1940 Major League Baseball season
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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.
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1940 MLB season | |
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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 | |
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