The 1940 MLB season began on Apr. 16th, the regular season ended Sept. 29th. The All-Star Game was played July 9th at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis MO. The National League beat the American League 4-0. The World Series was played Oct. 2nd to the 8th. The Cincinnati Reds won their first World Series since 1919, by beating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_season.


Here is the season stats:

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	MANAGER	MOST RBI's	TOP PITCHER
1	Cincinnati Reds	100-53	Bill McKechnie	Frank McCormick	Bucky Walters
2	Detroit Tigers	90-64	Del Baker	Hank Greenberg	Bobo Newsom
3	Cleveland Indians	89-65	Ossie Vitt	Lou Boudreau	Bob Feller
4	Brooklyn Dodgers	88-65	Leo Durocher	Dolph Camilli	Freddie Fitzsimmons
5	New York Yankees	88-66	Joe McCarthy	Joe DiMaggio	Red Ruffing
6	St. Louis Cardinals	84-69	Billy Southworth	Johnny Mize	Lon Warneke
7	Boston Red Sox	82-72	Joe Cronin	Jimmie Foxx	Jack Wilson
8	Chicago White Sox	82-72	Jimmy Dykes	Joe Kuhel	Eddie Smith
9	Pittsburgh Pirates	78-76	Frankie Frisch	Maurice Van Robays	Rip Sewell
10	Chicago Cubs	75-79	Gabby Hartnett	Bill Nicholson	Claude Passeau
11	New York Giants	72-80	Bill Terry	Babe Young	Hal Schumacher
12	St. Louis Browns	67-87	Fred Haney	Wally Judnich	Elden Auker
13	Boston Bees	65-87	Casey Stengel	Chet Ross	Dick Errickson
14	Washington Senators	64-90	Bucky Harris	Gee Walker	Sid Hudson
15	Philadelphia Athletics	54-100	Connie Mack	Bob Johnson	Johnny Babich
16	Philadelphia Phillies	50-103	Doc Prothro	Johnny Rizzo	Kirby Higbe

Post-Season
World Series (4-3):  Cincinnati Reds (100-53, NL) vs. Detroit Tigers (90-64, AL).