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1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939/1941)
88-65, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 697 runs, Allowed 621 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-68
Managed by Leo Durocher

Ballpark: Ebbets Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 975,978 (1st of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 106, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 106
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 Stats / Schedule (1939/1941) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   88-65 , Final Rank: 2, GB:   12.0
Days in First:                  31 (last on July 6, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          26 (last on September 14)
Most Games under .500:       never

Biggest Lead:                  3.0 (last on April 30)
Farthest Behind Leader:       13.0 (last on September 21)

Longest Winning Streak:          9 (April 16 to April 30)
Longest Losing Streak:           6 (July 21 to July 27)

Most Runs Allowed:              23 (June 8)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (September 6)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       6
Times Opponent Shutout:         17

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        88  65     697     621    .575

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           41  37     369     358    .526
Road           47  28     328     263    .627

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           9   0      54      14   1.000
May            12  10      88     112    .545
June           17  11     141     136    .607
July           16  16     124     119    .500
August         15  15     134     119    .500
September      19  13     156     121    .594

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     45  23     318     276    .662
Second Half    43  42     379     345    .506
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  23     162     164    .477

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        25  18     250     223    .581

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BSN            13   9      91      59    .591
CHC            10  12      86     101    .455
CIN             8  14      83     125    .364
NYG            16   5     108      73    .762
PHI            17   5     109      58    .773
PIT            15   7     124      92    .682
STL             9  13      96     113    .409

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 16     BRO @BSN  W   5-0        1-0     1    Tied       W Wyatt                     3,517 +
  2 Fri, Apr 19     BRO  NYG  W  12-0        2-0     1    Tied       H Casey                    24,741 ++
  3 Tue, Apr 23     BRO  BSN  W   8-3        3-0     1    Tied       T Carleton                 13,284 +++
  4 Wed, Apr 24     BRO  BSN  W   8-6        4-0     1  up 0.5       N Kimball                  10,480 ++++
  5 Thu, Apr 25     BRO @PHI  W   3-1        5-0     1  up 1.5       H Casey                     1,466 +++++
  6 Fri, Apr 26     BRO @PHI  W   6-0        6-0     1  up 2.0       F Fitzsimmon                1,500 ++++++
  7 Sat, Apr 27     BRO @NYG  W   4-1        7-0     1  up 2.5       L Hamlin                   38,122 +++++++
  8 Sun, Apr 28     BRO @NYG  W   5-3        8-0     1  up 2.5       W Wyatt                    51,659 ++++++++
  9 Tue, Apr 30     BRO @CIN  W   3-0        9-0     1  up 3.0       T Carleton                 10,544 +++++++++
 10 Wed, May  1     BRO @CIN  L   2-9        9-1     1  up 2.0       B Walters                   3,672 -
 11 Sun, May  5     BRO @STL  W   9-6       10-1     1  up 1.5       M Macon                    13,119 +
 12 Mon, May  6     BRO @STL  W   6-2       11-1     1  up 1.5       L Hamlin                    2,267 ++
 13 Tue, May  7     BRO @STL  L   2-18      11-2     1  up 0.5       L Warneke                   2,298 -
 14 Thu, May  9     BRO @CHC  W   4-1       12-2     1  up 1.0       N Kimball                  10,540 +
 15 Fri, May 10     BRO  NYG  L   2-7       12-3     1  up 0.5       H Gumbert                  26,608 -
 16 Sat, May 11     BRO  PHI  L   4-5       12-4     2     0.5       K Higbe                    10,870 --
 17 Sun, May 12     BRO  PHI  W   5-3       13-4     2     1.0       F Fitzsimmon               14,505 +
 18 Mon, May 13     BRO  PHI  W   6-3       14-4     2     0.5       V Tamulis                   5,337 ++
 19 Tue, May 14     BRO  CIN  W   6-5       15-4     1  up 0.5       T Pressnell                21,533 +++
 20 Wed, May 15     BRO  CIN  L   2-5       15-5     2     0.5       J Thompson                 18,403 -
 21 Fri, May 17     BRO  STL  W   4-3       16-5     2     0.5       W Wyatt                    11,068 +
 22 Sat, May 18     BRO  STL  L   2-6       16-6     2     0.5       B McGee                    22,965 -
 23 Sun, May 19     BRO  CHC  L   6-7       16-7     2     1.5       J Mooty                    27,923 --
 24 Mon, May 20     BRO  CHC  L   4-6       16-8     2     1.5       B Lee                       6,326 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 21     BRO  CHC  W   4-3       17-8     2     1.0       T Pressnell                 5,997 +
 26 Wed, May 22     BRO  PIT  W   3-1       18-8     1    Tied       F Fitzsimmon                3,149 ++
 27 Sun, May 26     BRO @PHI  W   2-1       19-8     1    Tied       V Tamulis                   3,281 +++
 28 Mon, May 27     BRO  PHI  W   6-0       20-8     2     0.5       W Wyatt                     3,578 ++++
 29 Tue, May 28     BRO  PHI  W   4-2       21-8     1  up 0.5       F Fitzsimmon               28,918 +++++
 30 Thu, May 30     BRO  NYG  L   0-7       21-9     2     2.0       C Hubbell                         -
 31                 BRO  NYG  L   5-12      21-10    2     2.0       B Lohrman                  34,548 --
 32 Sat, Jun  1     BRO @CHC  L   3-4       21-11    2     3.0       J Mooty                     8,855 ---
 33 Sun, Jun  2     BRO @CHC  W   3-2       22-11    2     2.0       V Mungo                           +
 34                 BRO @CHC  W   2-1       23-11    2     2.0       L Hamlin                   34,204 ++
 35 Mon, Jun  3     BRO @CHC  W   3-2       24-11    2     2.0       H Casey                     5,300 +++
 36 Tue, Jun  4     BRO @STL  W  10-1       25-11    2     1.0       V Tamulis                  23,500 ++++
 37 Thu, Jun  6     BRO @STL  W   9-5       26-11    2     1.0       L Hamlin                    1,802 +++++
 38 Fri, Jun  7     BRO @CIN  W   4-2       27-11    1    Tied       H Casey                     8,601 ++++++
 39 Sat, Jun  8     BRO @CIN  L   2-23      27-12    2     1.0       P Derringer                10,075 -
 40 Sun, Jun  9     BRO @CIN  W   9-1       28-12    2     1.0       T Carleton                        +
 41                 BRO @CIN  L   2-6       28-13    2     1.0       J Thompson                 34,909 -
 42 Mon, Jun 10     BRO @PIT  W   8-7       29-13    2     0.5       F Fitzsimmon                2,659 +
 43 Wed, Jun 12     BRO @PIT  W   5-4       30-13    1    Tied       W Wyatt                    20,179 ++
 44 Fri, Jun 14     BRO  CIN  W   2-0       31-13    1  up 1.0       L Hamlin                   17,757 +++
 45 Sat, Jun 15     BRO  CIN  W  11-6       32-13    1  up 2.0       T Pressnell                 6,155 ++++
 46 Sun, Jun 16     BRO  CIN  L   0-1       32-14    1    Tied       P Derringer                       -
 47                 BRO  CIN  L   2-5       32-15    1    Tied       J Turner                   30,005 --
 48 Mon, Jun 17     BRO  STL  L   1-3       32-16    2     1.0       C Shoun                     8,420 ---
 49 Tue, Jun 18     BRO  STL  L   5-7       32-17    2     1.0       M Cooper                    6,460 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun 19     BRO  STL  W   8-3       33-17    2     0.5       W Wyatt                    31,249 +
 51 Fri, Jun 21     BRO  PIT  W  10-8       34-17    1  up 1.0       F Fitzsimmon                6,106 ++
 52 Sat, Jun 22     BRO  PIT  L   2-7       34-18    1    Tied       R Sewell                   10,850 -
 53 Sun, Jun 23     BRO  PIT  L   5-8       34-19    2     1.5       D MacFayden                       --
 54                 BRO  PIT  -   4-4       34-19    2     1.5                                  24,239 --
 55 Tue, Jun 25     BRO  CHC  L   3-8       34-20    2     2.0       C Passeau                  26,104 ---
 56 Thu, Jun 27     BRO  CHC  W   5-4       35-20    2     1.5       V Tamulis                   9,806 +
 57 Fri, Jun 28     BRO  BSN  W   2-1       36-20    2     0.5       W Wyatt                     5,504 ++
 58 Sat, Jun 29     BRO  BSN  W  10-4       37-20    2     0.5       C Davis                     8,289 +++
 59 Sun, Jun 30     BRO  BSN  W   9-2       38-20    2     1.5       F Fitzsimmon                      ++++
 60                 BRO  BSN  L   2-7       38-21    2     1.5       M Salvo                    28,909 -
 61 Mon, Jul  1     BRO @PHI  W   4-3       39-21    2     0.5       T Pressnell                 1,516 +
 62 Tue, Jul  2     BRO @PHI  W   4-1       40-21    1  up 0.5       T Carleton                  1,067 ++
 63 Wed, Jul  3     BRO @NYG  W   7-3       41-21    1  up 1.0       H Casey                    18,960 +++
 64 Thu, Jul  4     BRO @NYG  W   5-1       42-21    1  up 1.0       C Davis                           ++++
 65                 BRO @NYG  W   6-1       43-21    1  up 1.0       V Tamulis                  54,306 +++++
 66 Fri, Jul  5     BRO @BSN  W   6-2       44-21    1  up 1.0       N Kimball                   3,881 ++++++
 67 Sat, Jul  6     BRO @BSN  W   2-0       45-21    1  up 1.0       T Pressnell                 5,112 +++++++
 68 Sun, Jul  7     BRO @BSN  L   0-1       45-22    2     0.5       M Salvo                           -
 69                 BRO @BSN  L   1-2       45-23    2     0.5       B Posedel                  21,928 --
 70 Thu, Jul 11     BRO @CIN  L   5-6       45-24    2     1.5       B Walters                  28,465 ---
 71 Sat, Jul 13     BRO @CIN  L   6-7       45-25    2     1.5       P Derringer                       ----
 72                 BRO @CIN  W   3-1       46-25    2     1.5       C Davis                    27,466 +
 73 Sun, Jul 14     BRO @PIT  L   2-6       46-26    2     2.5       R Sewell                          -
 74                 BRO @PIT  W   2-0       47-26    2     2.5       F Fitzsimmon               33,336 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Mon, Jul 15     BRO @PIT  W  10-1       48-26    2     3.0       W Wyatt                           ++
 76                 BRO @PIT  L   3-4       48-27    2     3.0       B Klinger                  12,215 -
 77 Tue, Jul 16     BRO @PIT  L   3-5       48-28    2     3.5       J Lanning                   2,271 --
 78 Wed, Jul 17     BRO @CHC  W   2-1       49-28    2     3.5       L Hamlin                   11,154 +
 79 Thu, Jul 18     BRO @CHC  W   7-4       50-28    2     3.0       V Tamulis                   8,454 ++
 80 Fri, Jul 19     BRO @CHC  L   4-11      50-29    2     3.0       C Passeau                   8,980 -
 81 Sat, Jul 20     BRO @STL  L   2-3       50-30    2     4.0       L Warneke                   3,304 --
 82 Sun, Jul 21     BRO @STL  W   3-1       51-30    2     5.0       F Fitzsimmon                      +
 83                 BRO @STL  L   2-5       51-31    2     5.0       M Cooper                   16,877 -
 84 Tue, Jul 23     BRO  CIN  L   3-4       51-32    2     7.0       J Beggs                           --
 85                 BRO  CIN  L   2-9       51-33    2     7.0       W Moore                    40,583 ---
 86 Wed, Jul 24     BRO  CIN  L   3-6       51-34    2     8.0       B Walters                  30,102 ----
 87 Fri, Jul 26     BRO  STL  -   3-3       51-34    2     8.5                                   4,876 ----
 88 Sat, Jul 27     BRO  STL  L   2-4       51-35    2     9.0       M Lanier                          -----
 89                 BRO  STL  L   3-6       51-36    2     9.0       C Shoun                    14,568 ------
 90 Sun, Jul 28     BRO  STL  W   3-0       52-36    2     8.0       W Wyatt                           +
 91                 BRO  STL  W   7-4       53-36    2     8.0       F Fitzsimmon               19,802 ++
 92 Mon, Jul 29     BRO  PIT  W   7-6       54-36    2     7.0       T Pressnell                 3,537 +++
 93 Tue, Jul 30     BRO  PIT  L   2-8       54-37    2     8.0       R Sewell                   19,910 -
 94 Thu, Aug  1     BRO  PIT  W   8-3       55-37    2     6.5       W Wyatt                           +
 95                 BRO  PIT  W   8-7       56-37    2     6.5       H Casey                    19,393 ++
 96 Fri, Aug  2     BRO  CHC  L   3-4       56-38    2     6.0       L French                    5,907 -
 97 Sat, Aug  3     BRO  CHC  L   1-2       56-39    2     6.5       K Raffensber                9,720 --
 98 Sun, Aug  4     BRO  CHC  L   3-11      56-40    2     6.5       V Olsen                           ---
 99                 BRO  CHC  W   7-6       57-40    2     6.5       C Davis                    29,928 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Mon, Aug  5     BRO  NYG  W   6-0       58-40    2     6.0       W Wyatt                    31,796 ++
101 Wed, Aug  7     BRO @NYG  W   8-4       59-40    2     5.0       F Fitzsimmon               53,997 +++
102 Thu, Aug  8     BRO @NYG  W   6-3       60-40    2     5.0       W Flowers                  12,438 ++++
103 Fri, Aug  9     BRO @BSN  W   1-0       61-40    2     5.0       W Wyatt                     2,648 +++++
104 Sat, Aug 10     BRO @BSN  L   3-4       61-41    2     6.0       M Salvo                     4,688 -
105 Sun, Aug 11     BRO @BSN  L   2-3       61-42    2     5.0       B Posedel                         --
106                 BRO @BSN  W   3-0       62-42    2     5.0       V Tamulis                  24,021 +
107 Wed, Aug 14     BRO  PHI  W   6-5       63-42    2     5.0       F Fitzsimmon                      ++
108                 BRO  PHI  L   6-9       63-43    2     5.0       B Beck                     24,356 -
109 Thu, Aug 15     BRO  PHI  L   2-4       63-44    2     5.0       K Higbe                     4,840 --
110 Fri, Aug 16     BRO  BSN  L   1-2       63-45    2     6.5       N Strincevic               33,590 ---
111 Sun, Aug 18     BRO  BSN  W   7-2       64-45    2     4.5       W Wyatt                           +
112                 BRO  BSN  W   3-1       65-45    2     4.5       L Hamlin                   21,178 ++
113 Tue, Aug 20     BRO @STL  L   0-3       65-46    2     5.5       C Shoun                           -
114                 BRO @STL  L   3-4       65-47    2     5.5       L Warneke                   9,451 --
115 Wed, Aug 21     BRO @STL  L   5-7       65-48    2     5.5       C Doyle                     4,659 ---
116 Thu, Aug 22     BRO @CHC  L   0-5       65-49    2     6.5       V Olsen                     7,874 ----
117 Fri, Aug 23     BRO @CHC  L   4-5       65-50    2     6.5       C Passeau                   7,702 -----
118 Sat, Aug 24     BRO @CHC  W  11-3       66-50    2     6.5       C Davis                     6,769 +
119 Sun, Aug 25     BRO @PIT  L   3-4       66-51    2     7.5       D Lanahan                         -
120                 BRO @PIT  W   8-1       67-51    2     7.5       F Fitzsimmon               22,257 +
121 Thu, Aug 29     BRO @CIN  L   3-9       67-52    2     8.5       P Derringer                11,768 -
122 Fri, Aug 30     BRO @CIN  W   6-2       68-52    2     7.5       L Hamlin                   10,652 +
123 Sat, Aug 31     BRO  NYG  W   7-6       69-52    2     7.5       H Casey                    12,890 ++
124 Sun, Sep  1     BRO  NYG  W   4-1       70-52    2     7.5       L Grissom                         +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 BRO  NYG  W   7-3       71-52    2     7.5       W Wyatt                    22,275 ++++
126 Mon, Sep  2     BRO @BSN  L   6-7       71-53    2     7.5       A Javery                          -
127                 BRO @BSN  W   6-2       72-53    2     7.5       C Davis                    23,719 +
128 Wed, Sep  4     BRO @PHI  W   3-0       73-53    2     8.0       L Hamlin                   18,031 ++
129 Thu, Sep  5     BRO @PHI  W   8-5       74-53    2     8.0       V Tamulis                     500 +++
130 Fri, Sep  6     BRO @PHI  W   3-0       75-53    2     7.0       F Fitzsimmon                      ++++
131                 BRO @PHI  W  14-3       76-53    2     7.0       H Casey                     8,358 +++++
132 Sat, Sep  7     BRO @NYG  L   1-4       76-54    2     8.0       H Gumbert                  14,271 -
133 Sun, Sep  8     BRO @NYG  W   7-2       77-54    2     6.5       C Davis                           +
134                 BRO @NYG  W   4-2       78-54    2     6.5       H Casey                    53,623 ++
135 Mon, Sep  9     BRO @NYG  L   4-7       78-55    2     7.0       H Schumacher                5,353 -
136 Wed, Sep 11     BRO  CHC  L   5-8       78-56    2     9.0       C Passeau                         --
137                 BRO  CHC  L   2-3       78-57    2     9.0       D Dean                     10,195 ---
138 Thu, Sep 12     BRO  PIT  W   7-0       79-57    2     8.5       H Casey                           +
139                 BRO  PIT  W   7-4       80-57    2     8.5       H Casey                           ++
140 Fri, Sep 13     BRO  PIT  W   8-2       81-57    2     8.5       E Head                      2,769 +++
141 Sat, Sep 14     BRO  PIT  W   5-0       82-57    2     8.0       F Fitzsimmon                      ++++
142                 BRO  PIT  W   4-2       83-57    2     8.0       T Carleton                        +++++
143 Sun, Sep 15     BRO  CIN  L   3-13      83-58    2     9.0       B Walters                         -
144                 BRO  CIN  -   1-1       83-58    2     9.0                                  33,339 -
145 Mon, Sep 16     BRO  CIN  L   3-4       83-59    2    10.0       J Beggs                     6,782 --
146 Tue, Sep 17     BRO  STL  L   0-5       83-60    2    11.0       M Lanier                    3,784 ---
147 Wed, Sep 18     BRO  STL  L   7-14      83-61    2    12.0       C Doyle                     3,632 ----
148 Sat, Sep 21     BRO  PHI  L   2-4       83-62    2    13.0       K Higbe                     5,727 -----
149 Sun, Sep 22     BRO  PHI  W  10-2       84-62    2    12.0       F Fitzsimmon                      +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 BRO  PHI  W   5-2       85-62    2    12.0       C Davis                    18,672 ++
151 Mon, Sep 23     BRO  NYG  W   3-2       86-62    2    11.0       T Carleton                  3,807 +++
152 Tue, Sep 24     BRO  NYG  W   5-4       87-62    2    10.5       W Wyatt                     3,464 ++++
153 Thu, Sep 26     BRO  BSN  L   2-5       87-63    2    11.5       G Barnicle                        -
154                 BRO  BSN  L   4-5       87-64    2    11.5       F LaManna                   6,086 --
155 Sat, Sep 28     BRO @PHI  L   1-5       87-65    2    12.0       I Pearson                   1,500 ---
156 Sun, Sep 29     BRO @PHI  W   5-0       88-65    2    12.0       L Grissom                   2,000 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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