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Tuesday, October 8, 1940

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1940 World Series

Cincinnati wins series 4 - 3

Detroit Tigers 1
Cincinnati Reds 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
1 Hank Greenberg 2
1 Mike McCormick 2
1 Jimmie Wilson 2
5 6 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Myers 1
1 Jimmy Ripple 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobo Newsom 0.75
2 Paul Derringer 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 6
2 Paul Derringer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Werber .370
2 Bruce Campbell .360
3 Hank Greenberg .357
4 Pinky Higgins .333
4 Jimmy Ripple .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Jimmy Ripple 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 6
1 Pinky Higgins 6
1 Jimmy Ripple 6
4 Bruce Campbell 5
4 Ival Goodman 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.79
2 Bobo Newsom 1.38
3 Bucky Walters 1.50
4 Paul Derringer 2.79
5 Tommy Bridges 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 2
1 Bobo Newsom 2
1 Bucky Walters 2
4 Tommy Bridges 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 17
2 Whitey Moore 7
3 Paul Derringer 6
3 Bucky Walters 6
5 Tommy Bridges 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Werber .370
2 Bruce Campbell .360
3 Hank Greenberg .333
3 Pinky Higgins .333
3 Jimmy Ripple .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 1
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Pinky Higgins 1
1 Jimmy Ripple 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Greenberg 6
1 Pinky Higgins 6
1 Jimmy Ripple 6
4 Bruce Campbell 5
4 Ival Goodman 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Gorsica 0.79
2 Bobo Newsom 1.24
3 Bucky Walters 1.35
4 Paul Derringer 2.53
5 Tommy Bridges 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
2 Bobo Newsom 2
2 Bucky Walters 2
4 Tommy Bridges 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobo Newsom 18
2 Paul Derringer 9
3 Whitey Moore 7
4 Bucky Walters 6
5 Tommy Bridges 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 64 .584 --
Indians 89 65 .578 1.0
Yankees 88 67 .568 2.5
White Sox 83 72 .535 7.5
Red Sox 82 72 .532 8.0
Browns 67 87 .435 23.0
Senators 64 90 .416 26.0
Athletics 54 100 .351 36.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 100 53 .654 --
Dodgers 88 65 .575 12.0
Cardinals 84 69 .549 16.0
Pirates 78 76 .506 22.5
Cubs 75 79 .487 25.5
Giants 72 80 .474 27.5
Bees 65 87 .428 34.5
Phillies 50 103 .327 50.0