1940 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball that represented the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati entered the season as the reigning National League champions, having been swept by the New York Yankees in the World Series. 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.Offseason
Season standings
Detailed record
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 109 | 376 | 120 | .319 | 14 | 74 |
| 1B | | 155 | 618 | 191 | .309 | 19 | 127 |
| 2B | | 150 | 563 | 150 | .266 | 8 | 54 |
| SS | | 90 | 282 | 57 | .202 | 5 | 30 |
| 3B | | 143 | 584 | 162 | .277 | 12 | 48 |
| OF | | 110 | 417 | 125 | .300 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | | 136 | 519 | 134 | .258 | 12 | 63 |
| OF | | 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 |
| 88 | 278 | 60 | .216 | 1 | 24 |
| 62 | 211 | 60 | .284 | 0 | 21 |
| 48 | 123 | 38 | .309 | 0 | 26 |
| 31 | 110 | 31 | .282 | 4 | 17 |
| 32 | 101 | 31 | .307 | 4 | 20 |
| 41 | 72 | 21 | .292 | 1 | 9 |
| 27 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 28 | 11 | .393 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 36 | 305 | 22 | 10 | 2.48 | 115 |
| 37 | 296.2 | 20 | 12 | 3.06 | 115 |
| 33 | 225.1 | 16 | 9 | 3.32 | 103 |
| 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 |
| 25 | 116.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.63 | 60 |
| 19 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3.50 | 18 |
| 10 | 48 | 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 |
| 37 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2.00 | 25 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 17 |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.87 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 1 |
Game 1
October 2, 1940, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiGame 2
October 3, 1940, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiGame 3
October 4, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in DetroitGame 4
October 5, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in DetroitGame 5
October 6, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in DetroitGame 6
October 7, 1940, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiGame 7
October 8, 1940, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Durham
