1940 World Series

Infobox World Series Expanded


year = 1940
champion = Cincinnati Reds (4)
champion_manager = Bill McKechnie
champion_games = 100-53, .654, GA: 12
runnerup = Detroit Tigers (3)
runnerup_manager = Del Baker
runnerup_games = 90-64, .584, GA: 1
date = October 2–October 8
MVP =
television =
announcers =
radio_network = Mutual.
radio_announcers = Red Barber and Bob Elson.
umpires = Bill Klem (NL), Red Ormsby (AL), Lee Ballanfant (NL), Steve Basil (AL)
HOFers = Reds: Bill McKechnie (mgr.), Ernie Lombardi.
Tigers: Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg.
ALCS =
NLCS =

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.

Reds' manager Bill McKechnie became the first manager to win World Series with two different teams; in 1925 he had won the Series as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

ummary

NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 2, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OhioLinescore
Road=Detroit|RoadAbr=DET
R1=0|R2=5|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=7|RH=10|RE=1
Home=Cincinnati|HomeAbr=CIN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=2|HH=8|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bobo Newsom (1-0)|LP=Paul Derringer (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Bruce Campbell (1)|HomeHR=|

Game 2

Thursday, October 3, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OhioLinescore
Road=Detroit|RoadAbr=DET
R1=2|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=3|RE=1
Home=Cincinnati|HomeAbr=CIN
H1=0|H2=2|H3=2|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=9|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bucky Walters (1-0)|LP=Schoolboy Rowe (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Jimmy Ripple (1)|

Game 3

Friday, October 4, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, MichiganLinescore
Road=Cincinnati|RoadAbr=CIN
R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=2|RR=4|RH=10|RE=1
Home=Detroit|HomeAbr=DET
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=4|H8=2|H9=X|HR=7|HH=13|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Tommy Bridges (1-0)|LP=Jim Turner (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Rudy York (1), Pinky Higgins (1)|

Game 4

Saturday, October 5, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, MichiganLinescore
Road=Cincinnati|RoadAbr=CIN
R1=2|R2=0|R3=1|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=1|R9=0|RR=5|RH=11|RE=1
Home=Detroit|HomeAbr=DET
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=5|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Paul Derringer (1-1)|LP=Dizzy Trout (0-1)|SV=|

Game 5

Sunday, October 6, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, MichiganLinescore
Road=Cincinnati|RoadAbr=CIN
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=3|RE=0
Home=Detroit|HomeAbr=DET
H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=4|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=8|HH=13|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bobo Newsom (2-0)|LP=Junior Thompson (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Hank Greenberg (1)|

Game 6

Monday, October 7, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OhioLinescore
Road=Detroit|RoadAbr=DET
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=5|RE=0
Home=Cincinnati|HomeAbr=CIN
H1=2|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=1|H9=X|HR=4|HH=10|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Bucky Walters (2-0)|LP=Schoolboy Rowe (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Bucky Walters (1)|

Game 7

Tuesday, October 8, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OhioLinescore
Road=Detroit|RoadAbr=DET
R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=1|RH=7|RE=0
Home=Cincinnati|HomeAbr=CIN
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=2|H8=0|H9=X|HR=2|HH=7|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Paul Derringer (2-1)|LP=Bobo Newsom (2-1)|SV=|

Composite Box

1940 World Series (4-3): Cincinnati Reds (N.L.) over Detroit Tigers (A.L.)Linescore
Road=Cincinnati Reds
R1=5|R2=2|R3=3|R4=3|R5=0|R6=1|R7=2|R8=4|R9=2|RR=22|RH=58|RE=8
Home=Detroit Tigers
H1=2|H2=5|H3=5|H4=5|H5=2|H6=2|H7=4|H8=3|H9=0|HR=28|HH=56|HE=4Total Attendance: 281,927 Average Attendance: 40,275Winning Player’s Share: – $5,804 Losing Player’s Share – $3,532cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml|title=World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares|accessdate=2008-05-07|publisher=Baseball Almanac] |

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 SeriesRosy Ryan 10-06-1924 4th 1924 World SeriesJack Bentley 10-08-1924 5th 1924 World SeriesJesse Haines 10-05-1926 4th 1926 World Series

Notes

References

*Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. "The World Series." 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 179-183)
*Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). "The Baseball Encyclopedia" (5th ed.), p. 2148. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
*cite web |author=Forman, Sean L. |title=1940 World Series |date= |work=Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1940_WS.shtml |accessdate=2007-12-09

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1940_WS.shtml 1940 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1940 1940 World Series at "WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)"]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1940ws.shtml 1940 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/YPS_1940.htm 1940 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org]
* [http://www.redshistory.com Cincinnati Reds History]
* [http://www.detroit-tigers-baseball-history.com Detroit Tigers History]