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Following the Cincinnati Reds second championship in 1940, the franchise only had one post-season appearance between 1941 and 1969. [5] During the 1970s, however, the Reds would appear in the post-season six times during the decade, along with four National League pennants, and back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976.
In 1940, the Reds repeated as NL Champions, and for the first time in 21 years, they captured a world championship, beating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. Frank McCormick was the 1940 NL MVP; other position players included Harry Craft , Lonny Frey , Ival Goodman , Lew Riggs and Bill Werber .
The Reds finished ahead of John McGraw's New York Giants, and then won the world championship in 8 games over the Chicago White Sox. By 1920, the "Black Sox" scandal had brought a taint to the Reds' first championship. In the remainder of the 1920s and early 1930s the Reds were second division dwellers for most of those years.
Despite the fee increase, three new teams were added — the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Pirates. The league split into Eastern and Western Divisions with the winner of each division playing in the NFL Championship Game. The 1933 season was the first in which no NFL team folded or suspended operations.
The 1940 World Series 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.
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May 27, 1970: Arturo DeFreites was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds. [10] June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft. Will McEnaney was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. [11] Ray Knight was drafted by the Reds in the 10th round. [12] June 15, 1970: Clyde Mashore was traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Ty Cline. [13]