Yankees 8-2 Tigers (May 21, 1940)

NYY

DET

1

0

2

0

3

2

0

4

0

5

2

0

6

0

7

1

0

8

0

2

9

0

R

8

2

H

16

6

E

2

0

W: M. Breuer

L: H. Newhouser

NYY

Team Stats

DET

2

HR

0

8

R

2

16

H

6

0

SB

0

LOB

.400

AVG

.182

.455

OBP

.206

.675

SLG

.182

0.00

ERA

0.00

4

K

5

1

BB

4

Current Series

Yankees

8

Tigers

2

Game 1

Final

Yankees

2

Tigers

3

Game 2

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 were easily defeated by the New York Yankees, 8 to 2, on May 22, 1940.

Game Info

May 21, 1940

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	5	2	2	2	1	0	2
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	5	1	5	4	1	0	0
Marv Breuer M. Breuer P	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Totals	40	8	16	8	2	4	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan	0	0	0	0	1	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	6	1	1	4

Batting

2B: F. Crosetti, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk

3B: J. Gordon

HR: B. Dahlgren, G. Selkirk

TB: F. Crosetti 2, B. Dahlgren 8, B. Dickey 3, J. DiMaggio, J. Gordon 5, C. Keller 2, G. Selkirk 6

RBI: B. Dahlgren 4, J. Gordon, C. Keller, G. Selkirk 2

SAC: M. Breuer

GIDP: M. Breuer, J. DiMaggio

Batting

TB: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, R. York 2

RBI: D. Bartell

GIDP: B. McCosky

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Marv Breuer M. Breuer (W)	9.0	6	2	1	1	4	0	1.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	0	1	4	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (L)	3.0	7	5	5	2	3	1	15.00
Al Benton A. Benton	3.0	4	2	2	2	1	1	6.00
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	4.50
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	16	8	0	4	5	2

Batters faced: M. Breuer 34

Batters faced: A. Benton 13, A. McKain 10, H. Newhouser 18, S. Rowe 4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	1
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	5	2	2	2	1	0	2
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	5	1	5	4	1	0	0
Marv Breuer M. Breuer P	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Totals	40	8	16	8	2	4	5

Batting

2B: F. Crosetti, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk

3B: J. Gordon

HR: B. Dahlgren, G. Selkirk

TB: F. Crosetti 2, B. Dahlgren 8, B. Dickey 3, J. DiMaggio, J. Gordon 5, C. Keller 2, G. Selkirk 6

RBI: B. Dahlgren 4, J. Gordon, C. Keller, G. Selkirk 2

SAC: M. Breuer

GIDP: M. Breuer, J. DiMaggio

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Marv Breuer M. Breuer (W)	9.0	6	2	1	1	4	0	1.00
Totals	9.0	6	2	0	1	4	0

Batters faced: M. Breuer 34

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan	0	0	0	0	1	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	6	1	1	4

Batting

TB: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, R. York 2

RBI: D. Bartell

GIDP: B. McCosky

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (L)	3.0	7	5	5	2	3	1	15.00
Al Benton A. Benton	3.0	4	2	2	2	1	1	6.00
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	4.50
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	16	8	0	4	5	2

Batters faced: A. Benton 13, A. McKain 10, H. Newhouser 18, S. Rowe 4

11-16 NYY

DET 14-13

Team Stats

Current Series

1940 AL

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