The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, led by manager Leo Durocher, won their first pennant in 21 years, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games.
 They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
Germán Barranca Costales (born October 19, 1956 in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
 On August 26, 1974 he was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Mexico City Reds.
 He was listed at 6 feet tall and 160 pounds.
 German made his major league debut on September 2, 1979 at the age of 22 with the Kansas City Royals vs the New York Yankees.
 German played 5 games that year and also played 7 games with the Royals in 1980 with a batting average of .600 On January 21, was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Cesar Geronimo.
 Played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1981 with a batting average of .333 and 1982 batting average of .255 German last game in the MLB was July 11 1982 vs. CHC at age 25.
 German was batting .250 and leading the National League in triples before the all star break was sent to Indianapolis the triple A of the Cincinnati Reds.
 On September 7, 1982 was sent to the Detroit Tigers by the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.
 German played 4 years in Major League Baseball (2 years in the American League played 12 games ) and ( 2 years in the National League played 55 games ) with a total of 67 games, 62 AB, 19 Runs, 18 hits, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 5 stolen bases a fielding % of .893 and batting average of .290
The 1973 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West with a Major League-best record of 99–63, 3½ games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, before losing the NLCS to the New York Mets in five games.
 The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson, and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102–60, 14½ games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers.
 The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games in the 1970 National League Championship Series to win their first National League pennant since 1961.
 The team then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 World Series in five games.
The 1941 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The team finished third in the National League with a record of 88–66, 12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The 1939 New York Yankees season was the team's 37th season in New York, and its 39th overall.
 The team finished with a record of 106–45, winning their 11th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox.
 New York was managed by Joe McCarthy.
 The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
 In the World Series, they beat the Cincinnati Reds in 4 games.
 This marked the first time any team had won four consecutive World Series.
The 1961 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 It consisted of the Reds winning the National League pennant with a 93–61 record, four games ahead of runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers, but losing the World Series in five games to the New York Yankees.
 The Reds were managed by Fred Hutchinson, and played their home games at Crosley Field.
 The Reds were also the last team to win the National League in the 154-game schedule era, before going to a 162-game schedule a year later.
The 1961 New York Yankees season was the 59th season for the team in New York, and its 61st season overall.
 The team finished with a record of 109–53, eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers, and won their 26th American League pennant.
 New York was managed by Ralph Houk.
 The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
 In the World Series, they defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 5 games.
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The Reds entered the season as the reigning world champs and they looked to improve upon their MLB best 108–54 record in 1975.
 Despite not improving on their record, the Reds still dominated the league all season, and won their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102–60, beat record in MLB and finished 10 games ahead of the runner-up Los Angeles Dodgers.
 They went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1976 National League Championship Series in three straight games, and then win their second consecutive World Series title in four straight games over the New York Yankees.
 They were the third and most recent National League team to achieve this distinction, and the first since the 1921–22 New York Giants.
 The Reds drew 2,629,708 fans to their home games at Riverfront Stadium, an all-time franchise attendance record.
 The Reds went 49–32 at home and 53–28 on the road in 1976.
 The 76 Reds are considered by many as one of the greatest baseball teams ever to play.
 The Reds scored 857 runs in 1976, easily the most in the league that season.
 Their +224 run differential was also the best in the league in 1976.
 As of 2017, the Reds are the only team in baseball history to sweep through an entire postseason since the addition of divisions.
 The Reds went 7–0 in postseason play in 1976.
The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball.
 The season saw the Reds attempting to improve on their previous output of 98–64.
 The Reds dominated the league all season, and won the National League West with a record of 108–54, best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 The Reds went on to win the National League Championship Series by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, and the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox.
 The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
 It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since 1940.
 The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the 1927 Yankees, what some people call the best in baseball history, for the title for the best team in MLB history.
 Some sources consider the 1975 Reds the greatest team to ever play baseball.
 According to some sources, a lot of them put the 1927 Yankees ahead of the '75 Reds.
 The Reds went 64–17 at home in 1975.
 That is the best ever home record by a national league team and the second best in baseball history behind only the 1961 Yankees who went 65–16 at home that year.
 The Reds also set the major league record for most consecutive wins to ever close out a half with 10, when they went into the all star break on a 10 game winning streak.
 The 840 runs scored by the Reds in 1975 were the most in the league that season, and their +254 run differential was also the best in the league.
 The Reds were also the only team in the National League to have a winning record on the road, going 44–37.

Question: Who managed the team that finished 12 games ahead of the 1941 Cincinnati Reds ?
Answer: Leo Durocher