1940 Philadelphia Phillies

50-103 • .327 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies went 50-103 (.327) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 494 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Johnny Rizzo (20 HR, 53 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (14-19, 3.72 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

50 Wins
103 Losses
.327 Win %
8th Rank
494 R 750 RA
Diff -256

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494 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
-256 Run Diff
288K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .238 10% below the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .299 8% below the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .330 12% below the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 4.40 14% worse than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 494 27% below the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 288,177
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Avg per Game 3,647

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Danny Litwhiler 0.345 2 Merrill May 0.293 3 Johnny Rizzo 0.292 4 Joe Marty 0.270 5 Hersh Martin 0.253

Home Runs

1 Johnny Rizzo 20 2 Joe Marty 13 3 Bennie Warren 12 4 Bobby Bragan 7 5 Chuck Klein 7

RBI

1 Johnny Rizzo 53 2 Joe Marty 50 3 Merrill May 48 4 Bobby Bragan 44 5 Art Mahan 39
1940 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Art Mahan 146 544 55 133 24 5 2 39 40 37 4 0.244
Merrill May 136 501 59 147 24 2 1 48 58 33 2 0.293
Bobby Bragan 132 474 36 105 14 1 7 44 28 34 2 0.222
Joe Marty 123 455 52 123 21 8 13 50 17 50 2 0.270
Ham Schulte 120 436 44 103 18 2 1 21 32 30 3 0.236
Johnny Rizzo 103 367 53 107 12 2 20 53 37 31 2 0.292
Chuck Klein 116 354 39 77 16 2 7 37 44 30 2 0.218
Bennie Warren 106 289 33 71 6 1 12 34 40 46 1 0.246
Emmett Mueller 97 263 24 65 13 2 3 28 37 23 2 0.247
Bill Atwood 78 203 7 39 9 0 0 22 25 18 0 0.192
Mel Mazzera 69 156 16 37 5 4 0 13 19 15 1 0.237
Danny Litwhiler 36 142 10 49 2 2 5 17 3 13 1 0.345
Morrie Arnovich 39 141 13 28 2 1 0 12 14 15 0 0.199
Kirby Higbe 41 103 5 17 1 1 0 3 3 26 0 0.165
Hugh Mulcahy 37 94 5 19 2 0 0 7 3 7 0 0.202
Hersh Martin 33 83 10 21 6 1 0 5 9 9 1 0.253
Ike Pearson 29 44 4 9 2 0 0 5 2 7 0 0.205
Si Johnson 37 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.140
Wally Millies 26 43 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.070
Wally Berger 20 41 3 13 2 0 1 5 4 8 1 0.317
Boom-Boom Beck 29 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.056
George Jumonville 11 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.088
Hal Marnie 11 34 4 6 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0.176
Del Young 15 33 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0.242
Clyde Smoll 33 31 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.161
Neb Stewart 10 31 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.129
Gus Suhr 10 25 4 4 0 0 2 5 5 5 0 0.160
Cy Blanton 13 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.083
Charlie Frye 18 19 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.263
George Scharein 7 17 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.294
Alex Monchak 19 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.143
Lloyd Brown 18 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Larry File 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.077
Johnny Podgajny 4 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.167
Stan Benjamin 8 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Syl Johnson 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Roy Bruner 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Lefty Hoerst 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Max Wilson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Levy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Masterson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Johnny Podgajny 2.83 2 Hugh Mulcahy 3.60 3 Kirby Higbe 3.72 4 Syl Johnson 4.20 5 Boom-Boom Beck 4.31

Wins

1 Kirby Higbe 14 2 Hugh Mulcahy 13 3 Si Johnson 5 4 Boom-Boom Beck 4 5 Cy Blanton 4

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 137 2 Hugh Mulcahy 82 3 Si Johnson 58 4 Ike Pearson 43 5 Boom-Boom Beck 38
1940 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kirby Higbe 14 19 3.72 41 36 1 283.0 242 117 121 137
Hugh Mulcahy 13 22 3.60 36 36 0 280.0 283 112 91 82
Ike Pearson 3 14 5.45 29 20 1 145.1 160 88 57 43
Si Johnson 5 14 4.88 37 14 1 138.1 145 75 42 58
Boom-Boom Beck 4 9 4.31 29 15 0 129.1 147 62 41 38
Clyde Smoll 2 8 5.37 33 9 0 109.0 145 65 36 31
Cy Blanton 4 3 4.32 13 10 0 77.0 82 37 21 24
Charlie Frye 0 6 4.65 15 5 0 50.1 58 26 26 18
Syl Johnson 2 2 4.20 17 2 2 40.2 37 19 5 13
Lloyd Brown 1 3 6.21 18 2 3 37.2 58 26 16 16
Johnny Podgajny 1 3 2.83 4 4 0 35.0 33 11 1 12
Lefty Hoerst 1 0 5.25 6 0 0 12.0 12 7 8 3
Max Wilson 0 0 12.86 3 0 0 7.0 16 10 2 3
Roy Bruner 0 0 5.68 2 0 0 6.1 5 4 6 4
Paul Masterson 0 0 7.20 2 0 0 5.0 5 4 2 3
Art Mahan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Morrie Arnovich Bill Atwood Boom-Boom Beck Stan Benjamin Wally Berger Cy Blanton Bobby Bragan Lloyd Brown Roy Bruner Larry File Charlie Frye Kirby Higbe +30 more

42 players

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The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies finished 50-103, a .327 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. With 494 runs scored and 750 given up, the 1940 differential was -256. Against a league average of .263, the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies batted .238. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.85. The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies scored 27% fewer runs than the average club (494 against 678).

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 288,177 fans came through the gates. For power, Johnny Rizzo led the way with 20 homers. The hits leader was Merrill May with 147. Kirby Higbe was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies finished 50-103 (.327 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Johnny Rizzo led the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies with 20 home runs.
What was the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.40.
Did the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Rizzo (20 HR, 53 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (14-19, 3.72 ERA).
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