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1940 Cincinnati Reds

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

100-53, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill McKechnie (100-53)
Scored 707 runs, Allowed 528 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-57

Ballparks: Crosley Field · Attendance: 850,180 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Detroit Tigers


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1939 / 1941 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Morrie Arnovich 29 R R 5' 10" 168 Nov 16, 1910 5 62 53 62 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 3 60 2 0 0.5
Bill Baker 29 R R 6' 0" 200 Feb 22, 1911 1st 27 16 27 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -0.2
Red Barrett 25 R R 5' 11" 183 Feb 14, 1915 4 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Joe Beggs 29 R R 6' 1" 182 Nov 4, 1910 2 37 1 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1
Wally Berger 34 R R 6' 2" 198 Oct 10, 1905 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.1
Harry Craft 25 R R 6' 1" 185 Apr 19, 1915 4 115 106 115 111 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 106 3 109 4 0 0.5
Mike Dejan 25 L L 6' 1" 185 Jan 13, 1915 1st 12 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 0.1
Paul Derringer 33 R R 6' 3" 205 Oct 17, 1906 10 37 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 All-Star
Vince DiMaggio 27 R R 5' 11" 183 Sep 6, 1912 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.0
Lonny Frey 29 L R 5' 10" 160 Aug 23, 1910 8 150 149 150 150 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.6
Lee Gamble 30 L R 6' 1" 170 Jun 28, 1910 4 38 8 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 10 10 18 -0.4
Ival Goodman 31 L R 5' 11" 170 Jul 23, 1908 6 136 133 136 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 135 1 0 2.1
Lefty Guise 31 L L 6' 2" 172 Sep 18, 1908 1st 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Willard Hershberger 30 R R 5' 10" 167 May 28, 1910 3 48 27 48 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.6
Johnny Hutchings 24 B R 6' 2" 250 Apr 14, 1916 1st 19 4 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8
Eddie Joost 24 R R 6' 0" 175 Jun 5, 1916 4 88 80 88 88 0 0 0 7 4 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4
Ernie Lombardi HOF 32 R R 6' 3" 230 Apr 6, 1908 10 109 97 109 101 0 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3.9 All-Star
Frank McCormick 29 R R 6' 4" 205 Jun 9, 1911 5 155 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 All-Star
Mike McCormick 23 R R 6' 0" 195 May 6, 1917 1st 110 102 110 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 54 6 107 2 1 1.6
Whitey Moore 28 R R 6' 1" 195 Jun 10, 1912 5 25 15 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Billy Myers 29 R R 5' 8" 168 Aug 14, 1910 6 90 84 90 88 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.8
Elmer Riddle 25 R R 5' 11" 170 Jul 31, 1914 2 15 1 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Lew Riggs 30 L R 6' 0" 175 Apr 22, 1910 7 41 9 41 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 0.5
Jimmy Ripple 30 L R 5' 10" 170 Oct 14, 1909 5 32 30 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 3 30 2 0 1.1
Johnny Rizzo 27 R R 6' 0" 190 Jul 30, 1912 3 31 30 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 30 1 0 1.0
Milt Shoffner 34 L L 6' 1" 184 Nov 13, 1905 7 20 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
Junior Thompson 23 R R 6' 1" 185 Jun 7, 1917 2 33 31 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9
Jim Turner 36 L R 6' 0" 185 Aug 6, 1903 4 25 23 25 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.1
Johnny Vander Meer 25 B L 6' 1" 190 Nov 2, 1914 4 12 7 12 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3
Bucky Walters 31 R R 6' 1" 180 Apr 19, 1909 10 37 36 37 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.8 All-Star
Billy Werber 32 R R 5' 10" 170 Jun 20, 1908 9 143 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Dick West 24 R R 6' 2" 180 Nov 24, 1915 3 7 5 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Jimmie Wilson 39 R R 6' 1" 200 Jul 23, 1900 18 16 10 16 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

Jimmie Wilson

Ernie Lombardi

Willard Hershberger
Dick West

Bill Baker

Frank McCormick

Lonny Frey

Billy Myers

Lew Riggs

Eddie Joost

Billy Werber

Mike McCormick

Morrie Arnovich
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Rizzo

Wally Berger
Mike Dejan
Jimmy Ripple

Harry Craft

Ival Goodman

Lee Gamble
Lefty Guise

Paul Derringer

Bucky Walters

Johnny Vander Meer

Jim Turner

Whitey Moore

Milt Shoffner

Junior Thompson

Johnny Hutchings

Elmer Riddle

Red Barrett

Joe Beggs

1939 / 1941 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers