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. The Phillies lost 103 games and finished last, 50 games behind the pennant-winning Cincinnati Reds. Offseason In March 1940, the Phillies, along with the St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees were made outstanding offers of $5,000,000 by attorney Richard Cantillon for one of the teams to move its franchise to Los Angeles. Phillies owner Gerald Nugent quickly dismissed the possibility of the Phillies considering the move. The 1940 season was the 25th anniversary of the team's 1915 National League pennant, the Phillies' lone to date. Gerry Nugent announced in April 1940 that the organization would welcome back the players from the 1915 team to celebrate the anniversary. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 16 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Kirby Higbe (1–0) || Carl Hubbell (0–1) || None || 14,840 || 1–0 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 17 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (threatening weather, rain, cold and wet grounds); Makeup: July 7 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 18 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: August 18 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 19 || Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 3 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 20 || Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 6 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 21 || Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 7 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 22 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (cold weather, rain, wet grounds); Makeup: June 30 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 23 || Giants || 0–1 || Harry Gumbert (1–0) || Kirby Higbe (0–1) || None || 5,000 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 24 || Giants || 2–5 || Hy Vandenberg (1–0) || Hugh Mulcahy (0–1) || None || 3,000 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 25 || Dodgers || 1–3 || Hugh Casey (2–0) || Ike Pearson (0–1) ||