1940Ā āĀ Detroit TigersĀ outfielderĀ Hank GreenbergĀ is named theĀ American League MVPĀ withĀ Cleveland IndiansĀ pitcherĀ Bob FellerĀ finishing second. Greenberg hit .340 with 41 home runs and 150 RBI, while Feller posted a 27-11 record with a 2.61 ERA. Having won the award inĀ 1935Ā as a first baseman, Greenberg becomes the first player to win the MVP again playing a differentĀ position.
October 8 1940 Detroit Tigers at Cincinatti Reds World Series Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form. If you wish to take a deeper dive, that includes: Scorecards, Rosters, Newspaper Clippings. All members can jump over to :ā¦
With the Redsā 2-1 victory over the Tigers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic, Bill McKechnie becomes the first manager to win a World Series with two different teams. The āDeaconā also piloted the Pirates to a World Championship, beating Washington in seven games in the 1925 Fall Classic.
On October 3, 1940.00 1940 ā In the World Series, Jimmy Rippleās two-run home run in the 3rd inning of Game 2 provides the winning margin as the Cincinnati Reds end the National Leagueās ten-game Series losing streak with a 5 ā 3 win over the Tigers.
The Sullivans become the first father and son to have played in a World Series when Billy Jr. is the Tigers backstop in Game 1 of the Fall Classic at Crosley Field. The Detroit catcherās dad, Bill Sr., appeared in the postseason in 1906, playing the same position for the White Sox when he went 0-for-21 in the Hitless Wondersā six-game triumph over the Cubs.
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