The Philadelphia Athletics were 54-100 in 1940. They finished 8th in the AL.
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Rays complete 2nd 9-0 West Coast trip in MLB history with 8-4 win over Athletics
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Caminero hits a three-run homer as Rays rally with an eight-run eighth and beat the Athletics 10-6
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Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson sets MLB record by going 111 straight games without an error
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Red Sox bid for 2nd win streak of 10 or more games ends in 7-3 loss to Athletics
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Athletics announce Forst won't return as GM, Feinstein to work as interim GM for rest of 2026 season
1940 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 5,304 | 703 | 1,391 | 242 | 53 | 105 | 648 | 556 | 19 | 655 | 48 | 33 | .262 | .334 | .387 |
Team Rank | 14th | 10th | 13th | 12th | 11th | 6th | 11th | 4th | 9th | 16th | 13th | 1st | 12th | 7th | 8th |
1940 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 154 | 54 | 100 | 5.22 | 488 | 4 | 12 | 1345.0 | 1,543 | 780 | 932 | 135 | 534 | 15 |
Team Rank | 15th | 15th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 11th | 16th | 13th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 11th | 2nd |
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| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 46 | .617 | ||
68 | 53 | .562 | 6.5 | |
65 | 56 | .537 | 9.5 | |
59 | 64 | .480 | 16.5 | |
58 | 63 | .479 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 58 | .517 | ||
60 | 61 | .496 | 2.5 | |
60 | 62 | .492 | 3.0 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 4.0 | |
49 | 73 | .402 | 14.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 60 | .508 | ||
60 | 61 | .496 | 1.5 | |
57 | 65 | .467 | 5.0 | |
47 | 74 | .388 | 14.5 | |
47 | 74 | .388 | 14.5 |
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 48 | .603 | ||
64 | 58 | .525 | 9.5 | |
62 | 60 | .508 | 11.5 | |
60 | 63 | .488 | 14.0 | |
53 | 69 | .434 | 20.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 47 | .612 | ||
71 | 51 | .582 | 3.5 | |
61 | 60 | .504 | 13.0 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 15.5 | |
59 | 64 | .480 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
73 | 48 | .603 | ||
65 | 57 | .533 | 8.5 | |
64 | 58 | .525 | 9.5 | |
50 | 71 | .413 | 23.0 | |
48 | 73 | .397 | 25.0 |