1940 Major League Baseball season

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.

This article is about the 1940 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1940 in baseball.
1940 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 27 – October 8, 1940
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Hank Greenberg (DET)
NL: Frank McCormick (CIN)
AL championsDetroit Tigers
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsCincinnati Reds
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsCincinnati Reds
  Runners-upDetroit Tigers
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