The 1940 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1940 season. The 37th edition of the World Series, it matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, with the Reds winning a closely contested seven-game series. The victory secured the Reds the second championship in their franchise history and came 21 years after their victory over the scandal-tainted Chicago White Sox in 1919. This would be the Reds' last World Series championship for 35 years despite appearances in 1961, 1970, and 1972, and is the only time in which the Reds won the World Series at home. Meanwhile, Bill Klem worked the last of his record 18 World Series as an umpire. Won the 1940 World Series on October 8, 1940. Wiki link