1940 philadelphia athletics

Bob Johnson. Sam Chapman. Bill Lillard. Al Simmons. Fred Chapman. Crash Davis. Earle Brucker. Jack Wallaesa. Eric Tipton. Dario Lodigiani. Buddy Hancken. Johnny Babich. George Caster. Buck Ross. Bill Beckmann. Ed Heusser. Porter Vaughan. Les McCrabb. Carl Miles. Over three years between , the Athletics talented nucleus was dealt away, and the team was left with unproven rookies and veteran castoffs. However, it is the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal seventh Place season. In the first night game, the Athletics lose in ten innings to the Cleveland Indians The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania even declared May 17th a holiday as the Athletics honored their legendary manager at Shibe Park.

In his 50 years as manager, and president of the Philadelphia Athletics, the franchise win five World Championships and nine pennants.

In total, Connie Mack managed a Major League Record 7, games while winning a record 3,games and losing a record 3, games. No one has ever approached either record, with the second closest in wins John McGraw trails by nearly 1, wins. That was about the only thing right with the Athletics in Philadelphia. As the Athletics were mired in another horrid last-place season talks began to swirl, the team would be sold and moved out of the City of Brotherly Love.

The talks would end being more than rumors, as the team was sold to Arnold Johnson who intended to move them to Kansas City. Since Philadelphia had a team in the National League that was already more popular and did not have a large enough fan base to support two teams, American League owners had no problem approving the move.

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