| 1940 New York Yankees | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City, New York | |
| Owners | Estate of Jacob Ruppert | |
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |
| Radio | WABC (AM) (Mel Allen, Jay C. Flippen) | |
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The 1940 New York Yankees season was the team's 38th season. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. Their home games were played at Yankee Stadium. The team finished in third place with a record of 88–66, finishing two games behind the American League champion Detroit Tigers and one game behind the second-place Cleveland Indians.