1940 Philadelphia Athletics

54-100 • .351 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics went 54-100 (.351) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 703 runs, allowed 932, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bob Johnson (31 HR, 103 RBI) and Johnny Babich (14-13, 3.73 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
100 Losses
.351 Win %
8th Rank
703 R 932 RA
Diff -229

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703 Runs Scored
932 Runs Allowed
-229 Run Diff
560K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% below the 1940 league average (.271)
OBP .334 2% below the 1940 league average (.342)
SLG .387 5% below the 1940 league average (.407)
Team ERA 5.22 19% worse than the 1940 league average (4.39)
Runs Scored 703 9% below the 1940 league average (768 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 560,988
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Avg per Game 7,901

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Wally Moses 0.309 2 Al Simmons 0.309 3 Frankie Hayes 0.308 4 Dee Miles 0.301 5 Chubby Dean 0.289

Home Runs

1 Bob Johnson 31 2 Sam Chapman 23 3 Frankie Hayes 16 4 Wally Moses 9 5 Benny McCoy 7

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 103 2 Dick Siebert 77 3 Sam Chapman 75 4 Frankie Hayes 70 5 Benny McCoy 62
1940 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Siebert 154 595 69 170 31 6 5 77 33 34 8 0.286
Wally Moses 142 537 91 166 41 9 9 50 75 44 6 0.309
Bob Johnson 138 512 93 137 25 4 31 103 83 64 8 0.268
Sam Chapman 134 508 88 140 26 3 23 75 46 96 2 0.276
Benny McCoy 134 490 56 126 26 5 7 62 65 44 2 0.257
Frankie Hayes 136 465 73 143 23 4 16 70 61 59 9 0.308
Al Rubeling 108 376 49 92 16 6 4 38 48 58 4 0.245
Al Brancato 107 298 42 57 11 2 1 23 28 36 3 0.191
Dee Miles 88 236 26 71 9 6 1 23 8 18 1 0.301
Bill Lillard 73 206 26 49 8 2 1 21 28 28 0 0.238
Joe Gantenbein 75 197 21 47 6 2 4 23 11 21 1 0.239
Chubby Dean 67 90 6 26 2 0 0 6 16 9 0 0.289
Johnny Babich 31 86 4 10 1 0 0 1 2 24 0 0.116
Al Simmons 37 81 7 25 4 0 1 19 4 8 0 0.309
Hal Wagner 34 75 9 19 5 1 0 10 11 6 0 0.253
Nels Potter 31 71 4 18 2 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.254
Fred Chapman 26 69 6 11 1 0 0 4 6 10 1 0.159
Crash Davis 23 67 4 18 1 1 0 9 3 10 1 0.269
George Caster 36 62 3 8 1 0 0 4 3 24 0 0.129
Buck Ross 24 53 2 7 0 0 1 4 2 14 0 0.132
Earle Brucker 23 46 3 9 1 1 0 2 6 3 0 0.196
Bill Beckmann 34 39 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.205
Porter Vaughan 18 34 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.235
Ed Heusser 41 30 4 5 0 0 1 4 5 12 0 0.167
Elmer Valo 6 23 6 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0.348
Jack Wallaesa 6 20 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.150
Herman Besse 17 19 1 5 1 0 0 7 4 6 0 0.263
Eric Tipton 2 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Les McCrabb 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Carl Miles 2 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
Phil Marchildon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dario Lodigiani 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Hancken 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Johnny Babich 3.73 2 Bill Beckmann 4.17 3 Buck Ross 4.38 4 Nels Potter 4.44 5 Ed Heusser 4.99

Wins

1 Johnny Babich 14 2 Nels Potter 9 3 Bill Beckmann 8 4 Chubby Dean 6 5 Ed Heusser 6

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Babich 94 2 George Caster 75 3 Nels Potter 73 4 Bill Beckmann 47 5 Porter Vaughan 46
1940 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Babich 14 13 3.73 31 30 0 229.1 222 95 80 94
Nels Potter 9 14 4.44 31 25 0 200.2 213 99 71 73
George Caster 4 19 6.56 36 24 2 178.1 234 130 69 75
Chubby Dean 6 13 6.61 30 19 1 159.1 220 117 63 38
Buck Ross 5 10 4.38 24 19 1 156.1 160 76 60 43
Bill Beckmann 8 4 4.17 34 9 1 127.1 132 59 35 47
Ed Heusser 6 13 4.99 41 6 5 110.0 144 61 42 39
Porter Vaughan 2 9 5.35 18 15 2 99.1 104 59 61 46
Herman Besse 0 3 8.83 17 5 0 53.0 70 52 34 19
Les McCrabb 0 0 6.94 4 0 0 11.2 19 9 2 4
Phil Marchildon 0 2 7.20 2 2 0 10.0 12 8 8 4
Carl Miles 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 8.0 9 12 8 6
Pat McLaughlin 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 1.2 4 3 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Johnny Babich Bill Beckmann Herman Besse Al Brancato Earle Brucker George Caster Fred Chapman Sam Chapman Crash Davis Chubby Dean Joe Gantenbein Buddy Hancken +22 more

34 players

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The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1940 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 54-100 mark (.351) and finished 8th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 703 runs and allowed 932, a run differential of -229. The team batting average of .262 was 3% below the 1940 league mark of .271. The staff ERA of 5.22 was 19% worse than the league average of 4.39. League clubs averaged 768 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 9% fewer.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 560,988 for the year. Bob Johnson led the club in home runs with 31. The hits leader was Dick Siebert with 170. Johnny Babich was the top winner, with 14 victories. The 1940 roster runs to 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1939 season and the 1941 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics finished 54-100 (.351 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bob Johnson led the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics with 31 home runs.
What was the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 5.22.
Did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Johnson (31 HR, 103 RBI) and Johnny Babich (14-13, 3.73 ERA).
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