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)

1 Summary
2 Matchups
3 Trivia
4 External links

[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.