The Philadelphia Athletics were 54-100 in 1940. They finished 8th in the AL.
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Bolte and Stefanic each hit 2 RBIs in sixth to lift Athletics past Astros 6-5
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Spence hits first 3 homers of career, helps Astros survive Athletics 7-5 to keep playoff hopes alive
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Walton homers and Bolte has 4 hits to lead the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Angels
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Athletics rally with 2 homers in 8th to complete comeback in 9-7 win over Angels
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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
94 | 68 | .580 | ||
88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
103 | 59 | .636 | ||
89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 | |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
100 | 62 | .617 | ||
91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 | |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 64 | .605 | ||
93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 | |
87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 77 | .525 | ||
84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 81 | .500 | ||
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |