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, Ohio (Since 1882)
1940 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.
• October 19, 1939: Al Simmons was released by the Reds.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	100	53	--	.654
Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	12	.575
St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	16	.549
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	22.5	.506
Chicago Cubs	75	79	25.5	.487
New York Giants	72	80	37.5	.474
Boston Bees	65	87	34.5	.428
Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	50	.327

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

Notable transactions

• August 23, 1940: Jimmy Ripple was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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 -- 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, Ohio

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, 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)
Attendance: 30,640

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Game 3

October 4, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in 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)

Game 4

October 5, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in 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)

Game 5

October 6, 1940 at Briggs Stadium in 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)

Game 6

October 7, 1940 at Crosley Field in 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)

Game 7

October 8, 1940 at Crosley Field in 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)

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham

External links

• 1940 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1939

National League Championship Season 1940

Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1941