Athletics 6-8 Tigers (May 17, 1940)

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DET

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2

0

2

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3

2

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4

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6

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8

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6

8

H

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9

E

5

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W: B. Newsom

L: J. Babich

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Team Stats

DET

2

HR

1

6

R

8

7

H

9

0

SB

0

LOB

.206

AVG

.243

.289

OBP

.300

.382

SLG

.378

0.00

ERA

0.00

3

K

7

3

BB

4

Current Series

Athletics

6

Tigers

8

Game 1

Final

1940 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Tigers	90	64	.584
Indians	89	65	.578
Yankees	88	66	.571
Red Sox	82	72	.532
White Sox	82	72	.532
Browns	67	87	.435
Senators	64	90	.416
Athletics	54	100	.351

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers emerged victorious over the Philadelphia Athletics, 8 to 6, on May 18, 1940.

Game Info

May 17, 1940

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bill Lillard B. Lillard SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Miles D. Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Moses W. Moses RF	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
Benny McCoy B. McCoy 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson B. Johnson LF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1
Dick Siebert D. Siebert 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes F. Hayes C	3	1	2	2	1	0	0
Earle Brucker E. Brucker C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman S. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Al Rubeling A. Rubeling 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chubby Dean C. Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Brancato A. Brancato 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Babich J. Babich P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
George Caster G. Caster P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein J. Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	34	6	7	6	2	4	7

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	1
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom P	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	9	6	1	3	3

Batting

HR: F. Hayes, B. Johnson

TB: F. Hayes 5, B. Johnson 4, B. McCoy, W. Moses, D. Siebert 2

RBI: F. Hayes 2, B. Johnson 3, D. Siebert

Batting

2B: B. Sullivan, R. York

HR: P. Higgins

TB: D. Bartell 2, C. Gehringer 2, P. Higgins 4, B. McCosky, B. Newsom, B. Sullivan 2, R. York 2

RBI: C. Gehringer, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, B. Sullivan, R. York

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Johnny Babich J. Babich (L)	6.1	9	8	3	3	3	1	4.26
George Caster G. Caster	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	8	0	3	3	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom (W)	9.0	7	6	6	4	7	2	6.00
Totals	9.0	7	6	0	4	7	2

Batters faced: J. Babich 33, G. Caster 7

Batters faced: B. Newsom 38

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bill Lillard B. Lillard SS	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Miles D. Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Moses W. Moses RF	3	3	1	0	0	2	0
Benny McCoy B. McCoy 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson B. Johnson LF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1
Dick Siebert D. Siebert 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes F. Hayes C	3	1	2	2	1	0	0
Earle Brucker E. Brucker C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman S. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Al Rubeling A. Rubeling 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chubby Dean C. Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Brancato A. Brancato 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Babich J. Babich P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
George Caster G. Caster P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gantenbein J. Gantenbein	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	34	6	7	6	2	4	7

Batting

HR: F. Hayes, B. Johnson

TB: F. Hayes 5, B. Johnson 4, B. McCoy, W. Moses, D. Siebert 2

RBI: F. Hayes 2, B. Johnson 3, D. Siebert

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Johnny Babich J. Babich (L)	6.1	9	8	3	3	3	1	4.26
George Caster G. Caster	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	8	0	3	3	1

Batters faced: J. Babich 33, G. Caster 7

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	1
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom P	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	9	6	1	3	3

Batting

2B: B. Sullivan, R. York

HR: P. Higgins

TB: D. Bartell 2, C. Gehringer 2, P. Higgins 4, B. McCosky, B. Newsom, B. Sullivan 2, R. York 2

RBI: C. Gehringer, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, B. Sullivan, R. York

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom (W)	9.0	7	6	6	4	7	2	6.00
Totals	9.0	7	6	0	4	7	2

Batters faced: B. Newsom 38

11-13 PHA

DET 13-11

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1940 AL

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