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GTOP S3W9: 1940 Reds vs. 1941 Dodgers
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds continued their successful season-ending run, taking three of four games from the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers. The Reds won eight of their final 10 to finish in a second-place tie with the 1935 Chicago Cubs at 19-13. The Dodgers continued their late-season slide. They were tied for first place at 15-9 but…
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GTOP S3W8: 1934 Tigers vs. 1940 Reds
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds kept their pennant hopes alive by winning three of four games against the 1934 Detroit Tigers. They overcame a bad start to win the final three contests. At 16-12, the Reds will likely still be in fourth place when the final week of play begins, but they’ll at least have a…
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GTOP S3W7: 1940 Reds vs. 1937 Yankees
After winning the first two contests, the 1937 New York Yankees had a chance to take firm hold of first place in the standings, but let the next two games slip away and had to settle for a series split with the 1940 Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees (17-11) fell to third place in winning percentage,…
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GTOP S3W6: 1933 Senators vs. 1940 Reds
Both the 1933 Washington Senators and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds were hoping for a sweep that would put them at or near the top of the league standings, but they could only manage a split that kept both teams near the middle of the pack. Lonny Frey hit .438 (7-for-16) to pace the Reds (11-9),…
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GTOP S3W5: 1935 Cubs vs. 1940 Reds
The 1935 Chicago Cubs and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds came in as two of the top teams in the league and they played a highly entertaining series. The first two games both had amazing ninth-inning finishes. The second two contests were high-scoring routs. The overall result was a four-game split. The Cubs (13-7) could have…
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GTOP S3W2: 1946 Red Sox vs. 1940 Reds
For the second straight week, the 1946 Boston Red Sox and 1940 Cincinnati Reds ended up splitting their series. This one had three straight one-run pitchers’ duels followed by a slugfest and a big comeback. Rudy York batted .538 (7-for-14) with two homers and five RBI to lead Boston (4-4). Billy Werber hit .438 (7-for-16)…
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GTOP S3W1: 1940 Reds vs. 1931 Athletics
The 1940 Cincinnati Reds and the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics saw the home team win all four games, including a walk-off, extra-inning victory for the Reds in the finale of their season-opening series. The Reds hit just .164 as a team and their top starter was Harry Craft with a .286 average (4-for-14). The Athletics were…
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GTOP S2W9: Gameday #4
The 1920 Cleveland Indians finished up their championship season by posting a narrow victory in the final game of the campaign, putting their winning margin by two games over the idle 1930 St. Louis Cardinals. The 1929 New York Yankees, a day being eliminated, hardly bothered to show up for the final game of the…
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GTOP S2W9: Gameday #3
The championship of season 2 has been decided, and it’s the 1920 Cleveland Indians that will come out on top. After the Indians again lost to the 1922 New York Giants, the clincher came as a result of the 1927 New York Yankees falling to the 1925 Washington Senators for the third straight game. The…
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