1940 Cincinnati Reds Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 100-53
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 856,586, Avg. 13,384
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-3
Manager: Bill McKechnie (100-53)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1940 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1940 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 100 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Reds conceded 528 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Cincinnati plated 707 runs. Frank McCormick paced the team with 19 home runs and accounted for 127 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .309. Bucky Walters topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Paul Derringer and Gene Thompson added 15 or more wins, too Bucky Walters recorded a 2.48 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Bill McKechnie coached the team. The 1940 Cincinnati Reds won the World Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 698
Regular Season Runs Against: 519

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 16, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 18, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
April 25, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 3-0 0-1 3-1
April 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 3-0 0-2 3-2
April 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 4-0 0-2 4-2
April 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 5-0 0-2 5-2
April 29, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 6-0 0-2 6-2
April 30, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 6-1 0-2 6-3
May 1, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 7-1 0-2 7-3
May 4, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 8-1 0-2 8-3
May 5, 1940 New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 9-1 0-2 9-3
May 6, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 10-1 0-2 10-3
May 7, 1940 New York Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 11-1 0-2 11-3
May 8, 1940 Boston Bees 10 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 11-2 0-2 11-4
May 9, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 12-2 0-2 12-4
May 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 12-2 1-2 13-4
May 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 12-2 2-2 14-4
May 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 12-2 3-2 15-4
May 14, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 L 12-2 3-3 15-5
May 15, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 12-2 4-3 16-5
May 17, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 12-2 5-3 17-5
May 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 12-2 5-4 17-6
May 19, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Bees 4 W 12-2 6-4 18-6
May 20, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 13 L 12-2 6-5 18-7
May 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 6 L 12-2 6-6 18-8
May 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 13-2 6-6 19-8
May 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 13-3 6-6 19-9
May 26, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 14-3 6-6 20-9
May 27, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 14-3 7-6 21-9
May 27, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 14-3 8-6 22-9
May 28, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 14-3 8-7 22-10
May 29, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 14-3 9-7 23-10
May 30, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 14-3 10-7 24-10
May 30, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 14-3 11-7 25-10
June 1, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 15-3 11-7 26-10
June 2, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 11 W 16-3 11-7 27-10
June 2, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 L 16-4 11-7 27-11
June 3, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 17-4 11-7 28-11
June 4, 1940 New York Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 17-5 11-7 28-12
June 5, 1940 New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 18-5 11-7 29-12
June 7, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 18-6 11-7 29-13
June 8, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 23 W 19-6 11-7 30-13
June 9, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 19-7 11-7 30-14
June 9, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 20-7 11-7 31-14
June 11, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 20-8 11-7 31-15
June 12, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 21-8 11-7 32-15
June 14, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 L 21-8 11-8 32-16
June 15, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 11 L 21-8 11-9 32-17
June 16, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 21-8 12-9 33-17
June 16, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 W 21-8 13-9 34-17
June 17, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 21-8 14-9 35-17
June 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 21-8 14-10 35-18
June 20, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 21-8 14-11 35-19
June 21, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 4 L 21-8 14-12 35-20
June 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 1 W 21-8 15-12 36-20
June 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at New York Giants 4 W 21-8 16-12 37-20
June 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Giants 0 W 21-8 17-12 38-20
June 28, 1940 Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 21-9 17-12 38-21
June 29, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 22-9 17-12 39-21
June 30, 1940 Chicago Cubs 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 23-9 17-12 40-21
June 30, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 24-9 17-12 41-21
July 1, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 24-9 17-13 41-22
July 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 24-9 17-14 41-23
July 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 25-9 17-14 42-23
July 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 26-9 17-14 43-23
July 5, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 27-9 17-14 44-23
July 6, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 27-9 18-14 45-23
July 7, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 27-9 19-14 46-23
July 11, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 28-9 19-14 47-23
July 13, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 28-10 19-14 47-24
July 13, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 29-10 19-14 48-24
July 14, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 30-10 19-14 49-24
July 14, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 31-10 19-14 50-24
July 15, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 32-10 19-14 51-24
July 17, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 33-10 19-14 52-24
July 19, 1940 Boston Bees 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 33-11 19-14 52-25
July 20, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 34-11 19-14 53-25
July 21, 1940 New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 35-11 19-14 54-25
July 21, 1940 New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 36-11 19-14 55-25
July 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 36-11 20-14 56-25
July 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 36-11 21-14 57-25
July 24, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 36-11 22-14 58-25
July 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 36-11 23-14 59-25
July 27, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 36-11 23-15 59-26
July 28, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 36-11 23-16 59-27
July 28, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 36-11 24-16 60-27
July 29, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 4 L 36-11 24-17 60-28
July 30, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Giants 3 W 36-11 25-17 61-28
July 31, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 5 L 36-11 25-18 61-29
August 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 4 L 36-11 25-19 61-30
August 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 10 L 36-11 25-20 61-31
August 3, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 1 W 36-11 26-20 62-31
August 3, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Bees 5 L 36-11 26-21 62-32
August 4, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 5 L 36-11 26-22 62-33
August 4, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 12 at Boston Bees 9 W 36-11 27-22 63-33
August 7, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 36-12 27-22 63-34
August 8, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 37-12 27-22 64-34
August 9, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 W 38-12 27-22 65-34
August 10, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 39-12 27-22 66-34
August 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 39-13 27-22 66-35
August 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 39-14 27-22 66-36
August 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 39-14 27-23 66-37
August 13, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 39-14 28-23 67-37
August 15, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 39-14 28-24 67-38
August 16, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 39-14 29-24 68-38
August 16, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 39-14 30-24 69-38
August 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 39-14 30-25 69-39
August 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 39-14 30-26 69-40
August 19, 1940 New York Giants 9 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 39-15 30-26 69-41
August 20, 1940 New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 40-15 30-26 70-41
August 21, 1940 New York Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 40-16 30-26 70-42
August 22, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 41-16 30-26 71-42
August 23, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 41-17 30-26 71-43
August 24, 1940 Boston Bees 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 42-17 30-26 72-43
August 25, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 43-17 30-26 73-43
August 25, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 44-17 30-26 74-43
August 26, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 44-18 30-26 74-44
August 26, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 45-18 30-26 75-44
August 29, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 9 W 46-18 30-26 76-44
August 30, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 46-19 30-26 76-45
August 31, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 47-19 30-26 77-45
September 1, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 48-19 30-26 78-45
September 1, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 49-19 30-26 79-45
September 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 50-19 30-26 80-45
September 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 50-20 30-26 80-46
September 3, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 51-20 30-26 81-46
September 4, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 52-20 30-26 82-46
September 5, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 53-20 30-26 83-46
September 7, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 53-20 31-26 84-46
September 8, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 53-20 31-27 84-47
September 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 1 W 53-20 32-27 85-47
September 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Boston Bees 0 W 53-20 33-27 86-47
September 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at New York Giants 4 W 53-20 34-27 87-47
September 13, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Giants 2 W 53-20 35-27 88-47
September 14, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Giants 2 W 53-20 36-27 89-47
September 15, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 53-20 37-27 90-47
September 16, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 53-20 38-27 91-47
September 17, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 53-20 39-27 92-47
September 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 53-20 40-27 93-47
September 19, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 53-20 41-27 94-47
September 21, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 53-20 41-28 94-48
September 21, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 53-20 42-28 95-48
September 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 53-20 42-29 95-49
September 22, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 53-20 43-29 96-49
September 23, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 L 53-20 43-30 96-50
September 25, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 53-20 43-31 96-51
September 25, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 53-20 44-31 97-51
September 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 53-20 45-31 98-51
September 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 53-20 45-32 98-52
September 27, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 53-21 45-32 98-53
September 28, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 W 54-21 45-32 99-53
September 29, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 11 W 55-21 45-32 100-53
October 2, 1940 Detroit Tigers 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 3, 1940 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 4, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
October 5, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
October 6, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 1-1 1-2 2-3
October 7, 1940 Detroit Tigers 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
October 8, 1940 Detroit Tigers 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 3-1 1-2 4-3


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