1940 World Series
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Cincinnati Reds (100-53, NL) vs. Detroit Tigers (90-64, AL)
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The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning the Series in seven games for their second championship, their first since the scandal-tainted victory in 1919. Bill Klem worked the last of his record 18 World Series as an umpire.
It was a closely contested Series, especially the final game, which was a heartbreaker for the Tigers, as losing pitcher Bobo Newsom had lost his father, who died in a Cincinnati hotel room the day after watching his son win Game 1. Newsom pitched a shutout "for dad" in his next start, Game 5. Newsom also pitched well in Game 7, but his one day of rest caught up to him in the seventh inning, when the Reds scored two runs to take the lead and eventually the game and the Series.
The Reds' win in Game 2 snapped a 10-game losing streak for the National League in the Series, tying the 10-game streak by the NL from 1927-1929.
Willard Hershberger, who had been the backup catcher for Ernie Lombardi in the 1939 Series, committed suicide during the season. One of the Reds' coaches, forty-year-old Jimmie Wilson, took over as Lombardi's backup. During the Series, Wilson batted .353 and was credited with the only stolen base.
Records: Cincinnati Reds (W: 100, L: 53, Pct: .654, GA: 12) - Detroit Tigers (W: 90, L: 64, Pct: .584, GA: 1)
Managers: Bill McKechnie (Cincinnati), Del Baker (Detroit)
Umpires: Bill Klem (NL), Red Ormsby (AL), Lee Ballanfant (NL), Steve Basil (AL)
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[edit] Summary
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Tigers – 7, Reds – 2 | October 2 | Crosley Field | 31,793 |
| 2 | Tigers – 3, Reds – 5 | October 3 | Crosley Field | 30,640 |
| 3 | Reds – 4, Tigers – 7 | October 4 | Briggs Stadium | 52,877 |
| 4 | Reds – 5, Tigers – 2 | October 5 | Briggs Stadium | 54,093 |
| 5 | Reds – 0, Tigers – 8 | October 6 | Briggs Stadium | 55,189 |
| 6 | Tigers – 0, Reds – 4 | October 7 | Crosley Field | 30,481 |
| 7 | Tigers – 1, Reds – 2 | October 8 | Crosley Field | 26,854 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 2, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Detroit (A) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| W: Bobo Newsom (1-0) L: Paul Derringer (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: DET – Bruce Campbell (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 3, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Detroit (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Bucky Walters (1-0) L: Schoolboy Rowe (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CIN – Jimmy Ripple (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 4, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Detroit (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | x | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| W: Tommy Bridges (1-0) L: Jim Turner (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : DET – Rudy York (1), Pinky Higgins (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 5, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati (N) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Detroit (A) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| W: Paul Derringer (1-1) L: Dizzy Trout (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 6, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit (A) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| W: Bobo Newsom (2-0) L: Junior Thompson (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : DET – Hank Greenberg (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6
October 7, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Detroit (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| W: Bucky Walters (2-0) L: Schoolboy Rowe (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: CIN – Bucky Walters (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 7
October 8, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Detroit (A) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| W: Paul Derringer (2-1) L: Bobo Newsom (2-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1940 World Series (4-3): Cincinnati Reds (N.L.) over Detroit Tigers (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 58 | 8 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 4 | |
| Total Attendance: 281,927 Average Attendance: 40,275 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $5,804 Losing Player’s Share – $3,532 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Stats
[edit] Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Detroit Tigers
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Home runs by pitchers
Bucky Walters was the fourth National League pitcher to hit a home run during a Series game. The others were:
Name Date Inning World Series Rosy Ryan 10-06-1924 4th 1924 World Series Jack Bentley 10-08-1924 5th 1924 World Series Jesse Haines 10-05-1926 4th 1926 World Series
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 179-183)
[edit] External links
- 1940 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1940 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1940 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- Cincinnati Reds History
- Detroit Tigers History
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