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1940 Cincinnati Reds (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939/1941)
100-53, Finished 1st in National League
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World Series Champs
Scored 707 runs, Allowed 528 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-57
Managed by Bill McKechnie

Ballpark: Crosley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 850,180 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 101, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 Stats / Schedule (1939/1941) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary  100-53 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up12.0
Days in First:                 102 (last on September 29, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          48 (last on September 22)
Most Games under .500:       never

Biggest Lead:                 13.0 (last on September 21)
Farthest Behind Leader:        3.0 (last on April 30)

Longest Winning Streak:         11 (September 11 to September 21)
Longest Losing Streak:           3 (June 18 to June 21, July 31 to August 2, August 11 to August 12, and August 18 to August 19)

Most Runs Allowed:              13 (May 20)
Most Runs Scored:               23 (June 8)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       5
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall       100  53     707     528    .654

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           55  21     352     240    .724
Road           45  32     355     288    .584

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           6   3      28      20    .667
May            19   7     155     109    .731
June           16  11     120      83    .593
July           20   8     132      86    .714
August         16  16     121     124    .500
September      23   8     151     106    .742

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     46  23     330     228    .667
Second Half    54  30     377     300    .643
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        41  17     218     194    .707

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        28  10     273     143    .737

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            14   8     125      83    .636
BSN            12   9      95      90    .571
CHC            16   6      91      72    .727
NYG            15   7     103      71    .682
PHI            15   7      82      67    .682
PIT            16   6     108      73    .727
STL            12  10     103      72    .545

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 16     CIN  CHC  W   2-1        1-0     1    Tied       P Derringer                34,340 +
  2 Thu, Apr 18     CIN  CHC  W   2-1        2-0     1  up 0.5       J Thompson                  1,536 ++
  3 Mon, Apr 22     CIN  STL  W   6-1        3-0     1  up 0.5       B Walters                   5,197 +++
  4 Thu, Apr 25     CIN @CHC  L   2-4        3-1     2     1.5       D Dean                            -
  5 Fri, Apr 26     CIN @CHC  L   2-6        3-2     4     2.5       C Passeau                   4,895 --
  6 Sat, Apr 27     CIN  PIT  W   3-0        4-2     2     2.5       B Walters                   5,959 +
  7 Sun, Apr 28     CIN  PIT  W   8-2        5-2     2     2.5       J Thompson                 19,337 ++
  8 Mon, Apr 29     CIN  PIT  W   3-2        6-2     2     2.0       P Derringer                 1,549 +++
  9 Tue, Apr 30     CIN  BRO  L   0-3        6-3     2     3.0       T Carleton                 10,544 -
 10 Wed, May  1     CIN  BRO  W   9-2        7-3     2     2.0       B Walters                   3,672 +
 11 Sat, May  4     CIN  PHI  W   3-2        8-3     2     1.5       J Beggs                     4,530 ++
 12 Sun, May  5     CIN  NYG  W   3-2        9-3     2     1.5       B Walters                  25,390 +++
 13 Mon, May  6     CIN  NYG  W   9-1       10-3     2     1.5       J Thompson                  4,668 ++++
 14 Tue, May  7     CIN  NYG  W   7-6       11-3     2     0.5       R Barrett                   5,687 +++++
 15 Wed, May  8     CIN  BSN  L   4-10      11-4     2     1.0       B Posedel                   4,301 -
 16 Thu, May  9     CIN  BSN  W   4-1       12-4     2     1.0       B Walters                   3,450 +
 17 Sat, May 11     CIN @STL  W  12-5       13-4     1  up 0.5       J Thompson                  4,079 ++
 18 Sun, May 12     CIN @STL  W   7-1       14-4     1  up 1.0       P Derringer                       +++
 19                 CIN @STL  W  13-4       15-4     1  up 1.0       J Turner                   18,507 ++++
 20 Mon, May 13     CIN  STL  -   8-8       15-4     1  up 0.5                                   6,606 ++++
 21 Tue, May 14     CIN @BRO  L   5-6       15-5     2     0.5       T Pressnell                21,533 -
 22 Wed, May 15     CIN @BRO  W   5-2       16-5     1  up 0.5       J Thompson                 18,403 +
 23 Fri, May 17     CIN @PHI  W   7-2       17-5     1  up 0.5       W Moore                     1,500 ++
 24 Sat, May 18     CIN @PHI  L   3-8       17-6     1  up 0.5       H Mulcahy                   8,000 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 19     CIN @BSN  W   8-4       18-6     1  up 1.5       B Walters                  12,983 +
 26 Mon, May 20     CIN @BSN  L   4-13      18-7     1  up 1.5       D Errickson                 1,512 -
 27 Wed, May 22     CIN @NYG  L   4-6       18-8     1    Tied       C Hubbell                   4,997 --
 28 Sat, May 25     CIN  STL  W   7-2       19-8     1    Tied       B Walters                         +
 29                 CIN  STL  L   1-5       19-9     1    Tied       B McGee                    19,730 -
 30 Sun, May 26     CIN  STL  W   4-0       20-9     1    Tied       P Derringer                19,490 +
 31 Mon, May 27     CIN @PIT  W   2-1       21-9     1  up 0.5       J Beggs                           ++
 32                 CIN @PIT  W   7-3       22-9     1  up 0.5       J Turner                    7,258 +++
 33 Tue, May 28     CIN @PIT  L   2-5       22-10    2     0.5       M Butcher                   1,800 -
 34 Wed, May 29     CIN @PIT  W   4-0       23-10    1    Tied       B Walters                   2,859 +
 35 Thu, May 30     CIN @CHC  W   4-2       24-10    1  up 2.0       P Derringer                       ++
 36                 CIN @CHC  W   9-8       25-10    1  up 2.0       J Beggs                    30,828 +++
 37 Sat, Jun  1     CIN  BSN  W   3-2       26-10    1  up 3.0       J Thompson                  4,646 ++++
 38 Sun, Jun  2     CIN  BSN  W  11-1       27-10    1  up 2.0       B Walters                         +++++
 39                 CIN  BSN  L   0-2       27-11    1  up 2.0       D Errickson                28,067 -
 40 Mon, Jun  3     CIN  BSN  W   3-2       28-11    1  up 2.0       P Derringer                 3,006 +
 41 Tue, Jun  4     CIN  NYG  L   4-5       28-12    1  up 1.0       C Hubbell                   6,422 -
 42 Wed, Jun  5     CIN  NYG  W   7-2       29-12    1  up 1.5       J Thompson                        +
 43 Fri, Jun  7     CIN  BRO  L   2-4       29-13    1    Tied       H Casey                     8,601 -
 44 Sat, Jun  8     CIN  BRO  W  23-2       30-13    1  up 1.0       P Derringer                10,075 +
 45 Sun, Jun  9     CIN  BRO  L   1-9       30-14    1  up 1.0       T Carleton                        -
 46                 CIN  BRO  W   6-2       31-14    1  up 1.0       J Thompson                 34,909 +
 47 Tue, Jun 11     CIN  PHI  L   1-4       31-15    1    Tied       B Beck                      3,623 -
 48 Wed, Jun 12     CIN  PHI  W   2-1       32-15    1    Tied       P Derringer                17,289 +
 49 Fri, Jun 14     CIN @BRO  L   0-2       32-16    2     1.0       L Hamlin                   17,757 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jun 15     CIN @BRO  L   6-11      32-17    2     2.0       T Pressnell                 6,155 --
 51 Sun, Jun 16     CIN @BRO  W   1-0       33-17    1    Tied       P Derringer                       +
 52                 CIN @BRO  W   5-2       34-17    1    Tied       J Turner                   30,005 ++
 53 Mon, Jun 17     CIN @PHI  W   6-2       35-17    1  up 1.0       W Moore                     1,000 +++
 54 Tue, Jun 18     CIN @PHI  L   1-3       35-18    1  up 1.0       H Mulcahy                  10,361 -
 55 Thu, Jun 20     CIN @PHI  L   3-4       35-19    1    Tied       K Higbe                     7,421 --
 56 Fri, Jun 21     CIN @NYG  L   3-4       35-20    2     1.0       H Gumbert                   7,451 ---
 57 Sat, Jun 22     CIN @NYG  W   3-1       36-20    1    Tied       J Turner                   15,075 +
 58 Sun, Jun 23     CIN @NYG  W   7-4       37-20    1  up 1.5       M Shoffner                        ++
 59                 CIN @NYG  W   2-0       38-20    1  up 1.5       J Thompson                 52,657 +++
 60 Fri, Jun 28     CIN  CHC  L   2-3       38-21    1  up 0.5       J Mooty                    26,834 -
 61 Sat, Jun 29     CIN  CHC  W   4-1       39-21    1  up 0.5       J Turner                    6,428 +
 62 Sun, Jun 30     CIN  CHC  W   7-4       40-21    1  up 1.5       B Walters                         ++
 63                 CIN  CHC  W   7-6       41-21    1  up 1.5       E Riddle                   26,960 +++
 64 Mon, Jul  1     CIN @STL  L   2-3       41-22    1  up 0.5       L Warneke                   1,706 -
 65 Tue, Jul  2     CIN @STL  L   0-4       41-23    2     0.5       B McGee                    14,944 --
 66 Thu, Jul  4     CIN  PIT  W   9-1       42-23    2     1.0       B Walters                         +
 67                 CIN  PIT  W   3-1       43-23    2     1.0       J Thompson                 19,399 ++
 68 Fri, Jul  5     CIN  PIT  W   5-4       44-23    2     1.0       J Beggs                           +++
 69 Sat, Jul  6     CIN @CHC  W   4-0       45-23    2     1.0       P Derringer                12,939 ++++
 70 Sun, Jul  7     CIN @CHC  W   4-3       46-23    1  up 0.5       J Beggs                    23,198 +++++
 71 Thu, Jul 11     CIN  BRO  W   6-5       47-23    1  up 1.5       B Walters                  28,465 ++++++
 72 Sat, Jul 13     CIN  BRO  W   7-6       48-23    1  up 1.5       P Derringer                       +++++++
 73                 CIN  BRO  L   1-3       48-24    1  up 1.5       C Davis                    27,466 -
 74 Sun, Jul 14     CIN  PHI  W   3-2       49-24    1  up 2.5       J Turner                          +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 CIN  PHI  W   7-1       50-24    1  up 2.5       W Moore                    17,251 ++
 76 Mon, Jul 15     CIN  PHI  W   3-2       51-24    1  up 3.0       B Walters                   3,015 +++
 77 Wed, Jul 17     CIN  BSN  W   4-3       52-24    1  up 3.5       P Derringer                21,361 ++++
 78 Fri, Jul 19     CIN  BSN  L   7-8       52-25    1  up 3.0       J Sullivan                  4,802 -
 79 Sat, Jul 20     CIN  NYG  W   5-1       53-25    1  up 4.0       B Walters                   8,567 +
 80 Sun, Jul 21     CIN  NYG  W   6-1       54-25    1  up 5.0       P Derringer                       ++
 81                 CIN  NYG  W   4-2       55-25    1  up 5.0       J Turner                   33,356 +++
 82 Tue, Jul 23     CIN @BRO  W   4-3       56-25    1  up 7.0       J Beggs                           ++++
 83                 CIN @BRO  W   9-2       57-25    1  up 7.0       W Moore                    40,583 +++++
 84 Wed, Jul 24     CIN @BRO  W   6-3       58-25    1  up 8.0       B Walters                  30,102 ++++++
 85 Fri, Jul 26     CIN @PHI  W   9-5       59-25    1  up 8.5       P Derringer                 6,211 +++++++
 86 Sat, Jul 27     CIN @PHI  L   3-5       59-26    1  up 9.0       H Mulcahy                   3,500 -
 87 Sun, Jul 28     CIN @PHI  W   7-2       60-26    1  up 8.0       J Turner                          +
 88                 CIN @PHI  L   1-4       60-27    1  up 8.0       C Blanton                  10,160 -
 89 Mon, Jul 29     CIN @NYG  L   3-4       60-28    1  up 7.0       R Lynn                      4,521 --
 90 Tue, Jul 30     CIN @NYG  W   6-3       61-28    1  up 8.0       P Derringer                 5,887 +
 91 Wed, Jul 31     CIN @NYG  L   4-5       61-29    1  up 7.5       P Dean                     30,334 -
 92 Fri, Aug  2     CIN @BSN  L   3-10      61-30    1  up 6.0       N Strincevic                      --
 93                 CIN @BSN  L   3-4       61-31    1  up 6.0       M Salvo                     4,069 ---
 94 Sat, Aug  3     CIN @BSN  W   3-1       62-31    1  up 6.5       P Derringer                       +
 95                 CIN @BSN  L   2-5       62-32    1  up 6.5       J Sullivan                  7,895 -
 96 Sun, Aug  4     CIN @BSN  L   3-5       62-33    1  up 6.5       D Errickson                       --
 97                 CIN @BSN  W  12-9       63-33    1  up 6.5       J Turner                   14,911 +
 98 Wed, Aug  7     CIN  CHC  L   3-5       63-34    1  up 5.0       B Lee                       8,582 -
 99 Thu, Aug  8     CIN  CHC  W   3-1       64-34    1  up 5.0       B Walters                   7,848 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Aug  9     CIN  STL  W   7-2       65-34    1  up 5.0       J Thompson                 28,325 ++
101 Sat, Aug 10     CIN  STL  W   5-0       66-34    1  up 6.0       W Moore                     9,091 +++
102 Sun, Aug 11     CIN  STL  L   2-3       66-35    1  up 5.0       M Cooper                          -
103                 CIN  STL  L   1-3       66-36    1  up 5.0       L Warneke                  28,762 --
104 Mon, Aug 12     CIN @PIT  L   2-4       66-37    1  up 4.5       M Butcher                  42,254 ---
105 Tue, Aug 13     CIN @PIT  W   4-3       67-37    1  up 5.0       J Beggs                     6,810 +
106 Thu, Aug 15     CIN @CHC  L   0-1       67-38    1  up 5.0       C Passeau                   6,044 -
107 Fri, Aug 16     CIN @CHC  W   9-4       68-38    1  up 6.5       W Moore                           +
108                 CIN @CHC  W   6-3       69-38    1  up 6.5       J Hutchings                19,001 ++
109 Sun, Aug 18     CIN @STL  L   1-3       69-39    1  up 4.5       M Cooper                          -
110                 CIN @STL  L   4-5       69-40    1  up 4.5       B McGee                    15,836 --
111 Mon, Aug 19     CIN  NYG  L   2-9       69-41    1  up 4.0       C Hubbell                   7,417 ---
112 Tue, Aug 20     CIN  NYG  W   3-2       70-41    1  up 5.5       J Thompson                  6,360 +
113 Wed, Aug 21     CIN  NYG  L   4-5       70-42    1  up 5.5       J Brown                     7,647 -
114 Thu, Aug 22     CIN  BSN  W   3-2       71-42    1  up 6.5       B Walters                   5,179 +
115 Fri, Aug 23     CIN  BSN  L   2-7       71-43    1  up 6.5       J Tobin                     4,510 -
116 Sat, Aug 24     CIN  BSN  W   5-0       72-43    1  up 6.5       J Thompson                  7,246 +
117 Sun, Aug 25     CIN  PHI  W   3-2       73-43    1  up 7.5       J Turner                          ++
118                 CIN  PHI  W   6-5       74-43    1  up 7.5       J Hutchings                23,544 +++
119 Mon, Aug 26     CIN  PHI  W   3-2       75-43    1  up 7.5       B Walters                         ++++
120                 CIN  PHI  L   1-6       75-44    1  up 7.5       S Johnson                   7,024 -
121 Thu, Aug 29     CIN  BRO  W   9-3       76-44    1  up 8.5       P Derringer                11,768 +
122 Fri, Aug 30     CIN  BRO  L   2-6       76-45    1  up 7.5       L Hamlin                   10,652 -
123 Sat, Aug 31     CIN  CHC  W   5-4       77-45    1  up 7.5       J Beggs                     7,549 +
124 Sun, Sep  1     CIN  CHC  W   6-5       78-45    1  up 7.5       J Turner                          ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 CIN  CHC  W   2-1       79-45    1  up 7.5       W Moore                    29,778 +++
126 Mon, Sep  2     CIN  STL  W   2-1       80-45    1  up 7.5       P Derringer                       ++++
127                 CIN  STL  L   4-7       80-46    1  up 7.5       L Warneke                  27,863 -
128 Tue, Sep  3     CIN  STL  W   4-3       81-46    1  up 8.0       J Beggs                     8,250 +
129 Wed, Sep  4     CIN  PIT  W   3-2       82-46    1  up 8.0       J Beggs                    30,543 ++
130 Thu, Sep  5     CIN  PIT  W   6-3       83-46    1  up 8.0       J Vander Mee                      +++
131 Sat, Sep  7     CIN @CHC  W   7-6       84-46    1  up 8.0       J Thompson                  7,605 ++++
132 Sun, Sep  8     CIN @CHC  L   1-3       84-47    1  up 6.5       V Olsen                    20,613 -
133 Wed, Sep 11     CIN @BSN  W   8-0       85-47    1  up 9.0       B Walters                         +
134                 CIN @BSN  W   3-1       86-47    1  up 9.0       P Derringer                 4,042 ++
135 Thu, Sep 12     CIN @NYG  W   9-4       87-47    1  up 8.5       J Thompson                  3,966 +++
136 Fri, Sep 13     CIN @NYG  W   5-2       88-47    1  up 8.5       J Beggs                     3,576 ++++
137 Sat, Sep 14     CIN @NYG  W   3-2       89-47    1  up 8.0       J Turner                    5,758 +++++
138 Sun, Sep 15     CIN @BRO  W  13-3       90-47    1  up 9.0       B Walters                         ++++++
139                 CIN @BRO  -   1-1       90-47    1  up 9.0                                  33,339 ++++++
140 Mon, Sep 16     CIN @BRO  W   4-3       91-47    1  up10.0       J Beggs                     6,782 +++++++
141 Tue, Sep 17     CIN @PHI  W   2-1       92-47    1  up11.0       W Moore                     1,500 ++++++++
142 Wed, Sep 18     CIN @PHI  W   4-3       93-47    1  up12.0       J Vander Mee                2,093 +++++++++
143 Thu, Sep 19     CIN @PHI  W   4-1       94-47    1  up12.5       P Derringer                 1,000 ++++++++++
144 Sat, Sep 21     CIN @PIT  W   8-1       95-47    1  up13.0       B Walters                         +++++++++++
145                 CIN @PIT  L   7-8       95-48    1  up13.0       D MacFayden                 6,395 -
146 Sun, Sep 22     CIN @PIT  W   2-1       96-48    1  up12.0       J Turner                          +
147                 CIN @PIT  L   1-8       96-49    1  up12.0       J Lanning                  14,865 -
148 Mon, Sep 23     CIN @PIT  L   9-12      96-50    1  up11.0       K Heintzelma                2,098 --
149 Wed, Sep 25     CIN @STL  W   5-0       97-50    1  up10.5       J Thompson                        +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 CIN @STL  L   3-4       97-51    1  up10.5       I Hutchinson                1,898 -
151 Thu, Sep 26     CIN @STL  W   4-3       98-51    1  up11.5       J Vander Mee                      +
152                 CIN @STL  L   1-5       98-52    1  up11.5       N Kimball                   1,408 -
153 Fri, Sep 27     CIN  PIT  L   3-4       98-53    1  up11.0       R Sewell                    3,173 --
154 Sat, Sep 28     CIN  PIT  W   6-5       99-53    1  up12.0       J Turner                    6,603 +
155 Sun, Sep 29     CIN  PIT  W  11-3      100-53    1  up12.0       B Walters                  13,860 ++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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