1940 Cincinnati Reds season

1940 Cincinnati Reds
1940 World Series Champions 1940 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WCPO (Harry Hartman)
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The 1940 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 100–53, winning the pennant by 12 games over the Brooklyn Dodgers. They went on to face the Detroit Tigers in the 1940 World Series, beating them in seven games.

Offseason

October 14, 1939: Hank Sauer was drafted by the Reds from the New York Yankees in the 1939 minor league draft.^[1]
October 19, 1939: Al Simmons was released by the Reds.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	100	53	0.654	—	55–21	45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	0.575	12	41–37	47–28
St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	0.549	16	41–36	43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	0.506	22½	40–34	38–42
Chicago Cubs	75	79	0.487	25½	40–37	35–42
New York Giants	72	80	0.474	27½	33–43	39–37
Boston Bees	65	87	0.428	34½	35–40	30–47
Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	0.327	50	24–55	26–48

Detailed record

Team	Home	Away	Total	Win %
National League
Brooklyn	6–5	8–3–1	14–8–1	.636
Boston	7–4	6–5	13–9	.591
Chicago	9–2	7–4	16–6	.727
New York	8–3	7–4	15–7	.682
Philadelphia	8–2	7–5	15–7	.682
Pittsburgh	10–1	6–5	16–6	.727
St. Louis	7–4–1	5–6	12–10–1	.545
	55–21	46–30	100–53	.654

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	9	6	3	.667
May	26	19	7	.731
June	27	16	11	.593
July	28	20	8	.714
August	32	16	16	.500
September	31	23	8	.742
	153	100	53	.654

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	76	55	21	.724
Away	77	45	32	.584

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	8–14	9–12	7–15	15–6	9–13	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	8–14–1	16–5	17–5	15–7–1	9–13–1
Chicago	14–8	12–10	—	6–16	12–10	12–10	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	12–9	14–8–1	16–6	—	15–7	15–7	16–6	12–10–1
New York	15–7	5–16	10–12	7–15	—	12–10	12–10	11–10
Philadelphia	6–15	5–17	10–12	7–15	10–12	—	6–16	6–16
Pittsburgh	13–9	7–15–1	11–11	6–16	10–12	16–6	—	15–7–1
St. Louis	14–8	13–9–1	14–8	10–12–1	10–11	16–6	7–15–1	—

Notable transactions

August 23, 1940: Jimmy Ripple was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers.^[3]

Roster

1940 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

42 Red Barrett

43 Joe Beggs

30 Paul Derringer

19 Lefty Guise

40 Johnny Hutchings

35 Whitey Moore

41 Elmer Riddle

37 Milt Shoffner

39 Junior Thompson

34 Jim Turner

39 Johnny Vander Meer

31 Bucky Walters

Catchers

6 Bill Baker

5 Willard Hershberger

4 Ernie Lombardi

5 Dick West

3 Jimmie Wilson

Infielders

11 Lonny Frey

17 Eddie Joost

10 Frank McCormick

12 Billy Myers

15 Lew Riggs

18 Billy Werber

Outfielders

21 Morrie Arnovich

23 Harry Craft

22 Mike Dejan

21 Vince DiMaggio

25 Lee Gamble

24 Ival Goodman

20 Mike McCormick

22 Jimmy Ripple

21 Johnny Rizzo

Other batters

22 Wally Berger

Manager

1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches

2 Hank Gowdy

3 Jimmie Wilson

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	109	376	120	.319	14	74
2B	Frey, LonnyLonny Frey	150	563	150	.266	8	54
OF	McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	110	417	125	.300	1	30

Other batters

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
Ripple, JimmyJimmy Ripple	32	101	31	.307	4	20
Baker, BillBill Baker	27	69	15	.217	0	7
West, DickDick West	7	28	11	.393	1	6

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Walters, BuckyBucky Walters	36	305	22	10	2.48	115
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	37	296.2	20	12	3.06	115
Turner, JimJim Turner	24	187	14	7	2.89	53

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hutchings, JohnnyJohnny Hutchings	19	54	2	1	3.50	18

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	37	12	3	7	2.00	25
Shoffner, MiltMilt Shoffner	20	1	0	0	5.63	17
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	3	1	0	0	6.75	0
Guise, LeftyLefty Guise	2	0	0	0	1.17	1

1940 World Series

Main article: 1940 World Series

Game 1

October 2, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	B
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)
Attendance: 31,739

Game 2

October 3, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)
Attendance: 30,640

Game 3

October 4, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Game 4

October 5, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Game 5

October 6, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Game 6

October 7, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Game 7

October 8, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Wes Griffin and Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Ira Smith
B	Durham Bulls	Piedmont League	Oscar Roettger
B	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Cap Crossley
C	Tucson Cowboys	Arizona–Texas League	Lester "Pat" Patterson
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Bill McCorry
D	Troy Trojans	Alabama State League	Ellis Johnson and Harold Fehrenbacher
D	Lenoir Reds	Tar Heel League	Ray Rice

References

↑ Hank Sauer at Baseball Reference
↑ Al Simmons at Baseball Reference
↑ Jimmy Ripple at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1940 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

World Series champions

National League champions

1940 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1940 All-Star Game 1940 World Series

Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Series Champions

3 Jimmy Wilson 4 Ernie Lombardi 6 Bill Baker 10 Frank McCormick (NL MVP) 11 Lonny Frey 12 Billy Myers 15 Lew Riggs 17 Eddie Joost 18 Billy Werber 20 Mike McCormick 21 Morrie Arnovich 22 Jimmy Ripple 23 Harry Craft 24 Ival Goodman 30 Paul Derringer 31 Bucky Walters 33 Johnny Vander Meer 34 Jim Turner 35 Whitey Moore 39 Junior Thompson 40 Johnny Hutchings 41 Elmer Riddle 43 Joe Beggs

Manager 1 Bill McKechnie Coaches 2 Hank Gowdy 3 Jimmy Wilson

Regular season

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

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