In 1940 the Cincinnati Reds finished first in the National League with a regular-season record of 100–53 winning the pennant by 12 games over the runner-up Brooklyn Dodgers. They went on to face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series and won a hotly contested seven-game battle. Playing their home games at Crosley Field the Reds were managed by Bill MacKechnie and led that season by a pair of 20-game winners Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer. In the hitting department the Reds were led by Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi who batted a team-leading .319 with 14 home runs and first baseman Frank McCormick who batted .309 with 19 home runs and 127 runs batted in.

This lot features hard-throwing southpaw Milt Shoffner’s 1940 Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship 14K gold ring. Shoffner played seven seasons in the majors the last two of which (1939 and ’40) were with the Reds. The ring is a jewel of a keepsake from that Queen City titlist squad. The 14-karat accessory proudly proclaims "CINCINNATI REDS - WORLD CHAMPIONS" in raised characters that surround a red-colored stone and a genuine diamond in the middle. In relief "C-REDS" and "1940" adorns each shank and within the size 6 band an engraved dedication reads: "Presented by Baseball Commissioner to Milburn Shoffner." With lustrous qualities throughout the item remains a breathtaking tribute to a franchise that was to endure a 35-year drought until winning its next Fall Classic title (1975). Portions of the red coloring of the "C" designs on either shank have worn off over time. The ring weighs 15 grams.