1940 Philadelphia Athletics

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Season Overview

54-100 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1940 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the record of the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics?

The Philadelphia Athletics finished the regular season with a 54-100 record. They went 29-42 at home and 25-58 on the road.

What division did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics play in?

The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics played in the American League, which didn't have any divisions in 1940.

What was the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics record by month?

The 1940 Philadelphia Athletics had their best month in July, when they went 14-18 and had a 43.8% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 8-27 and had a 22.9% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 4-8 33.3% -15
May 9-13 40.9% -32
June 11-17 39.3% -26
July 14-18 43.8% -17
August 8-17 32% -50
September 8-27 22.9% -89

Did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics make the Postseason?

No, the Athletics didn't make the Postseason in 1940.

What was the run differential for the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics?

The Philadelphia Athletics finished the regular season with a run differential of -229. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Athletics could have been expected to have about 57.6 wins, or a 58-96 record in the regular season.

How did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics went 17-29.

How did the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics went 6-9 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics was a 3 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1940 Philadelphia Athletics?

The longest losing streak that the Philadelphia Athletics had during the 1940 regular season was 9 games, which happened once during the season.

1940 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Tue, Apr 16, 1940 vs New York Yankees Win 2 - 1 (10)
Wed, Apr 17, 1940 vs New York Yankees Loss 1 - 4
Fri, Apr 19, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 6 - 7
Fri, Apr 19, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Win 3 - 1
Tue, Apr 23, 1940 @ New York Yankees Win 3 - 0
Wed, Apr 24, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Apr 25, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 6 - 7
Fri, Apr 26, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 6 - 8
Sat, Apr 27, 1940 vs Boston Red Sox Win 8 - 3
Sun, Apr 28, 1940 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 5 (12)
Mon, Apr 29, 1940 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 3 - 11
Tue, Apr 30, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 10
Wed, May 1, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Win 5 - 1
Sat, May 4, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 14 - 5
Sun, May 5, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 5 - 6
Mon, May 6, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Win 3 - 2
Tue, May 7, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 6
Wed, May 8, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Win 10 - 8
Thu, May 9, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Loss 2 - 4
Fri, May 10, 1940 vs Washington Senators Win 8 - 7
Sat, May 11, 1940 vs Washington Senators Loss 6 - 9
Sun, May 12, 1940 vs Washington Senators Win 4 - 2
Tue, May 14, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Win 9 - 7
Sat, May 18, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 6 - 8
Sun, May 19, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 4 - 10
Mon, May 20, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Win 8 - 4
Wed, May 22, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 10
Thu, May 23, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 13
Sat, May 25, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 2 - 4
Sun, May 26, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 3 - 4 (10)
Tue, May 28, 1940 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 1 - 4
Wed, May 29, 1940 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 3 - 8
Thu, May 30, 1940 vs Washington Senators Win 7 - 6
Thu, May 30, 1940 vs Washington Senators Loss 2 - 14
Sat, Jun 1, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Win 6 - 1
Sun, Jun 2, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 7
Sun, Jun 2, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Win 12 - 6
Mon, Jun 3, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 4
Tue, Jun 4, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 8 - 6
Wed, Jun 5, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 1 - 9
Thu, Jun 6, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 4
Fri, Jun 7, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Win 3 - 2
Sat, Jun 8, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Loss 1 - 15
Sun, Jun 9, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Loss 7 - 8 (10)
Sun, Jun 9, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Loss 2 - 4
Tue, Jun 11, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 5
Wed, Jun 12, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Win 3 - 2
Fri, Jun 14, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 8
Sat, Jun 15, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Win 7 - 4
Sun, Jun 16, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 4
Sun, Jun 16, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 3 - 4
Wed, Jun 19, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 5 (10)
Wed, Jun 19, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Jun 20, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Win 6 - 4
Fri, Jun 21, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Win 12 - 1
Mon, Jun 24, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 4 - 9
Tue, Jun 25, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 10 - 12
Wed, Jun 26, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Win 9 - 4
Fri, Jun 28, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 1 - 4
Sat, Jun 29, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 9 - 12
Sun, Jun 30, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Jun 30, 1940 @ New York Yankees Win 3 - 2 (10)
Mon, Jul 1, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Win 9 - 1
Tue, Jul 2, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Win 4 - 3
Tue, Jul 2, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 9 - 15
Wed, Jul 3, 1940 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 11 - 12
Thu, Jul 4, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 1 - 5
Thu, Jul 4, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 5 - 9
Fri, Jul 5, 1940 vs New York Yankees Win 6 - 3
Sat, Jul 6, 1940 vs New York Yankees Win 8 - 7 (10)
Sun, Jul 7, 1940 vs New York Yankees Loss 3 - 6
Sun, Jul 7, 1940 vs New York Yankees Win 10 - 5
Thu, Jul 11, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 5 - 8
Fri, Jul 12, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 1
Sat, Jul 13, 1940 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 4 - 6
Sun, Jul 14, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 8 - 2
Sun, Jul 14, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 2
Mon, Jul 15, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 8 - 9
Tue, Jul 16, 1940 vs Detroit Tigers Win 3 - 1
Thu, Jul 18, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Win 10 - 3
Fri, Jul 19, 1940 vs St. Louis Browns Loss 7 - 9
Sat, Jul 20, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 7 - 19
Sun, Jul 21, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 8 - 10
Sun, Jul 21, 1940 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 2 - 7
Tue, Jul 23, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 0 - 1
Wed, Jul 24, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 6 - 7
Thu, Jul 25, 1940 @ Cleveland Indians Win 7 - 6
Fri, Jul 26, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 4
Sat, Jul 27, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 15
Sat, Jul 27, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 7 - 8
Sun, Jul 28, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Win 9 - 5 (11)
Mon, Jul 29, 1940 @ Detroit Tigers Win 9 - 7
Tue, Jul 30, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 3
Wed, Jul 31, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 3
Thu, Aug 1, 1940 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 5 (11)
Fri, Aug 2, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 0 - 5
Sat, Aug 3, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Win 11 - 7
Sun, Aug 4, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 4 - 5
Sun, Aug 4, 1940 @ St. Louis Browns Loss 4 - 6
Tue, Aug 6, 1940 @ Washington Senators Loss 0 - 11
Thu, Aug 8, 1940 @ Washington Senators Win 6 - 4 (10)
Fri, Aug 9, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 0 - 2
Sat, Aug 10, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 0 - 13
Sun, Aug 11, 1940 @ New York Yankees Loss 6 - 7 (11)
Tue, Aug 13, 1940 vs Washington Senators Win 6 - 3
Wed, Aug 14, 1940 vs Washington Senators Loss 3 - 5
Thu, Aug 15, 1940 vs Washington Senators Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Aug 15, 1940 vs Washington Senators Win