1940 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 58th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Doc Prothro, began their third season at Shibe Park and were picked by 73 of 76 writers in the pre-season Associated Press poll of baseball writers to finish last. The Phillies lost 103 games and finished last, 50 games behind the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason
In March 1940, the Phillies, along with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees were made outstanding offers of $5,000,000 by attorney Richard Cantillon for one of the teams to move its franchise to Los Angeles. Phillies owner Gerald Nugent quickly dismissed the possibility of the Phillies considering the move.

The 1940 season was the 25th anniversary of the team's 1915 National League pennant, the Phillies' lone to date. Gerry Nugent announced in April 1940 that the organization would welcome back the players from the 1915 team to celebrate the anniversary.

Game log

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 * undefinedThe original schedule indicated single games on June 2 and 3 and July 18 and 19 at St. Louis which became double-headers on June 2 and July 19.
 * undefinedThe second game of a scheduled double-header on June 9, 1940, ended after eight innings due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew law with the score 5–11.
 * undefinedThe St. Louis Cardinals turned a double-play in the second game on July 19, 1940. Contemporary newspaper accounts, as well as Retrosheet, indicate that the Phillies protested the game, but Baseball-Reference.com does not indicate that an official protest had occurred.
 * undefinedThe original schedule indicated single games on August 9 and 11 with New York which became a double-header on August 11.
 * undefinedThe original schedule indicated single games on September 20 and 22 at Brooklyn which became a double-header on September 22.
 * undefinedThe original schedule indicated single games on September 23 and 24 at Boston which became a double-header on September 23.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Martinsville

Ottawa franchise played first half of its schedule in Ogdensburg, New York