1940 World Series
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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.
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 5.
Managers: Bill McKechnie (Cincinnati), Del Baker (Detroit)
Umpires: Bill Klem (NL), Red Ormsby (AL), Lee Ballanfant (NL), Steve Basil (AL)
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[edit] Summary
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers – 7, Reds – 2 | October 2 | Crosley Field | 31,793 |
| 2 | Tigers – 3, Reds – 5 | October 3 | Crosley Field | 30,640 |
| 3 | Reds – 4, Tigers – 7 | October 4 | Briggs Stadium | 52,877 |
| 4 | Reds – 5, Tigers – 2 | October 5 | Briggs Stadium | 54,093 |
| 5 | Reds – 0, Tigers – 8 | October 6 | Briggs Stadium | 55,189 |
| 6 | Tigers – 0, Reds – 4 | October 7 | Crosley Field | 30,481 |
| 7 | Tigers – 1, Reds – 2 | October 8 | Crosley Field | 26,854 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 2: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 3: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 4: Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 5: Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 6: Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6
October 7: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 7
October 8: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- The Reds' win in Game 2 snapped a 10-game losing streak for the National League in the World Series, tying the 10-game streak by the NL from 1927-1929.
[edit] External links
- 1940 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1940 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1940 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1940 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- Cincinnati Reds History
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