1940 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1940 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1940 in baseball.

The 1940 Major League Baseball season.

Awards and honors

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP

Most Valuable Player
- Hank Greenberg (AL) – OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) – 1B, Cincinnati Reds
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- Bob Feller – P, Cleveland Indians
The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
- Hank Greenberg (AL) – OF, Detroit Tigers
- Frank McCormick (NL) – 1B, Cincinnati Reds
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
- Bill McKechnie – Cincinnati Reds

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Joe DiMaggio NYY	.352	Debs Garms PIT	.355
HR	Hank Greenberg DET	41	Johnny Mize STL	43
RBI	Hank Greenberg DET	150	Johnny Mize STL	137
Wins	Bob Feller¹ CLE	27	Bucky Walters CIN	22
ERA	Bob Feller¹ CLE	2.61	Bucky Walters CIN	2.48
SO	Bob Feller¹ CLE	261	Kirby Higbe PHI	137
SV	Al Benton DET	17	Joe Beggs CIN Jumbo Brown NYG Mace Brown PIT	7
SB	George Case WSH	35	Lonny Frey CIN	22

¹ American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Detroit Tigers	90	64	.584	--
2nd	Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	1
3rd	New York Yankees	88	66	.571	2
4th	Chicago White Sox	82	72	.532	8
4th	Boston Red Sox	82	72	.532	8
6th	St. Louis Browns	67	87	.435	23
7th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	26
8th	Philadelphia Athletics	54	100	.351	36

National League final standings

National League
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Cincinnati Reds	100	53	.654	--
2nd	Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	.575	12
3rd	St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	.549	16
4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	.506	22.5
5th	Chicago Cubs	75	79	.487	25.5
6th	New York Giants	72	80	.474	27.5
7th	Boston Bees	65	87	.428	34.5
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	.327	50

External links

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1940 season at Baseball-Reference.com

1940 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1940 All-Star Game 1940 World Series

Major League Baseball seasons

Pre-modern era

Beginnings	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881

Competition	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891

NL monopoly	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

Modern era

Deadball era	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920

Liveball era	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941

World War II	1942 1943 1944 1945

Postwar	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960

First expansion	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

Birth of division play	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

Wildcard begins	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Wildcard expansion	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

See also

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