One of the oldest and most celebrated franchises in baseball
history, the Cincinnati Reds have left an indelible mark on the
national pastime. Perhaps the most compelling but overlooked period
in Reds history is the 1940 Championship season, during which the
team won 100 games and earned the world title while overcoming an
in-season tragedy faced by no other team in baseball history. Four
attempted suicides, three of which were successful, by individuals
connected to the team dealt a tragic and unprecedented setback to
what was ultimately a successful season. This book addresses both
the 1940 Cincinnati Reds as a collective group and, to a greater
degree, the individual players who comprised that championship
squad. Early chapters begin with the story of Willard Hershberger,
the 1939 reserve catcher for the Reds and the only player to ever
commit suicide during a major league season. Later chapters tell
the stories of Bill McKechnie and Warren Giles, the managers who
together led the Reds to victory over the Detroit Tigers in 1940,
and the stories of the players on the pennant-winning team, Frank
McCormick, Lonnie Frey, Billy Myers, Billy Werber, Eddie Joost,
Paul Derringer, William ""Bucky"" Walters, Johnny Vander Meer, Gene
Thompson, Jim Turner, Joseph Beggs, Jimmy Ripple, and Ernie
Lombardi. The crucial games, important performances, and personal
tragedies of the 1940 season, culminating in the drama of a seven
game World Series, are chronicled in this book.
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