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Major League Baseball Playoffs
1940-1949

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1940 World Series
Cincinnati Reds 100-53 vs. Detroit Tigers 90-64
Cincinnati Reds Win World Series 4-3
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
7-2
Game 2
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
5-3
Game 3
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
7-4
Game 4
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
5-2
Game 5
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
8-0
Game 6
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
4-0
Game 7
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
2-1

1941 World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 100-54 vs. New York Yankees 101-53
New York Yankees Win World Series 4-1
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
3-2
Game 2
Brooklyn Dodgers
New Yankees
3-2
Game 3
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
2-1
Game 4
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
7-4
Game 5
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
3-1

1942 World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 106-48 vs. New York Yankees 103-51
St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series 4-1
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
7-4
Game 2
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
4-3
Game 3
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
2-0
Game 4
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
9-6
Game 5
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
4-2

1943 World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 105-49 vs. New York Yankees 98-56
New York Yankees Win World Series 4-1
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
4-2
Game 2
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
4-3
Game 3
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
6-2
Game 4
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
2-1
Game 5
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
2-0

1944 World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 105-49 vs. St. Louis Browns 89-65
St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series 4-2
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
2-1
Game 2
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
3-2 (11)
Game 3
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
6-2
Game 4
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
5-1
Game 5
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
2-0
Game 6
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
3-1

1945 World Series
Chicago Cubs 98-56 vs. Detroit Tigers 88-65
Detroit Tigers Win World Series 4-3
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
9-0
Game 2
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
4-1
Game 3
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
3-0
Game 4
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
4-1
Game 5
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
8-4
Game 6
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
8-7 (12)
Game 7
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
9-3

1946 World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 98-58 vs. Boston Red Sox 104-50
St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series 4-3
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
3-2 (10)
Game 2
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
3-0
Game 3
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
4-0
Game 4
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
12-3
Game 5
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
6-3
Game 6
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
4-1
Game 7
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
4-3

1947 World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 94-60 vs. New York Yankees 97-57
New York Yankees Win World Series 4-3
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
5-3
Game 2
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
10-3
Game 3
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
9-8
Game 4
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
3-2
Game 5
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
2-1
Game 6
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
8-6
Game 7
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
5-2

1948 World Series
Boston Braves 91-62 vs. Cleveland Indians 97-58
Cleveland Indians Win World Series 4-2
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Boston Braves
Cleveland Indians
1-0
Game 2
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
4-1
Game 3
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
2-0
Game 4
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
2-1
Game 5
Boston Braves
Cleveland Indians
11-5
Game 6
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
4-3

1949 World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 97-57 vs. New York Yankees 97-57
New York Yankees Win World Series 4-1
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
1-0
Game 2
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
1-0
Game 3
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
4-3
Game 4
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
6-4
Game 5
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
10-6