1940 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Series championsNational League champions National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Warren Giles Bill McKechnie WCPO(Harry Hartman)WSAI(Roger Baker, Dick Bray) The 1940 Cincinnati Reds season was the 58th season for the franchise. Cincinnati entered the season as the reigning National League champion, having been swept by the New York Yankees in the World Series the previous year. They would defeat the Detroit Tigers four games to three to take the World Series title. Offseason October 14, 1939: Hank Sauer was drafted by the Reds from the New York Yankees in the 1939 minor league draft.Hank Sauer at Baseball Reference October 19, 1939: Al Simmons was released by the Reds.Al Simmons at Baseball Reference Regular season Cincinnati won 100 games for the first time in franchise history. The team finished first in the National League with a record of 100–53, winning the pennant by 12 games over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the best record in MLB. They went on to face the Detroit Tigers in the 1940 World Series, beating them in seven games. This was their first championship since 1919. In August, back up catcher Willard Hershberger, depressed over what he felt was culpability for losing both games of a doubleheader, took his life. Coach Jimmie Wilson was added to the roster as the back up catcher. The Reds players would vote to send Hershberger's share of the World Series winnings to his mother Wilkinson Howard How The Reds Redeemed Themselves In 1940 WVXU 2019-08-16 https://www.wvxu.org/sports/2019-08-16/how-the-reds-redeemed-themselves-in-1940 2025-03-22 Season standings Cincinnati Reds Detailed record Team Home Away Total Win % National League Brooklyn 6–5 8–3–1 14–8–1 14 8 Boston 7–4 5–5 12–9 13 9 Chicago 9–2 7–4 16–6 16 6 New York 8–3 7–4 15–7 15 7 Philadelphia 8–2 7–5 15–7 15 7 Pittsburgh 10–1 6–5 16–6 16 6 St. Louis 7–4–1 5–6 12–10–1 12 10 55–21 46–30 100–53 100 53MonthGamesWonLostWin % April 9 6 3 6 3 May 26 19 7 19 7 June 27 16 11 16 11 July 28 20 8 20 8 August 32 16 16 16 16 September 31 23 8 23 8 153 100 53 100 53 GamesWonLostWin % Home 76 55 21 55 21 Away 77 45 32 45 32 Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions August 23, 1940: Jimmy Ripple was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Brooklyn Dodgers.Jimmy Ripple at Baseball Reference 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 33 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 = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Ernie Lombardi 109 376 120 .319 14 74 1B Frank McCormick 155 618 191 .309 19 127 2B Lonny Frey 150 563 150 .266 8 54 SS Billy Myers 90 282 57 .202 5 30 3B Billy Werber 143 584 162 .277 12 48 OF Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (outfielder) 110 417 125 .300 1 30 OF Ival Goodman 136 519 134 .258 12 63 OF Harry Craft 115 422 103 .244 6 48 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 Eddie Joost 88 278 60 .216 1 24 Morrie Arnovich 62 211 60 .284 0 21 Willard Hershberger 48 123 38 .309 0 26 Johnny Rizzo 31 110 31 .282 4 17 Jimmy Ripple 32 101 31 .307 4 20 Lew Riggs 41 72 21 .292 1 9 Bill Baker Bill Baker (baseball) 27 69 15 .217 0 7 Lee Gamble 38 42 6 .143 0 0 Jimmy Wilson Jimmy Wilson (baseball) 16 37 9 .243 0 3 Dick West Dick West (baseball) 7 28 11 .393 1 6 Mike Dejan 12 16 3 .188 0 2 Vince DiMaggio 2 4 1 .250 0 0 Wally Berger 2 2 0 .000 0 0 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 Bucky Walters 36 305.0 22 10 2.48 115 Paul Derringer 37 296.2 20 12 3.06 115 Gene Thompson 33 225.1 16 9 3.32 103 Jim Turner Jim Turner (baseball) 24 187.0 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 Whitey Moore 25 116.2 8 8 3.63 60 Johnny Hutchings 19 54.0 2 1 3.50 18 Johnny Vander Meer 10 48.0 3 1 3.75 41 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 Joe Beggs 37 12 3 7 2.00 25 Milt Shoffner 20 1 0 0 5.63 17 Elmer Riddle 15 1 2 2 1.87 9 Red Barrett 3 1 0 0 6.75 0 Lefty Guise 2 0 0 0 1.17 1 1940 World Series 1940 World Series Game 1 October 2, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Team123456789RHEDetroit (A)0500200007101Cincinnati (N)000100010283W: 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 Team123456789RHEDetroit (A)200001000331Cincinnati (N)022100000590W: 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 Team123456789RHECincinnati (N)1000000124101Detroit (A)00010042x7131W: 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 Team123456789RHECincinnati (N) 2011000105111Detroit (A)001001000251W: Paul Derringer (1–1)  L: Dizzy Trout (0–1) Game 5 October 6, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit Team123456789RHECincinnati (N)000000010030Detroit (A)00340001x8130W: Bobo Newsom (2–0)  L: Junior Thompson (0–1)HR: : DET – Hank Greenberg (1) Game 6 October 7, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Team123456789RHEDetroit (A)000000000050Cincinnati (N)20000101x4102W: Bucky Walters (2–0)   L: Schoolboy Rowe (0–2)HR: CIN – Bucky Walters (1) Game 7 October 8, 1940, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Team123456789RHEDetroit (A)001000000170Cincinnati (N)00000020x271W: Paul Derringer (2–1)   L: Bobo Newsom (2–1) Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 RiceLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DurhamJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1940 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Cincinnati Reds Category:1940s in Cincinnati