Editing Cincinnati Reds (section)

===Championship baseball and revival (1933–1940)===
[[Powel Crosley, Jr.]], an electronics [[business magnate|magnate]] who, with his brother [[Lewis M. Crosley]], produced radios, refrigerators and other household items, bought the Reds out of bankruptcy in 1933 and hired [[Larry MacPhail]] to be the general manager. Crosley had started [[WLW]] radio, the Reds flagship radio broadcaster, and the [[Crosley Broadcasting Corporation]] in Cincinnati, where he was also a prominent civic leader. MacPhail began to develop the Reds' [[minor league baseball|minor league system]] and expanded the Reds' fan base. Throughout the rest of the decade, the Reds became a team of "firsts." The now-renamed Crosley Field became the host of the first night game in 1935, which was also the first baseball fireworks night. (The fireworks at the game were shot by Joe Rozzi of Rozzi's Famous Fireworks.) [[Johnny Vander Meer]] became the only pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. Thanks to Vander Meer, [[Paul Derringer]] and second baseman/third baseman-turned-[[pitcher]] [[Bucky Walters]], the Reds had a solid pitching staff. The offense came around in the late 1930s. By 1938, the Reds, led by manager [[Bill McKechnie]], were out of the second division, finishing fourth. [[Ernie Lombardi]] was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1938. By 1939, the Reds were National League champions but were swept in the World Series by the [[1939 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]. In 1940, the Reds repeated as NL Champions, and for the first time in 21 years, they captured a world championship, beating the [[1940 Detroit Tigers season|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]].