| 1940 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park | |
| City | Philadelphia | |
| Owners | Gerald Nugent | |
| Managers | Doc Prothro | |
| Radio | WCAU (Bill Dyer, Harry McTigue) WIP (By Saam, Stoney McLinn) | |
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The 1940 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 58th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Doc Prothro, began their third season at Shibe Park and were picked by 73 of 76 writers in the pre-season Associated Press poll of baseball writers to finish last.[1] The Phillies lost 103 games and finished last, 50 games behind the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds.