1940 Philadelphia Phillies Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-103
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 207,177, Avg. 4,574
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Doc Prothro (50-103)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940 Philadelphia Phillies StatisticsTeam Record: 50-103
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 207,177, Avg. 4,574
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Doc Prothro (50-103)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940 Philadelphia Phillies Roster
The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 50 wins and 103 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Phillies scored 494 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 750 runs. Johnny Rizzo led Philadelphia with 20 home runs and drove in 53 runs. Merrill May paced all regular hitters with a .293 average. Kirby Higbe topped the team with 14 wins, while Hugh Mulcahy recorded a 3.60 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Doc Prothro coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 494
Regular Season Runs Against: 750
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Giants 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 23, 1940 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 24, 1940 | New York Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 25, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
| April 26, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-4 | ||
| April 27, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-4 | ||
| April 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 0-4 | 2-1 | 2-5 | ||
| April 30, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 0-4 | 3-1 | 3-5 | ||
| May 4, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 0-4 | 3-2 | 3-6 | ||
| May 5, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 0-4 | 4-2 | 4-6 | ||
| May 6, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 0-4 | 4-3 | 4-7 | ||
| May 7, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 0-4 | 5-3 | 5-7 | ||
| May 8, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 0-4 | 5-4 | 5-8 | ||
| May 9, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 0-4 | 5-5 | 5-9 | ||
| May 11, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 0-4 | 6-5 | 6-9 | ||
| May 12, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 0-4 | 6-6 | 6-10 | ||
| May 13, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 0-4 | 6-7 | 6-11 | ||
| May 14, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 1-4 | 6-7 | 7-11 | ||
| May 15, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 2-4 | 6-7 | 8-11 | ||
| May 17, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 2-5 | 6-7 | 8-12 | ||
| May 18, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | W | 3-5 | 6-7 | 9-12 | ||
| May 19, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 4-5 | 6-7 | 10-12 | ||
| May 20, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | W | 5-5 | 6-7 | 11-12 | ||
| May 23, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 5-6 | 6-7 | 11-13 | ||
| May 26, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 5-7 | 6-7 | 11-14 | ||
| May 27, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 5-7 | 6-8 | 11-15 | ||
| May 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 5-7 | 6-9 | 11-16 | ||
| May 29, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 5-7 | 6-10 | 11-17 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 5 | L | 5-7 | 6-11 | 11-18 | ||
| May 30, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 5-7 | 7-11 | 12-18 | ||
| June 1, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 5-7 | 8-11 | 13-18 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 5-7 | 9-11 | 14-18 | ||
| June 2, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 5-7 | 9-12 | 14-19 | ||
| June 4, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 12 | L | 5-7 | 9-13 | 14-20 | ||
| June 5, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 5-7 | 9-14 | 14-21 | ||
| June 6, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 11 | L | 5-7 | 9-15 | 14-22 | ||
| June 7, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | L | 5-7 | 9-16 | 14-23 | ||
| June 8, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 5-7 | 9-17 | 14-24 | ||
| June 9, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 | L | 5-7 | 9-18 | 14-25 | ||
| June 9, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 5-7 | 10-18 | 15-25 | ||
| June 11, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 5-7 | 11-18 | 16-25 | ||
| June 12, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 5-7 | 11-19 | 16-26 | ||
| June 14, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 5-8 | 11-19 | 16-27 | ||
| June 15, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 5-9 | 11-19 | 16-28 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 5-10 | 11-19 | 16-29 | ||
| June 16, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 5-11 | 11-19 | 16-30 | ||
| June 17, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 5-12 | 11-19 | 16-31 | ||
| June 18, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 6-12 | 11-19 | 17-31 | ||
| June 20, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 7-12 | 11-19 | 18-31 | ||
| June 21, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 8-12 | 11-19 | 19-31 | ||
| June 22, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 8-13 | 11-19 | 19-32 | ||
| June 23, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 8-14 | 11-19 | 19-33 | ||
| June 23, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 8-15 | 11-19 | 19-34 | ||
| June 25, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 8-16 | 11-19 | 19-35 | ||
| June 26, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 9-16 | 11-19 | 20-35 | ||
| June 26, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 9-17 | 11-19 | 20-36 | ||
| June 27, 1940 | New York Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 9-18 | 11-19 | 20-37 | ||
| June 29, 1940 | New York Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 9-19 | 11-19 | 20-38 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | New York Giants 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 9-20 | 11-19 | 20-39 | ||
| June 30, 1940 | New York Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 10-20 | 11-19 | 21-39 | ||
| July 1, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 10-21 | 11-19 | 21-40 | ||
| July 2, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 10-22 | 11-19 | 21-41 | ||
| July 3, 1940 | Boston Bees 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 10-23 | 11-19 | 21-42 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 11-23 | 11-19 | 22-42 | ||
| July 4, 1940 | Boston Bees 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 11-24 | 11-19 | 22-43 | ||
| July 5, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at New York Giants 15 | L | 11-24 | 11-20 | 22-44 | ||
| July 6, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at New York Giants 2 | W | 11-24 | 12-20 | 23-44 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Giants 6 | L | 11-24 | 12-21 | 23-45 | ||
| July 7, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Giants 2 | W | 11-24 | 13-21 | 24-45 | ||
| July 12, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 11-24 | 14-21 | 25-45 | ||
| July 13, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 11-24 | 14-22 | 25-46 | ||
| July 14, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 11-24 | 14-23 | 25-47 | ||
| July 14, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 11-24 | 14-24 | 25-48 | ||
| July 15, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 11-24 | 14-25 | 25-49 | ||
| July 17, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 11-24 | 15-25 | 26-49 | ||
| July 19, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 11-24 | 15-26 | 26-50 | ||
| July 19, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 11-24 | 15-27 | 26-51 | ||
| July 20, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 11-24 | 16-27 | 27-51 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 11-24 | 16-28 | 27-52 | ||
| July 21, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 11-24 | 17-28 | 28-52 | ||
| July 23, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 11-25 | 17-28 | 28-53 | ||
| July 26, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 11-26 | 17-28 | 28-54 | ||
| July 27, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 12-26 | 17-28 | 29-54 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 13-26 | 17-28 | 30-54 | ||
| July 28, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 13-27 | 17-28 | 30-55 | ||
| July 29, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 13-28 | 17-28 | 30-56 | ||
| July 30, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 14-28 | 17-28 | 31-56 | ||
| July 31, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 15-28 | 17-28 | 32-56 | ||
| August 2, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 15-29 | 17-28 | 32-57 | ||
| August 3, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 15-30 | 17-28 | 32-58 | ||
| August 4, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 15-31 | 17-28 | 32-59 | ||
| August 4, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 15-32 | 17-28 | 32-60 | ||
| August 6, 1940 | Boston Bees 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 15-33 | 17-28 | 32-61 | ||
| August 6, 1940 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 15-34 | 17-28 | 32-62 | ||
| August 7, 1940 | Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 15-35 | 17-28 | 32-63 | ||
| August 8, 1940 | Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 15-36 | 17-28 | 32-64 | ||
| August 10, 1940 | New York Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 15-37 | 17-28 | 32-65 | ||
| August 11, 1940 | New York Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 16-37 | 17-28 | 33-65 | ||
| August 11, 1940 | New York Giants 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 16-38 | 17-28 | 33-66 | ||
| August 14, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 16-38 | 18-28 | 34-66 | ||
| August 14, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 16-38 | 18-29 | 34-67 | ||
| August 15, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 16-38 | 19-29 | 35-67 | ||
| August 16, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 16-38 | 19-30 | 35-68 | ||
| August 18, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Giants 3 | W | 16-38 | 20-30 | 36-68 | ||
| August 18, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at New York Giants 6 | W | 16-38 | 21-30 | 37-68 | ||
| August 20, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 16-38 | 21-31 | 37-69 | ||
| August 21, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 16-38 | 22-31 | 38-69 | ||
| August 22, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 16-38 | 22-32 | 38-70 | ||
| August 23, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 16-38 | 22-33 | 38-71 | ||
| August 24, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 16-38 | 22-34 | 38-72 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 16-38 | 22-35 | 38-73 | ||
| August 25, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 16-38 | 22-36 | 38-74 | ||
| August 26, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 16-38 | 23-36 | 39-74 | ||
| August 26, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 16-38 | 23-37 | 39-75 | ||
| August 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 16-38 | 23-38 | 39-76 | ||
| August 28, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 16-38 | 23-39 | 39-77 | ||
| August 29, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 16-38 | 23-40 | 39-78 | ||
| August 31, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Bees 9 | L | 16-38 | 23-41 | 39-79 | ||
| September 1, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 16-38 | 23-42 | 39-80 | ||
| September 1, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 16-38 | 23-43 | 39-81 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | New York Giants 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 | W | 17-38 | 23-43 | 40-81 | ||
| September 2, 1940 | New York Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 18-38 | 23-43 | 41-81 | ||
| September 4, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 18-39 | 23-43 | 41-82 | ||
| September 5, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 18-40 | 23-43 | 41-83 | ||
| September 6, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 18-41 | 23-43 | 41-84 | ||
| September 6, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 18-42 | 23-43 | 41-85 | ||
| September 7, 1940 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 18-43 | 23-43 | 41-86 | ||
| September 7, 1940 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 18-44 | 23-43 | 41-87 | ||
| September 8, 1940 | Boston Bees 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 19-44 | 23-43 | 42-87 | ||
| September 8, 1940 | Boston Bees 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 20-44 | 23-43 | 43-87 | ||
| September 10, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 20-45 | 23-43 | 43-88 | ||
| September 10, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 20-46 | 23-43 | 43-89 | ||
| September 11, 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 20-47 | 23-43 | 43-90 | ||
| September 12, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 20-48 | 23-43 | 43-91 | ||
| September 13, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | W | 21-48 | 23-43 | 44-91 | ||
| September 14, 1940 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 22-48 | 23-43 | 45-91 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 22-49 | 23-43 | 45-92 | ||
| September 15, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 22-50 | 23-43 | 45-93 | ||
| September 16, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 22-51 | 23-43 | 45-94 | ||
| September 16, 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 23-51 | 23-43 | 46-94 | ||
| September 17, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 23-52 | 23-43 | 46-95 | ||
| September 18, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 23-53 | 23-43 | 46-96 | ||
| September 19, 1940 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 23-54 | 23-43 | 46-97 | ||
| September 21, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 23-54 | 24-43 | 47-97 | ||
| September 22, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 23-54 | 24-44 | 47-98 | ||
| September 22, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 23-54 | 24-45 | 47-99 | ||
| September 23, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 8 | L | 23-54 | 24-46 | 47-100 | ||
| September 23, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 23-54 | 25-46 | 48-100 | ||
| September 26, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 2 | L | 23-54 | 25-47 | 48-101 | ||
| September 26, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Giants 3 | L | 23-54 | 25-48 | 48-102 | ||
| September 27, 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Giants 0 | W | 23-54 | 26-48 | 49-102 | ||
| September 28, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 24-54 | 26-48 | 50-102 | ||
| September 29, 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | L | 24-55 | 26-48 | 50-103 |
