^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors".This is the second time the Reds have won the World Series, they were led by NL MVP Frank McCormick. Octo– The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in game 7 of the World Series. Septem– Jimmie Foxx "The Beast" hits his 500th career home run. The National League beat the American League 4–1 with help from Max West's home run. J– All star game held at Sportsman Park in St. Spahn later becomes a pitcher icon and wins the Cy Young Award. J– Warren Spahn signs with the Boston Bees. Pee Wee Reese later in his career goes into the Hall of Fame. This no hitter remains the only no hitter ever on opening day.Īp– Pee Wee Reese makes his Major League Baseball debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ray Blades, Mike González and Billy SouthworthĪp– Bob Feller pitches his first career no hitter on opening day against the Chicago White Sox. This series game down to the last game where Paul Derringer threw a complete game, allowing no earned runs, and the Reds won 2-1. The Reds were led by NL MVP Frank McCormick and the Tigers were led by AL MVP Hank Greenberg. The 1940 World Series was a showdown between the best team in each league. In a 7 game world series between the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds the Cincinnati Reds won in Game 7. The starting rosters for both the National League and the American League are shown below: The two starting pitchers of the game were Red Ruffing of the New York Yankees for the American League who took the loss for this game and Paul Derringer of the Cincinnati Reds for the National League who got the win in this game. The NL was led to victory by the lone home run of the game by Max West of the Braves and they won the game 4–1.
Louis Missouri at Sportsman's Park on July 9, 1940. This was the 8th time the MLB all star game "mid summer classic" had been played. The World Series was won in Game 7 by the Reds over the Tigers, due to a strong pitching performance by Paul Derringer. The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award went to Bill McKechnie for leading his team to the World Series and winning it. Hank Greenberg and Johnny Mize led their respective leagues in homerun's and runs batted in by having (41,150) and (43,137). Debs Garms led the entire league in batting average by hitting. Bob Feller took home the American league pitching triple crown by having the most wins, strikeouts and lowest era in his respective league. The 1940 MLB season was dominated by stars such as Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, and Frank McCormick. The Sporting News Manager of the Year Awardįrank McCormick 1940 NL MVP and 9x All-Star Statistical leaders ġ American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner.The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award.The Sporting News Player of the Year Award.Frank McCormick (NL) – 1B, Cincinnati Reds.Hank Greenberg (AL) – OF, Detroit Tigers.Hank Greenberg of the Tigers and Frank McCormick of the Reds won the Most Valuable Player Award in the AL and NL, respectively.Īwards and honors Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series over the Detroit Tigers in seven games. Both the American League (AL) and National League (NL) had eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The 1940 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 through October 8, 1940.
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