🏆 World Series Champions

1940 Cincinnati Reds

100-53 • .654 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1940 Cincinnati Reds went 100-53 (.654) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 528, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank McCormick (19 HR, 127 RBI) and Bucky Walters (22-10, 2.48 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

100 Wins
53 Losses
.654 Win %
1st Rank
707 R 528 RA
Diff +179

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707 Runs Scored
528 Runs Allowed
+179 Run Diff
856K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .326 equal to the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .378 1% above the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.05 21% better than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 707 4% above the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 856,586
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Avg per Game 11,124

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Lombardi 0.319 2 Frank McCormick 0.309 3 Willard Hershberger 0.309 4 Jimmy Ripple 0.307 5 Mike McCormick 0.300

Home Runs

1 Frank McCormick 19 2 Ernie Lombardi 14 3 Ival Goodman 12 4 Billy Werber 12 5 Lonny Frey 8

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 127 2 Ernie Lombardi 74 3 Ival Goodman 63 4 Lonny Frey 54 5 Harry Craft 48
1940 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank McCormick 155 618 93 191 44 3 19 127 52 26 2 0.309
Billy Werber 143 584 105 162 35 5 12 48 68 40 16 0.277
Lonny Frey 150 563 102 150 23 6 8 54 80 48 22 0.266
Ival Goodman 136 519 78 134 20 6 12 63 60 54 9 0.258
Harry Craft 115 422 47 103 18 5 6 48 17 46 2 0.244
Mike McCormick 110 417 48 125 20 0 1 30 13 36 8 0.300
Ernie Lombardi 109 376 50 120 22 0 14 74 31 14 0 0.319
Billy Myers 90 282 33 57 14 2 5 30 30 56 0 0.202
Eddie Joost 88 278 24 60 7 2 1 24 32 40 4 0.216
Morrie Arnovich 62 211 17 60 10 2 0 21 13 10 1 0.284
Willard Hershberger 48 123 6 38 4 2 0 26 6 6 0 0.309
Bucky Walters 37 117 11 24 3 0 1 18 4 14 2 0.205
Johnny Rizzo 31 110 17 31 6 0 4 17 14 14 1 0.282
Paul Derringer 37 108 4 18 4 0 0 8 0 19 0 0.167
Jimmy Ripple 32 101 15 31 10 0 4 20 13 5 1 0.307
Gene Thompson 33 79 5 18 4 1 0 11 2 26 0 0.228
Jim Turner 25 75 7 18 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 0.240
Lew Riggs 41 72 8 21 7 1 1 9 2 4 0 0.292
Bill Baker 27 69 5 15 1 1 0 7 4 8 2 0.217
Lee Gamble 38 42 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Whitey Moore 25 39 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.128
Jimmie Wilson 16 37 2 9 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 0.243
Dick West 7 28 4 11 2 0 1 6 0 2 1 0.393
Joe Beggs 37 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.190
Johnny Vander Meer 12 20 6 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.300
Mike Dejan 12 16 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0.188
Milt Shoffner 20 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Johnny Hutchings 19 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.154
Elmer Riddle 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Vince DiMaggio 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Lefty Guise 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Wally Berger 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Red Barrett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Elmer Riddle 1.87 2 Joe Beggs 2.00 3 Bucky Walters 2.48 4 Jim Turner 2.89 5 Paul Derringer 3.06

Wins

1 Bucky Walters 22 2 Paul Derringer 20 3 Gene Thompson 16 4 Jim Turner 14 5 Joe Beggs 12

Strikeouts

1 Paul Derringer 115 2 Bucky Walters 115 3 Gene Thompson 103 4 Whitey Moore 60 5 Jim Turner 53
1940 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bucky Walters 22 10 2.48 36 36 0 305.0 241 84 92 115
Paul Derringer 20 12 3.06 37 37 0 296.2 280 101 48 115
Gene Thompson 16 9 3.32 33 31 0 225.1 197 83 96 103
Jim Turner 14 7 2.89 24 23 0 187.0 187 60 32 53
Whitey Moore 8 8 3.63 25 15 1 116.2 100 47 56 60
Joe Beggs 12 3 2.00 37 1 7 76.2 68 17 21 25
Milt Shoffner 1 0 5.63 20 0 0 54.1 56 34 18 17
Johnny Hutchings 2 1 3.50 19 4 0 54.0 53 21 18 18
Johnny Vander Meer 3 1 3.75 10 7 1 48.0 38 20 41 41
Elmer Riddle 1 2 1.87 15 1 2 33.2 30 7 17 9
Lefty Guise 0 0 1.17 2 0 0 7.2 8 1 5 1
Red Barrett 1 0 6.75 3 0 0 2.2 5 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
CIN def. DET 4-3

👥 Roster (33)

Morrie Arnovich Bill Baker Red Barrett Joe Beggs Wally Berger Harry Craft Mike Dejan Paul Derringer Vince DiMaggio Lonny Frey Lee Gamble Ival Goodman +21 more

33 players

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The 1940 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1940 Cincinnati Reds finished 100-53, a .654 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. This was a year in which the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. With 707 runs scored and 528 given up, the 1940 differential was +179. Against a league average of .263, the 1940 Cincinnati Reds batted .265. Pitchers allowed 3.05 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.85.

League clubs averaged 678 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 4% more. Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 856,586 fans came through the gates. Frank McCormick topped the Cincinnati Reds with 19 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bucky Walters (22). The World Series ended in a win against DET 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1940 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds finished 100-53 (.654 win pct).
Did the 1940 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
Yes. The 1940 Cincinnati Reds won the World Series.
Who led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank McCormick led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds with 19 home runs.
What was the 1940 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.05.
Where did the 1940 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1940 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank McCormick (19 HR, 127 RBI) and Bucky Walters (22-10, 2.48 ERA).
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