1940

1940 in baseball
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<< 1939 1941 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1940.

Club competitions

Professional

Asia and Australia

• Japanese Professional Baseball League: Tokyo Kyojin (Details)
• Claxton Shield: series suspended due to World War II

Europe

• Hoofdklasse Honkbal: SC Haarlem

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: Cincinnati Reds (NL) over the Detroit Tigers (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: Detroit Tigers (Details)
    • National League: Cincinnati Reds (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • Alabama State League: Dothan Browns
  • American Association: Louisville Colonels
  • Appalachian League: Johnson City Cardinals
  • Arizona-Texas League: El Paso Texans
  • Arkansas-Missouri League: Carthage Pirates
  • Bi-State League: Martinsville Manufacturers
  • Canadian-American League: Amsterdam Rugmakers
  • Coastal Plain League: Tarboro Tars
  • Cotton States League: Monroe White Sox
  • East Texas League: Tyler Trojans
  • Eastern League: Binghamton Triplets
  • Eastern Shore League: Salisbury Cardinals
  • Evangeline League: Alexandria Aces
  • Florida East Coast League: Fort Lauderdale Tarpons
  • Florida State League: Orlando Senators
  • Georgia-Florida League: Waycross Bears
  • International League: Newark Bears
  • Interstate League: Lancaster Red Roses
  • Kitty League: Jackson Generals
  • Michigan State League: Flint Gems
  • Middle Atlantic League: Akron Yankees
  • Mountain State League: Williamson Red Birds
  • North Carolina State League: Lexington Indians
  • Northeast Arkansas League: Paragould Browns
  • Northern League: Grand Forks Chiefs
  • Ohio State League: Lima Pandas
  • Pacific Coast League: Seattle Rainiers over Los Angeles Angels, 4-1, in the league finals
  • Pennsylvania State Association: Butler Yankees
  • Piedmont League: Durham Bulls
  • Pioneer League: Ogden Reds
  • PONY League: Olean Oilers
  • Quebec Provincial League: Trois-Rivières Foxes
  • South Atlantic League: Columbus Red Birds
  • Southeastern League: Jackson Senators
  • Southern Association: Nashville Vols
  • Tar Heel League: Statesville Owls
  • Texas League: Houston Buffaloes
  • Three-I League: Cedar Rapids Raiders
  • Virginia League: Lynchburg Senators
  • West Texas-New Mexico League: Borger Gassers
  • Western Association: St. Joseph Saints
  • Western International League: Tacoma Tigers
  • Western League: Sioux Falls Canaries
  • Wisconsin State League: LaCrosse Blackhawks

• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Azules de Veracruz México

• Negro Leagues
  • Negro American League: Kansas City Monarchs (Details)
  • Negro National League: Homestead Grays (Details)
  • East-West Game: The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 11 - 0 at Comiskey Park (Details)

Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: Almendares
• Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Guayama

Amateur

• National Baseball Congress World Series: Champlin Refiners (Details)
• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Gifu Shogyo High School (Gifu) defeat Kyoto Shogyo High School (Kyoto), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Koyo High School (Wakayama) defeat Shimada Shogyo High School (Shizuoka), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)

International competitions

• Baseball World Cup in Cuba (Details)
  • Cuba (Gold); Nicaragua, United States (Silver-tied)
• Olympics (Demonstration Sport) in Tokyo, Japan (Details)
  • Baseball was scheduled to be a demonstration sport, but the Olympics were canceled due to World War II

Culture

Literature

• The Kid From Tompkinsville, by John Tunis

Film

• The Heckler
• One Night in the Tropics

Births

Further information: Births in 1940

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1940