This article is about the 1940 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1940 in baseball.
Sports season
1940 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 27 – October 8, 1940
Number of games
154
Number of teams
16
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Hank Greenberg (DET) NL: Frank McCormick (CIN)
AL champions
Detroit Tigers
AL runners-up
Cleveland Indians
NL champions
Cincinnati Reds
NL runners-up
Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Champions
Cincinnati Reds
Runners-up
Detroit Tigers
MLB seasons
← 1939
1941 →
The 1940 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 through October 8, 1940. Both the American League (AL) and National League (NL) had eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series over the Detroit Tigers in seven games. Hank Greenberg of the Tigers and Frank McCormick of the Reds won the Most Valuable Player Award in the AL and NL, respectively.
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