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1940 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941)
78-76, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 809 runs, Allowed 783 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75
Manager: Frankie Frisch (78-76)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 507,934 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95

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1939 / 1941 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 78-76, Final Rank:4, GB: 22.5
Days in First2last on Tuesday, Apr 23, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 3last on Apr 23, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind22.5last on Sunday, Sep 29, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5009last on Wednesday, Sep 11
Most Games under .50014last on Friday, Jul 5
Longest Winning Streak8Friday, Aug 2 to Friday, Aug 9
Longest Losing Streak9Saturday, Apr 27 to Thursday, May 9
Most Runs Allowed17Thursday, May 9
Most Runs Scored17Saturday, Jul 20
Times Shutout by Opponent9 
Times Opponent Shutout8 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 78 76 809 783 .506
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 40 34 390 354 .541
Road 38 42 419 429 .475
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 4 6 47 54 .400
May 5 15 98 133 .250
June 15 13 155 141 .536
July 18 12 162 139 .600
August 20 12 163 131 .625
September 16 18 184 185 .471
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 29 39 345 383 .426
Second Half 49 37 464 400 .570
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 22 23 206 207 .489
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 27 23 318 292 .540
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 7 15 92 124 .318
BSN 13 9 144 109 .591
CHC 11 11 100 107 .500
CIN 6 16 73 108 .273
NYG 10 12 100 124 .455
PHI 16 6 146 87 .727
STL 15 7 154 124 .682

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 16 PIT @ STL W 6 4 1-0 1 Tied Klinger 16,600 +
2 2 Monday, Apr 22 PIT CHC W 9 5 2-0 2 0.5 Bowman 10,461 ++
3 3 Tuesday, Apr 23 PIT CHC W 3 2 3-0 1 Tied Brown 4,138 +++
4 4 Wednesday, Apr 24 PIT CHC L 4 9 3-1 3 1.0 Lee 3,809 -
5 5 Thursday, Apr 25 PIT STL L 9 10 3-2 3 2.0 Shoun 3,394 --
6 6 Friday, Apr 26 PIT STL W 10 4 4-2 2 2.0 Brown 3,912 +
7 7 Saturday, Apr 27 PIT @ CIN L 0 3 4-3 3 3.0 Walters 5,959 -
8 8 Sunday, Apr 28 PIT @ CIN L 2 8 4-4 3 4.0 Thompson 19,337 --
9 9 Monday, Apr 29 PIT @ CIN L 2 3 4-5 4 4.5 Derringer 1,549 ---
10 10 Tuesday, Apr 30 PIT PHI L 2 6 4-6 5 5.5 Mulcahy 2,015 ----
11 11 Sunday, May 5 PIT BSN L 1 5 4-7 6 6.0 Strincevich 10,992 -----
12 12 Monday, May 6 PIT BSN L 7 10 4-8 6 7.0 Swift 2,142 ------
13 13 Tuesday, May 7 PIT BSN L 9 11 4-9 8 7.0 Earley 2,098 -------
14 14 Wednesday, May 8 PIT NYG L 6 10 4-10 8 7.5 Melton 3,564 --------
15 15 Thursday, May 9 PIT NYG L 6 17 4-11 8 8.5 Hubbell 3,492 ---------
16 16 Friday, May 10 PIT @ CHC W 8 3 5-11 8 7.5 Brown 3,448 +
17 17 Saturday, May 11 PIT @ CHC L 5 7 5-12 8 8.0 Page 7,211 -
18 18 Sunday, May 12 PIT @ CHC L 5 7 5-13 8 9.5 Olsen 17,955 --
19 19 Tuesday, May 14 PIT @ NYG W 7 2 6-13 8 9.0 Klinger 4,373 +
20 20 Wednesday, May 15 PIT @ NYG L 2 5 6-14 8 9.5 Hubbell 4,234 -
21 21 Saturday, May 18 PIT @ BSN L 5 15 6-15 8 10.0 Piechota 4,264 --
22 22 Sunday, May 19 PIT @ PHI L 5 6 6-16 8 11.0 Johnson 8,981 ---
23 23 Monday, May 20 PIT @ PHI L 7 8 6-17 8 11.0 Hoerst 1,000 ----
24 24 Wednesday, May 22 PIT @ BRO L 1 3 6-18 8 11.0 Fitzsimmons 3,149 -----
25 25 Saturday, May 25 PIT CHC W 12 7 7-18 8 10.5 Bowman 2,806 +
26 26 Sunday, May 26 PIT CHC W 3 2 8-18 8 10.5 Klinger 8,771 ++
27 27 Monday, May 27 PIT CIN L 1 2 8-19 8 12.5 Beggs -
28 28 Monday, May 27 PIT CIN L 3 7 8-20 8 12.5 Turner 7,258 --
29 29 Tuesday, May 28 PIT CIN W 5 2 9-20 8 12.0 Butcher 1,800 +
30 30 Wednesday, May 29 PIT CIN L 0 4 9-21 8 12.5 Walters 2,859 -
31 31 Sunday, Jun 2 PIT NYG W 2 1 10-21 8 14.0 Klinger +
32 32 Sunday, Jun 2 PIT NYG L 3 7 10-22 8 14.0 Melton 18,634 -
33 33 Monday, Jun 3 PIT NYG L 3 4 10-23 8 15.0 Lohrman 1,987 --
34 34 Tuesday, Jun 4 PIT BSN W 14 2 11-23 8 14.0 Bowman 20,310 +
35 35 Thursday, Jun 6 PIT BSN W 7 6 12-23 7 14.0 Sewell 1,165 ++
36 36 Friday, Jun 7 PIT PHI W 10 4 13-23 7 13.0 Lanning 1,174 +++
37 37 Saturday, Jun 8 PIT PHI W 6 5 14-23 5 13.0 Heintzelman 3,055 ++++
38 38 Sunday, Jun 9 PIT PHI L 1 6 14-24 5 13.0 Mulcahy -
39 39 Sunday, Jun 9 PIT PHI W 11 5 15-24 5 13.0 Brown 14,450 +
40 40 Monday, Jun 10 PIT BRO L 7 8 15-25 5 13.5 Fitzsimmons 2,659 -
41 41 Wednesday, Jun 12 PIT BRO L 4 5 15-26 6 14.0 Wyatt 20,179 --
42 42 Friday, Jun 14 PIT @ NYG L 6 8 15-27 6 15.0 Lohrman 5,955 ---
43 43 Saturday, Jun 15 PIT @ NYG L 1 12 15-28 7 16.0 Schumacher 5,941 ----
44 44 Sunday, Jun 16 PIT @ NYG W 5 0 16-28 6 14.0 Butcher +
45 45 Sunday, Jun 16 PIT @ NYG W 5 3 17-28 6 14.0 Sewell 34,282 ++
46 46 Monday, Jun 17 PIT @ BSN L 3 5 17-29 7 15.5 Posedel -
47 47 Monday, Jun 17 PIT @ BSN L 1 5 17-30 7 15.5 Piechota 5,224 --
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 19 PIT @ BSN W 5 1 18-30 6 14.5 Bowman 1,771 +
49 49 Thursday, Jun 20 PIT @ BSN W 8 7 19-30 6 13.5 Butcher 1,445 ++
50 50 Friday, Jun 21 PIT @ BRO L 8 10 19-31 6 14.5 Fitzsimmons 6,106 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 22 PIT @ BRO W 7 2 20-31 6 13.5 Sewell 10,850 +
52 52 Sunday, Jun 23 PIT @ BRO W 8 5 21-31 5 14.0 MacFayden ++
53 53 Sunday, Jun 23 PIT @ BRO T 4 4 21-31 5 14.0 24,239 ++
54 54 Tuesday, Jun 25 PIT @ PHI W 9 7 22-31 5 13.5 Lanning 1,000 +++
55 55 Wednesday, Jun 26 PIT @ PHI L 2 4 22-32 5 13.5 Blanton -
56 56 Wednesday, Jun 26 PIT @ PHI W 11 6 23-32 5 13.5 Sewell 12,565 +
57 57 Friday, Jun 28 PIT STL L 2 8 23-33 5 13.5 McGee 20,490 -
58 58 Sunday, Jun 30 PIT STL L 0 1 23-34 5 15.0 Cooper --
59 59 Sunday, Jun 30 PIT STL W 2 0 24-34 5 15.0 Butcher 25,096 +
60 60 Monday, Jul 1 PIT @ CHC W 4 3 25-34 5 14.0 Brown 4,335 ++
61 61 Tuesday, Jul 2 PIT @ CHC L 0 10 25-35 6 14.5 Lee 5,120 -
62 62 Wednesday, Jul 3 PIT @ CHC L 5 7 25-36 6 15.5 Passeau 5,678 --
63 63 Thursday, Jul 4 PIT @ CIN L 1 9 25-37 6 17.5 Walters ---
64 64 Thursday, Jul 4 PIT @ CIN L 1 3 25-38 6 17.5 Thompson 19,399 ----
65 65 Friday, Jul 5 PIT @ CIN L 4 5 25-39 6 18.5 Beggs -----
66 66 Saturday, Jul 6 PIT @ STL W 15 8 26-39 6 18.0 Klinger +
67 67 Saturday, Jul 6 PIT @ STL W 4 3 27-39 6 18.0 Brown 3,537 ++
68 68 Sunday, Jul 7 PIT @ STL W 7 6 28-39 5 16.5 Sewell +++
69 69 Sunday, Jul 7 PIT @ STL W 4 1 29-39 5 16.5 Heintzelman 7,303 ++++
70 70 Friday, Jul 12 PIT PHI L 3 6 29-40 5 17.5 Mulcahy 4,042 -
71 71 Saturday, Jul 13 PIT PHI W 9 8 30-40 5 17.0 MacFayden 2,375 +
72 72 Sunday, Jul 14 PIT BRO W 6 2 31-40 5 18.0 Sewell ++
73 73 Sunday, Jul 14 PIT BRO L 0 2 31-41 5 18.0 Fitzsimmons 33,336 -
74 74 Monday, Jul 15 PIT BRO L 1 10 31-42 6 18.5 Wyatt --
75 75 Monday, Jul 15 PIT BRO W 4 3 32-42 6 18.5 Klinger 12,215 +
76 76 Tuesday, Jul 16 PIT BRO W 5 3 33-42 6 18.0 Lanning 2,271 ++
77 77 Thursday, Jul 18 PIT NYG L 1 6 33-43 6 19.0 Hubbell 25,188 -
78 78 Friday, Jul 19 PIT NYG L 2 5 33-44 6 19.0 Schumacher 2,481 --
79 79 Saturday, Jul 20 PIT BSN W 17 6 34-44 6 19.0 Brown 2,661 +
80 80 Sunday, Jul 21 PIT BSN W 5 3 35-44 6 19.0 Lanahan ++
81 81 Sunday, Jul 21 PIT BSN W 16 2 36-44 6 19.0 Bowman 11,071 +++
82 82 Tuesday, Jul 23 PIT @ NYG L 1 9 36-45 6 20.5 Hubbell 12,428 -
83 83 Thursday, Jul 25 PIT @ NYG W 2 1 37-45 6 20.5 Sewell 3,265 +
84 84 Friday, Jul 26 PIT @ BSN W 9 0 38-45 6 20.5 Heintzelman 1,093 ++
85 85 Saturday, Jul 27 PIT @ BSN W 10 4 39-45 6 19.5 MacFayden 1,509 +++
86 86 Sunday, Jul 28 PIT @ BSN W 5 2 40-45 5 18.5 Lanahan ++++
87 87 Sunday, Jul 28 PIT @ BSN W 7 3 41-45 5 18.5 Butcher 5,471 +++++
88 88 Monday, Jul 29 PIT @ BRO L 6 7 41-46 6 18.5 Pressnell 3,537 -
89 89 Tuesday, Jul 30 PIT @ BRO W 8 2 42-46 6 18.5 Sewell 19,910 +
90 90 Thursday, Aug 1 PIT @ BRO L 3 8 42-47 6 19.0 Wyatt -
91 91 Thursday, Aug 1 PIT @ BRO L 7 8 42-48 6 19.0 Casey 19,393 --
92 92 Friday, Aug 2 PIT @ PHI W 5 2 43-48 6 17.5 Bowman 7,521 +
93 93 Saturday, Aug 3 PIT @ PHI W 8 0 44-48 6 17.0 Brown 1,000 ++
94 94 Sunday, Aug 4 PIT @ PHI W 6 1 45-48 6 16.0 Sewell +++
95 95 Sunday, Aug 4 PIT @ PHI W 6 4 46-48 6 16.0 Lanning 7,182 ++++
96 96 Tuesday, Aug 6 PIT STL W 3 1 47-48 5 15.5 Heintzelman 8,582 +++++
97 97 Wednesday, Aug 7 PIT STL W 10 9 48-48 5 14.0 Klinger ++++++
98 98 Wednesday, Aug 7 PIT STL W 12 6 49-48 5 14.0 Butcher 5,640 +++++++
99 99 Friday, Aug 9 PIT CHC W 6 2 50-48 4 14.5 Sewell 29,978 ++++++++
100 100 Saturday, Aug 10 PIT CHC L 0 1 50-49 5 15.5 Olsen 4,474 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Aug 11 PIT CHC W 7 3 51-49 4 13.5 Lanning +
102 102 Sunday, Aug 11 PIT CHC W 5 1 52-49 4 13.5 Lanahan 28,968 ++
103 103 Monday, Aug 12 PIT CIN W 4 2 53-49 4 12.5 Butcher 42,254 +++
104 104 Tuesday, Aug 13 PIT CIN L 3 4 53-50 4 13.5 Beggs 6,810 -
105 105 Wednesday, Aug 14 PIT @ STL L 6 7 53-51 4 14.0 Shoun 11,077 --
106 106 Friday, Aug 16 PIT @ STL W 6 5 54-51 4 14.5 Lanning +
107 107 Friday, Aug 16 PIT @ STL L 5 9 54-52 4 14.5 Warneke 4,218 -
108 108 Saturday, Aug 17 PIT @ CHC L 5 6 54-53 4 15.0 Passeau 6,003 --
109 109 Sunday, Aug 18 PIT @ CHC L 1 9 54-54 5 14.5 French 7,597 ---
110 110 Monday, Aug 19 PIT BSN L 0 3 54-55 6 14.5 Errickson 1,803 ----
111 111 Tuesday, Aug 20 PIT BSN W 6 3 55-55 6 14.5 Lanahan 1,050 +
112 112 Wednesday, Aug 21 PIT BSN W 3 2 56-55 5 13.5 Heintzelman 2,281 ++
113 113 Thursday, Aug 22 PIT NYG L 4 5 56-56 5 14.0 Dean -
114 114 Thursday, Aug 22 PIT NYG W 4 0 57-56 5 14.0 Sewell 12,523 +
115 115 Friday, Aug 23 PIT NYG W 13 10 58-56 5 13.0 Heintzelman 2,562 ++
116 116 Saturday, Aug 24 PIT NYG L 6 7 58-57 5 14.0 Hubbell 7,630 -
117 117 Sunday, Aug 25 PIT BRO W 4 3 59-57 5 15.0 Lanahan +
118 118 Sunday, Aug 25 PIT BRO L 1 8 59-58 5 15.0 Fitzsimmons 22,257 -
119 119 Wednesday, Aug 28 PIT PHI W 5 0 60-58 5 14.0 Sewell +
120 120 Wednesday, Aug 28 PIT PHI W 5 2 61-58 5 14.0 Bowman 4,100 ++
121 121 Thursday, Aug 29 PIT PHI W 4 0 62-58 5 14.0 Brown 2,239 +++
122 122 Sunday, Sep 1 PIT STL W 10 0 63-58 4 14.5 Heintzelman ++++
123 123 Sunday, Sep 1 PIT STL T 5 5 63-58 4 14.5 20,945 ++++
124 124 Monday, Sep 2 PIT CHC W 5 2 64-58 4 14.5 Sewell +++++
125 125 Monday, Sep 2 PIT CHC L 1 7 64-59 4 14.5 Olsen 26,120 -
126 126 Wednesday, Sep 4 PIT @ CIN L 2 3 64-60 4 16.0 Beggs 30,543 --
127 127 Thursday, Sep 5 PIT @ CIN L 3 6 64-61 4 17.0 Vander Meer ---
128 128 Saturday, Sep 7 PIT @ STL W 14 9 65-61 4 17.0 MacFayden 2,065 +
129 129 Sunday, Sep 8 PIT @ STL W 16 14 66-61 3 15.5 Lanahan ++
130 130 Sunday, Sep 8 PIT @ STL W 5 4 67-61 3 15.5 Klinger 10,718 +++
131 131 Tuesday, Sep 10 PIT @ PHI W 11 3 68-61 3 14.5 Bowman ++++
132 132 Tuesday, Sep 10 PIT @ PHI W 11 1 69-61 3 14.5 Sewell 1,000 +++++
133 133 Wednesday, Sep 11 PIT @ PHI W 9 3 70-61 3 15.0 Brown 2,500 ++++++
134 134 Thursday, Sep 12 PIT @ BRO L 0 7 70-62 3 16.5 Casey -
135 135 Thursday, Sep 12 PIT @ BRO L 4 7 70-63 3 16.5 Casey --
136 136 Friday, Sep 13 PIT @ BRO L 2 8 70-64 3 17.5 Head 2,769 ---
137 137 Saturday, Sep 14 PIT @ BRO L 0 5 70-65 4 19.0 Fitzsimmons ----
138 138 Saturday, Sep 14 PIT @ BRO L 2 4 70-66 4 19.0 Carleton -----
139 139 Sunday, Sep 15 PIT @ NYG W 10 3 71-66 4 18.5 Sewell +
140 140 Sunday, Sep 15 PIT @ NYG W 4 3 72-66 4 18.5 Bowman 9,240 ++
141 141 Monday, Sep 16 PIT @ NYG W 7 6 73-66 4 18.5 Butcher 1,262 +++
142 142 Tuesday, Sep 17 PIT @ BSN L 5 10 73-67 4 19.5 Errickson 1,077 -
143 143 Wednesday, Sep 18 PIT @ BSN L 1 4 73-68 4 20.5 Tobin 2,013 --
144 144 Thursday, Sep 19 PIT STL L 1 2 73-69 4 22.0 McGee ---
145 145 Thursday, Sep 19 PIT STL L 2 8 73-70 4 22.0 Hutchinson 5,048 ----
146 146 Saturday, Sep 21 PIT CIN L 1 8 73-71 4 22.0 Walters -----
147 147 Saturday, Sep 21 PIT CIN W 8 7 74-71 4 22.0 MacFayden 6,395 +
148 148 Sunday, Sep 22 PIT CIN L 1 2 74-72 4 22.0 Turner -
149 149 Sunday, Sep 22 PIT CIN W 8 1 75-72 4 22.0 Lanning 14,865 +
150 150 Monday, Sep 23 PIT CIN W 12 9 76-72 4 21.0 Heintzelman 2,098 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Wednesday, Sep 25 PIT @ CHC L 1 2 76-73 4 22.0 Lee -
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 25 PIT @ CHC L 4 6 76-74 4 22.0 Olsen 7,828 --
153 153 Thursday, Sep 26 PIT @ CHC W 7 6 77-74 4 21.5 Lanning 1,789 +
154 154 Friday, Sep 27 PIT @ CIN W 4 3 78-74 4 20.5 Sewell 3,173 ++
155 155 Saturday, Sep 28 PIT @ CIN L 5 6 78-75 4 21.5 Turner 6,603 -
156 156 Sunday, Sep 29 PIT @ CIN L 3 11 78-76 4 22.5 Walters 13,860 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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