee Handley 5-07 160 Right Right 1913-07-31
10 Ed Leip 5-09 160 Right Right 1910-11-29
21 Arky Vaughan 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1912-03-09
4, 6 Pep Young 5-09 162 Right Right 1907-08-29
8, 37 Vince DiMaggio 5-11 183 Right Right 1912-09-06
8, 37 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
- Frank Kalin 6-00 200 Right Right 1917-10-03
7 Johnny Rizzo 6-00 190 Right Right 1912-07-30
17. 28 Maurice Van Robays 6-00½ 190 Right Right 1914-11-15
10 Lloyd Waner 5-09 150 Right Left 1906-03-16
9, 18 Paul Waner 5-08½ 153 Left Left 1903-04-16
37 Fern Bell 6-00 180 Right Right 1913-01-21
STATMASTER: Team Fielding, Hitting & Pitching Statistics
Team Schedule   Message Board


The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/99) where 507,934 fans witnessed their 1940 Pirates finish the season with a .506 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Spud Davis (87)
1B Elbie Fletcher (147)
2B Frankie Gustine (130)
3B Lee Handley (80)
SS Arky Vaughan (155)
LF Maurice Van Robays (137)
CF Vince DiMaggio (103)
RF Bob Elliott (113)
  
SP Joe Bowman
SP Max Butcher
SP Ken Heintzelman
SP Bob Klinger
SP Rip Sewell
  
RP Dick Lanahan
RP Johnny Lanning
RP Danny MacFayden
CL Mace Brown


1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1940 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Elbie Fletcher
#4 Lee Handley
#4 Pep Young
#5 Elbie Fletcher
#6 Lee Handley
#6 Pep Young
#7 Johnny Rizzo
#8 Vince DiMaggio
#8 Bob Elliott
#9 Debs Garms
#9 Paul Waner
#10 Ed Leip
#10 Lloyd Waner
#11 Spud Davis
#12 Ray Berres
#12 Al Lopez
#14 Ray Mueller
#15 Bill Brubaker
#16 Frankie Gustine
#17 Dick Lanahan
#18 Debs Garms
#18 Paul Waner
#19 Max Butcher
#20 Bob Klinger
#21 Joe Bowman
#21 Arky Vaughan
#22 Danny MacFayden
#25 Mace Brown
#26 Oad Swigart
#27 Ray Harrell
#28 Dick Lanahan
#29 Johnny Lanning
#30 Rip Sewell
#31 Russ Bauers
#32 Ken Heintzelman
#37 Fern Bell
#37 Vince DiMaggio
#37 Bob Elliott
#38 Ed Fernandes
#38 Joe Schultz

Did you know that a 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
Advertising | All-Star Game | Autographs | Awards | Ballparks | The Ballplayers | Baseball Cards | Baseball Families | Biographies | Book Shelf | College Baseball
Division Series | Downloads | Fabulous Feats | Famous Firsts | Feedback | Fun & Games | Grave Sites | Hall of Fame | Hitting Charts | Humor & Jokes | Interviews
Legendary Lists | Managers | Movie Time | News Feeds | Newsletter | Obituaries | Opening Day | Pitching Charts | Poetry & Song | Quotes | Record Books | Rules
Scoring | Search & Find | Statmaster | Stats 101 | Support | Team by Team | US Presidents | Umpires | World Series | Year by Year

Copyright © 2000-2009. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Design by Geisler Young. Hosted by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.