1906 | 1938 | Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 1965 | 1967 | Walters was the fourth pitcher to hit a home run in a World Series game. Plainly, this World Series evoked few pleasant memories for the Reds. 1966 |
1934 | 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. 1977 | With the Reds win over the Tigers, manager Bill McKechnie became the first manager to win the World Series with two different teams, having led the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates over the Walter Johnson-led Washington Senators. 1985 | 1979 2000 | 1975 | 1976 | 1990 | His regular replacement was Willard Hershberger who sadly committed suicide on August 3, 1940 in a Boston hotel room. As America welcomed in a new and promising decade, the Cincinnati Reds were still recovering from a miserable loss to the New York Yankees in the previous year's Series. Many National League fans had hoped that a worthy contender would finally step up and dethrone the perennial American League champions, but Cincinnati had come up short... very short. The season, while ending on a joyous note for Cincinnati, had sadness, too.
Bucky Walter posted two complete game victories and added a home run in Game 6. Find out more. The Reds returned to the Fall Classic in 1940 after being swept by the New York Yankees the previous year after they reach the 100-win mark for the first time in franchise history. 1979 NFL Players Who Attended Dobyns-Bennett (TN) High School. 1911 |
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3), Wednesday, October 2, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 3, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday, October 4, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, Saturday, October 5, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, Sunday, October 6, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, Monday, October 7, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, Tuesday, October 8, 1940 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1940 World Series (4–3): Cincinnati Reds (N.L.) The title's legitimacy finally gave the Nationals the respect they deserved and it was the first time since 1919 (when they were the beneficiaries of the famous "Black Sox Scandal") that the Reds were hailed as true champions. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1940 at Crosley Field. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 1996 | Nevertheless, it was the Reds turn and sure enough, they delivered. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The American League's newest dynasty had once again, swept the National League champs in four games (without Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig in their line-up). 1960 | 1977 | Games 6 and 7 would move east to Cincinnati, but home-field advantage had been certainly offset by the welcome pattern of alternating wins.
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Bill Klem worked the last of his record eighteen World Series as an umpire.[1]. 1929 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. 1940 World Series Game 1 - Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds, 1940 World Series Game 2 - Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds, 1940 World Series Game 3 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Detroit Tigers, 1940 World Series Game 4 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Detroit Tigers, 1940 World Series Game 5 - Cincinnati Reds vs. Detroit Tigers, 1940 World Series Game 6 - Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds, 1940 World Series Game 7 - Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds, World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares, 1940 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com, 1940 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com, 1940 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org, https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/1940_World_Series?oldid=13448. Newsom, a twenty-game winner in the American League for the third consecutive season, was the beneficiary of an unearned run in the third and made that run stand up through six innings. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 1932 | .
2005 | 1932 | After Newsom won Game 1 over Derringer with a 7-2 victory, his father passed away in his Cincinnati hotel room following the game. 1914 | Need Help? 1942 | - The Sporting News, 1940 World Series Official ProgramDetroit Tigers Version, 1940 World Series Official ProgramCincinnati Reds Version, Cincinnati Reds (4) vs Detroit Tigers (3).
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