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Game · 1940 World Series

Detroit Tigers 1–2 Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds won 2–1 · game 7 of the 1940 World Series

Winner-take-all — the Cincinnati Reds took the 1940 World Series in game 7. The Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 2–1 in game 7 of the 1940 World Series.

3
Total runs
1 runs
Margin
1940
Year
The winner-take-all finale of the 1940 World Series (game 7)
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The scoreline — Cincinnati Reds 2–1 Detroit Tigers.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 2–1 in game 7 of the 1940 World Series on 1940-10-08.

Why this game is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a game qualifies only by structural singularity (a tied game, or the winner-take-all finale of a series that went the distance) or by holding an outright covered-era record. Fame carries no weight.

The game

Series1940 World Series (game 7)
Date1940-10-08
ScoreDetroit Tigers 1, Cincinnati Reds 2
Innings9

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1940 World Series, game 7 (1940-10-08). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

More: the 1940 World Series · Detroit Tigers · Cincinnati Reds.

✓ Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.

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