| 1940 Detroit Tigers | ||
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| American League Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium | |
| City | Detroit | |
| Owners | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
| General managers | Jack Zeller | |
| Managers | Del Baker | |
| Radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) | |
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The 1940 Detroit Tigers season was their 40th since they entered the American League in 1901. The team won the American League pennant with a record of 90–64, finishing just one game ahead of the Cleveland Indians and just two games ahead of the New York Yankees. It was the sixth American League pennant for the Tigers. The team went on to lose the 1940 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3.