1940 Philadelphia Athletics season

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1940 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1940 Information
Owner(s) Connie Mack
Manager(s) Connie Mack
Local television
Local radio WIP (AM)
(By Saam, Stoney McLinn)
WCAU
(Bill Dyer, Harry McTigue)

The Philadelphia Athletics' 1940 season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Detroit Tigers 90 64 .584 --
Cleveland Indians 89 65 .578 1
New York Yankees 88 66 .571 2
Boston Red Sox 82 72 .532 8
Chicago White Sox 82 72 .532 8
St. Louis Browns 67 87 .435 23
Washington Senators 64 90 .416 26
Philadelphia Athletics 54 100 .351 36

[edit] Roster

1940 Philadelphia Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] References

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1940 MLB season by team
American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
1940 All-Star Game • 1940 World Series
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Oakland Athletics
Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43
World Series
Champions (9)
1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1929 • 1930 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1989
American League
Championships (15)
1902 • 1905 • 1910 • 1911 • 1913 • 1914 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990
Seasons (108)
1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
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