1940 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 59th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 54th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 78–76.
Offseason
- Prior to 1940 season: Billy Cox was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Spud Davis | 99 | 285 | 93 | .326 | 5 | 39 |
| 1B | Elbie Fletcher | 147 | 510 | 139 | .273 | 16 | 104 |
| 2B | Frankie Gustine | 133 | 524 | 147 | .281 | 1 | 55 |
| SS | Arky Vaughn | 156 | 594 | 178 | .300 | 7 | 95 |
| 3B | Lee Handley | 98 | 302 | 85 | .281 | 1 | 19 |
| OF | Vince DiMaggio | 110 | 356 | 103 | .289 | 19 | 54 |
| OF | 148 | 551 | 161 | .292 | 5 | 64 | |
| OF | Maurice Van Robays | 145 | 572 | 156 | .273 | 11 | 116 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Debs Garms | 103 | 358 | 127 | .355 | 5 | 57 |
| 89 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 1 | 32 | |
| Al López | 59 | 174 | 45 | .259 | 1 | 24 |
| Lloyd Waner | 72 | 166 | 43 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
| Pep Young | 54 | 136 | 34 | .250 | 2 | 20 |
| Bill Brubaker | 38 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 7 |
| Joe Schultz Jr. | 16 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Fernandes | 28 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Berres | 21 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Rizzo | 9 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Leip | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mueller | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Kalin | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Fern Bell | 6 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Rip Sewell | 33 | 189.2 | 16 | 5 | 2.80 | 60 |
| 32 | 187.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.46 | 57 | |
| Max Butcher | 35 | 136.1 | 8 | 9 | 6.01 | 40 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 48 | 173.0 | 10 | 9 | 3.49 | 73 | |
| Ken Heintzelman | 39 | 165.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 71 |
| Bob Klinger | 39 | 142.0 | 8 | 13 | 5.39 | 48 |
| Johnny Lanning | 38 | 115.2 | 8 | 4 | 4.05 | 42 |
| Dick Lanahan | 40 | 108.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.25 | 45 |
| Danny MacFayden | 35 | 91.1 | 5 | 4 | 3.55 | 24 |
| Oad Swigart | 7 | 22.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.43 | 9 |
| Dutch Dietz | 4 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.87 | 8 |
| Pep Rambert | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.56 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.63 | 11 | |
| Ray Harrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 |