1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Brooklyn Dodgers
season = 1940
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Ebbets Field
y4 = 1913
city = Brooklyn, New York
y5 = 1883
owners = James & Dearie Mulvey
general manager =Larry MacPhail
managers = Leo Durocher
television = none
radio = WHN
Red Barber, Al Helfer|The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in second place.

eason standings

1940 Roster

Batting Stats

1940 Awards

*1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
**Cookie Lavagetto starter
**Joe Medwick starter
**Leo Durocher reserve
**Pete Coscarart reserve
**Babe Phelps reserve
**Whit Wyatt reserve

1940 Transactions

*December 8: Traded Al Todd to the Chicago Cubs for Gus Mancuso and Newt Kimball
*December 26: Purchases Boze Berger from the Boston Red Sox
*February 6: Purchased Herman Franks from the St. Louis Cardinals
*February 12: Purchased Joe Vosmik from the Boston Red Sox
*April 3: Sold Jim Winford to the St. Louis Cardinals
*April 11: Purchased Tony Giuliani from the Washington Senators
*April 11: Sold Al Hollingsworth to the Washington Senators
*April 28: Purchased Roy Hughes from the Philadelphia Phillies
*May 14: Sold Goody Rosen to the Pittsburgh Pirates
*May 25: Purchased Jimmy Wasdell from the Washington Senators
*May 27: Traded Roy Cullenbine to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Gallagher
*May 29: Sold Gene Moore to the Boston Bees
*June 12: Traded Ernie Koy, Carl Doyle, Sam Nahem, Bert Haas and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Medwick and Curt Davis
*June 13: Sold Ira Hutchinson to the St. Louis Cardinals
*July 30: Sold Tuck Stainback to the Detroit Tigers
*August 2: Purchased Wes Flowers from the Boston Red Sox
*August 23: Jimmy Ripple was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripplji01.shtml]

1940 Minor League Teams

*AA: Montreal Royals (managed by Clyde Sukeforth) - International League
*A1: Knoxville Smokies (managed by Larry Gilbert) - Southern Association - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*A: Elmira Pioneers (managed by Bill Killefer) - Eastern League
*B: Durham Bulls (managed by Oscar Roettger) - Piedmont League
*B: Macon Peaches (managed by Milt Stock) - South Atlantic League
*B: Anniston Rams (managed by Bill Rodda) - Southeastern League
*C: Grand Rapids Dodgers (managed by Burleigh Grimes) - Michigan State League
*C: Dayton Wings (managed by Andy Cohen) - Middle Atlantic League
*D: Greenville Lions (managed by Dick Luckey) - Alabama State League
*D: Fayetteville Angels (managed by Howard Holmes) - Arkansas-Missouri League
*D: Bassett Furnituremakers (managed by Einar Sorenson) - Bi-State League
*D: Rayne Rice Birds (managed by Art Bartelli) - Evangeline League
*D: Americus Pioneers (managed by Bernie deVivieros/Stew Hofferth) - Georgia-Florida League
*D: Bowling Green Barons (managed by Ellis Powers) - Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
*D: Landis Dodgers (managed by Otis Carter) - North Carolina State League
*D: Newport Dodgers (managed by Cliff Green/Paul Chervinko) - Northeast Arkansas League
*D: Superior Blues (managed by James Geygan) - Northern League
*D: Johnstown Johnnies (managed by George Treadwell) - Pennsylvania State Association
*D: Olean Oilers (managed by Jake Pitler)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League

References

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1940_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=634 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1940.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1940&t=BRO Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/history_records.pdf Dodgers Media Guide History]
* [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]