1940 Game Log: 78–76 (Home: 40–34; Away: 38–42) April: 4–6 (Home: 3–3; Away: 1–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 16 @ Cardinals 6–4 Klinger (1–0)Davis Lanahan (1)16,600 1–0 2 April 22 Cubs 9–5 Bowman (1–0)Passeau Butcher (1)10,461 2–0 3 April 23 Cubs 3–2 Brown (1–0)French — 4,138 3–0 4 April 24 Cubs 4–9 Lee Butcher (0–1)— 3,809 3–1 5 April 25 Cardinals 9–10 Shoun Klinger (1–1)Russell 3,394 3–2 6 April 26 Cardinals 10–4 Brown (2–0)Bowman — 3,912 4–2 7 April 27 @ Reds 0–3 Walters Bowman (1–1)— 5,950 4–3 8 April 28 @ Reds 2–8 Thompson MacFayden (0–1)— 19,337 4–4 9 April 29 @ Reds 2–3 Derringer Butcher (0–2)— 1,549 4–5 10 April 30 Phillies 2–6 Mulcahy Klinger (1–2)— 2,015 4–6
May: 5–15 (Home: 3–8; Away: 2–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 11 May 5 Bees 1–5 Strincevich Brown (2–1)Coffman 10,992 4–7 12 May 6 Bees 7–10 (12) Swift Swigart (0–1)Sullivan 2,142 4–8 13 May 7 Bees 9–11 Earley Lanning (0–1)Swift 2,098 4–9 14 May 8 Giants 6–10 Melton Klinger (1–3)Schumacher 3,564 4–10 15 May 9 Giants 6–17 Hubbell Butcher (0–3)— 3,492 4–11 16 May 10 @ Cubs 8–3 Brown (3–1)Lee — 3,448 5–11 17 May 11 @ Cubs 5–7 Page Bowman (1–2)— 7,211 5–12 18 May 12 @ Cubs 5–7 Olsen Lanahan (0–1)Passeau 17,955 5–13 19 May 14 @ Giants 7–2 Klinger (2–3)Melton — 4,373 6–13 20 May 15 @ Giants 2–5 Hubbell Brown (3–2)— 4,324 6–14 21 May 18 @ Bees 5–15 Piechota Butcher (0–4)— 4,264 6–15 22 May 19 @ Phillies 5–6 Johnson Sewell (0–1)— 8,981 6–16 23 May 20 @ Phillies 7–8 Hoerst Lanahan (0–2)— 1,000 6–17 24 May 22 @ Dodgers 1–3 Fitzsimmons Klinger (2–4)— 3,149 6–18 25 May 25 Cubs 12–7 Bowman (2–2)French — 2,806 7–18 26 May 26 Cubs 3–2 Klinger (3–4)Lee — 8,771 8–18 27 May 27 Reds 1–2 Beggs Brown (3–3)— — 8–19 28 May 27 Reds 3–7 Turner Bauers (0–1)— 6,258 8–20 29 May 28 Reds 5–2 Butcher (1–4)Thompson — 1,359 9–20 30 May 29 Reds 0–4 Walters Bowman (2–3)— 2,259 9–21
June: 15–13 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 31 June 2 Giants 2–1 Klinger (4–4)Schumacher MacFayden (1)— 10–21 32 June 2 Giants 3–7 (8) Melton Brown (3–4)Gumbert 18,634 10–22 33 June 3 Giants 3–4 Lohrman Butcher (1–5)— 1,987 10–23 34 June 4 Bees 14–2 Bowman (3–3)Callahan — 20,310 11–23 35 June 6 Bees 7–6 Sewell (1–1)Sullivan — 1,165 12–23 36 June 7 Phillies 10–4 Lanning (1–1)Johnson — 1,174 13–23 37 June 8 Phillies 6–5 Heintzelman (1–0)Johnson Brown (1)3,055 14–23 38 June 9 Phillies 1–6 Mulcahy Klinger (4–5)— 14,450 14–24 39 June 9 Phillies 11–5 (8) Brown (4–4)Pearson — 14,450 15–24 40 June 10 Dodgers 7–8 Fitzsimmons Lanahan (0–3)— 2,659 15–25 41 June 12 Dodgers 4–5 Wyatt Brown (4–5)— 20,179 15–26 42 June 14 @ Giants 6–8 Lohrman Klinger (4–6)Brown 5,955 15–27 43 June 15 @ Giants 1–12 Schumacher Bowman (3–4)— 5,941 15–28 44 June 16 @ Giants 5–0 Butcher (2–5)Hubbell — 34,282 16–28 45 June 16 @ Giants 5–3 Sewell (2–1)Gumbert Heintzelman (1)34,282 17–28 46 June 17 @ Bees 3–5 Posedel Lanning (1–2)— — 17–29 47 June 17 @ Bees 1–5 Piechota Brown (4–6)— 5,224 17–30 48 June 19 @ Bees 5–1 Bowman (4–4)Errickson — 1,771 18–30 49 June 20 @ Bees 8–7 Butcher (3–5)Fette Brown (2)1,445 19–30 50 June 21 @ Dodgers 8–10 Fitzsimmons Klinger (4–7)Tamulis 6,106 19–31 51 June 22 @ Dodgers 7–2 Sewell (3–1)Carleton — 10,850 20–31 52 June 23 @ Dodgers 8–5 MacFayden (1–1)Wyatt Brown (3)— 21–31 53 June 23 @ Dodgers 4–4 (13) — 24,239 21–31 54 June 25 @ Phillies 9–7 Lanning (2–2)Higbe Klinger (1)1,000 22–31 55 June 26 @ Phillies 2–4 Blanton Bowman (4–5)— 12,565 22–32 56 June 26 @ Phillies 11–6 Sewell (4–1)Beck Brown (4)12,565 23–32 57 June 28 Cardinals 2–8 McGee Heintzelman (1–1)— 20,490 23–33 58 June 30 Cardinals 0–1 Cooper Klinger (4–8)— — 23–34 59 June 30 Cardinals 2–0 Butcher (4–5)Shoun — 25,096 24–34
July: 18–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 11–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 60 July 1 @ Cubs 4–3 (10) Brown (5–6)Olsen — 4,335 25–34 61 July 2 @ Cubs 0–10 Lee Bowman (4–6)— 5,120 25–35 62 July 3 @ Cubs 5–7 Passeau Bauers (0–2)— 5,678 25–36 63 July 4 @ Reds 1–9 Walters Klinger (4–9)— — 25–37 64 July 4 @ Reds 1–3 Thompson Butcher (4–6)— 19,399 25–38 65 July 5 @ Reds 4–5 Beggs MacFayden (1–2)— 5,682 25–39 66 July 6 @ Cardinals 15–8 Klinger (5–9)Russell Lanning (1)— 26–39 67 July 6 @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Brown (6–6)Warneke — 3,537 27–39 68 July 7 @ Cardinals 7–6 Sewell (5–1)Shoun Lanahan (2)— 28–39 69 July 7 @ Cardinals 4–1 Heintzelman (2–1)Cooper — 7,303 29–39 70 July 12 Phillies 3–6 Mulcahy Bowman (4–7)— 9,042 29–40 71 July 13 Phillies 9–8 MacFayden (2–2)Johnson Bowman (1)2,375 30–40 72 July 14 Dodgers 6–2 Sewell (6–1)Hamlin — 33,336 31–40 73 July 14 Dodgers 0–2 Fitzsimmons Heintzelman (2–2)— 33,336 31–41 74 July 15 Dodgers 1–10 Wyatt Butcher (4–7)— — 31–42 75 July 15 Dodgers 4–3 Klinger (6–9)Pressnell — 12,215 32–42 76 July 16 Dodgers 5–3 Lanning (3–2)Pressnell — 2,271 33–42 77 July 18 Giants 1–6 Hubbell Heintzelman (2–3)— 25,188 33–43 78 July 19 Giants 2–5 Schumacher Sewell (6–2)Gumbert 2,481 33–44 79 July 20 Bees 17–6 Brown (7–6)Errickson — 2,661 34–44 80 July 21 Bees 5–3 Lanahan (1–3)Salvo Brown (5)— 35–44 81 July 21 Bees 16–2 (8) Bowman (5–7)Posedel — 11,071 36–44 82 July 23 @ Giants 1–9 Hubbell Klinger (6–10)— 12,428 36–45 83 July 25 @ Giants 2–1 Sewell (7–2)Schumacher — 3,265 37–45 84 July 26 @ Bees 9–0 Heintzelman (3–3)Posedel — 1,093 38–45 85 July 27 @ Bees 10–4 MacFayden (3–2)Sullivan — 1,509 39–45 86 July 28 @ Bees 5–2 Lanahan (2–3)Errickson — — 40–45 87 July 28 @ Bees 7–3 Butcher (5–7)Javery — 5,471 41–45 88 July 29 @ Dodgers 6–7 Pressnell Brown (7–7)— 3,537 41–46 89 July 30 @ Dodgers 8–2 Sewell (8–2)Head — 19,910 42–46
August: 20–12 (Home: 15–6; Away: 5–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 90 August 1 @ Dodgers 3–8 Wyatt Heintzelman (3–4)— — 42–47 91 August 1 @ Dodgers 7–8 Casey Lanahan (2–4)— 19,393 42–48 92 August 2 @ Phillies 5–2 (10) Bowman (6–7)Johnson Klinger (2)7,521 43–48 93 August 3 @ Phillies 8–0 Brown (8–7)Higbe — 1,000 44–48 94 August 4 @ Phillies 6–1 Sewell (9–2)Mulcahy — — 45–48 95 August 4 @ Phillies 6–4 Lanning (4–2)Frye Heintzelman (2)7,182 46–48 96 August 6 Cardinals 3–1 Heintzelman (4–4)Cooper — 8,582 47–48 97 August 7 Cardinals 10–9 Klinger (7–10)Shoun Lanning (2)5,640 48–48 98 August 7 Cardinals 12–6 Butcher (6–7)Lanier Bowman (2)5,640 49–48 99 August 9 Cubs 6–2 Sewell (10–2)Raffensberger — 29,978 50–48 100 August 10 Cubs 0–1 Olsen Klinger (7–11)— 4,474 50–49 101 August 11 Cubs 7–3 Lanning (5–2)Raffensberger — — 51–49 102 August 11 Cubs 5–1 Lanahan (3–4)Passeau — 28,968 52–49 103 August 12 Reds 4–2 Butcher (7–7)Walters — 42,254 53–49 104 August 13 Reds 3–4 (10) Beggs Heintzelman (4–5)— 6,810 53–50 105 August 14 @ Cardinals 6–7 (11) Shoun Brown (8–8)— 11,077 53–51 106 August 16 @ Cardinals 6–5 Lanning (6–2)McGee — 4,218 54–51 107 August 16 @ Cardinals 5–9 Warneke Butcher (7–8)— 4,218 54–52 108 August 17 @ Cubs 5–6 (13) Passeau MacFayden (3–3)— 6,003 54–53 109 August 18 @ Cubs 1–9 French Sewell (10–3)— 7,597 54–54 110 August 19 Bees 0–3 Errickson Bowman (6–8)— 1,803 54–55 111 August 20 Bees 6–3 Lanahan (4–4)Salvo — 1,050 55–55 112 August 21 Bees 3–2 Heintzelman (5–5)Coffman — 2,281 56–55 113 August 22 Giants 4–5 (12) Dean MacFayden (3–4)— — 56–56 114 August 22 Giants 4–0 Sewell (11–3)Melton — 12,523 57–56 115 August 23 Giants 13–10 Heintzelman (6–5)Hubbell — 2,562 58–56 116 August 24 Giants 6–7 Hubbell Heintzelman (6–6)— 7,630 58–57 117 August 25 Dodgers 4–3 Lanahan (5–4)Wyatt — 22,257 59–57 118 August 25 Dodgers 1–8 Fitzsimmons Klinger (7–12)— 22,257 59–58 119 August 28 Phillies 5–0 Sewell (12–3)Mulcahy — 4,100 60–58 120 August 28 Phillies 5–2 Bowman (7–8)Higbe — 4,100 61–58 121 August 29 Phillies 4–0 Brown (9–8)Pearson MacFayden (2)2,239 62–58
September: 16–18 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 122 September 1 Cardinals 10–0 Heintzelman (7–6)Shoun — — 63–58 123 September 1 Cardinals 5–5 (11) — 20,945 63–58 124 September 2 Cubs 5–2 Sewell (13–3)Root — — 64–58 125 September 2 Cubs 1–7 Olsen Bowman (7–9)— 26,120 64–59 126 September 4 @ Reds 2–3 (12) Beggs Lanahan (5–5)— 30,543 64–60 127 September 5 @ Reds 3–6 Vander Meer Lanning (6–3)— 7,661 64–61 128 September 7 @ Cardinals 14–9 MacFayden (4–4)Doyle Brown (6)2,065 65–61 129 September 8 @ Cardinals 16–14 Lanahan (6–5)McGee Heintzelman (3)— 66–61 130 September 8 @ Cardinals 5–4 (5) Klinger (8–12)Warneke Butcher (2)10,718 67–61 131 September 10 @ Phillies 11–3 Bowman (8–9)Mulcahy — — 68–61 132 September 10 @ Phillies 11–1 Sewell (14–3)Frye — 1,000 69–61 133 September 11 @ Phillies 9–3 Brown (10–8)Pearson — 2,500 70–61 134 September 12 @ Dodgers 0–7 Casey Heintzelman (7–7)— — 70–62 135 September 12 @ Dodgers 4–7 Casey Lanahan (6–6)— 10,570 70–63 136 September 13 @ Dodgers 2–8 Head Klinger (8–13)— 2,769 70–64 137 September 14 @ Dodgers 0–5 Fitzsimmons Lanahan (6–7)— — 70–65 138 September 14 @ Dodgers 2–4 Carleton Lanning (6–4)— 16,278 70–66 139 September 15 @ Giants 10–3 Sewell (15–3)Melton — — 71–66 140 September 15 @ Giants 4–3 Bowman (9–9)Gumbert — 9,240 72–66 141 September 16 @ Giants 7–6 Butcher (8–8)Lohrman Klinger (3)1,262 73–66 142 September 17 @ Bees 5–10 Errickson Lanahan (6–8)Strincevich 1,077 73–67 143 September 18 @ Bees 1–4 Tobin Bowman (9–10)— 2,013 73–68 144 September 19 Cardinals 1–2 McGee Sewell (15–4)— — 73–69 145 September 19 Cardinals 2–8 Hutchinson Heintzelman (7–8)— 5,048 73–70 146 September 21 Reds 1–8 Walters Butcher (8–9)— — 73–71 147 September 21 Reds 8–7 (10) MacFayden (5–4)Riddle — 6,395 74–71 148 September 22 Reds 1–2 Turner Swigart (0–2)— — 74–72 149 September 22 Reds 8–1 Lanning (7–4)Vander Meer — 14,865 75–72 150 September 23 Reds 12–9 Heintzelman (8–8)Beggs Brown (7)2,098 76–72 151 September 25 @ Cubs 1–2 (11) Lee Sewell (15–5)— — 76–73 152 September 25 @ Cubs 4–6 Olsen Brown (10–9)Raffensberger 7,828 76–74 153 September 26 @ Cubs 7–6 Lanning (8–4)Bryant Sewell (1)1,789 77–74 154 September 27 @ Reds 4–3 (10) Sewell (16–5)Moore — 3,173 78–74 155 September 28 @ Reds 5–6 Turner Dietz (0–1)Moore 6,603 78–75 156 September 29 @ Reds 3–11 Walters Rambert (0–1)Vander Meer 13,860 78–76
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member