1940 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 136 | 465 | 143 | .308 | 16 | 70 |
OF | | 142 | 537 | 166 | .309 | 9 | 50 |
OF | | 138 | 512 | 137 | .268 | 31 | 103 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 75 | 197 | 47 | .239 | 4 | 23 |
| 37 | 81 | 25 | .309 | 1 | 19 |
| 26 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 31 | 229.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.73 | 94 |
| 36 | 178.1 | 4 | 19 | 6.56 | 75 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 30 | 159.1 | 6 | 13 | 6.61 | 38 |
| 34 | 127.1 | 8 | 4 | 4.17 | 47 |
| 17 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 8.83 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 41 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4.99 | 39 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
Farm system