1940 World Series Bracket
The 1940 MLB postseason exactly as it ran, on one printable page. Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers in 7 games.
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1940 World Series Bracket
Cincinnati Reds won the World Series in 7 games.
American League
World Series
Champion
Cincinnati Reds
National League
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Every game of the 1940 postseason
7 games played, in the order they happened. The home team is listed second, the way a box score reads.
World Series · Cincinnati Reds v Detroit Tigers
- Game 1Oct 2Detroit Tigers7atCincinnati Reds2
- Game 2Oct 3Detroit Tigers3atCincinnati Reds5
- Game 3Oct 4Cincinnati Reds4atDetroit Tigers7
- Game 4Oct 5Cincinnati Reds5atDetroit Tigers2
- Game 5Oct 6Cincinnati Reds0atDetroit Tigers8
- Game 6Oct 7Detroit Tigers0atCincinnati Reds4
- Game 7Oct 8Detroit Tigers1atCincinnati Reds2
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How this bracket works
The 1940 World Series was the whole postseason: the two pennant winners met with nothing in between.
Every series above is drawn from the league’s own postseason record: the teams, the order they played in, and the games each side won. The club that hosted Game 1 is on the top line of its matchup, because that is the one piece of seeding the record actually proves.
There were no rounds before the World Series in 1940. The two pennant winners went straight to it, which is why this bracket is a single matchup rather than a tree.
If you are here to settle an argument: the number beside each team is games won, so 4-3 is a seven-game series. A game called as a tie counts as played and is credited to nobody, which is why a handful of early World Series ran longer than their best-of-seven.
Questions people ask
Who won the 1940 World Series?
Cincinnati Reds won it in 7 games, beating the Detroit Tigers. The series score and every round that led to it are on the bracket above, and it prints on one page.
Can I print the 1940 World Series bracket?
Yes, and it is free. Press "Print this bracket": the bracket prints landscape on a single page with no navigation and no browser header, because the page margin is set to zero. No account, no watermark.
What were the scores of every 1940 postseason game?
Every game is listed under the bracket, series by series, in the order it was played, with both scores and the home team second. It prints with the bracket by default, on a fresh page after it, and the "Every game" switch turns it off if you want the bracket on its own.
What was the playoff format in 1940?
In 1940 the World Series WAS the postseason: the American League and National League pennant winners met directly, with no rounds in between.
Every World Series bracket, 1903 to 2026
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