Tigers 8-5 Indians (May 27, 1940)

DET

CLE

1

0

2

0

3

1

4

0

5

2

0

6

3

1

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

8

5

H

11

E

0

W: A. Benton

L: B. Zuber

DET

Team Stats

CLE

0

HR

0

8

R

5

11

H

11

0

SB

0

LOB

.324

AVG

.306

.439

OBP

.405

.500

SLG

.472

0.00

ERA

0.00

9

K

5

6

BB

6

Current Series

Tigers

6

Indians

1

Game 1

Final

Tigers

8

Indians

5

Game 2

Final

Tigers

4

Indians

7

Game 3

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 Cleveland Indians were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 5, on May 28, 1940.

Game Info

May 27, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	1	2	3	0	1
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	2	2	2	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	1	1	0	2	1
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	2	3	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	2	1	1	0	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	2	1	0	1	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Benton A. Benton P	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	11	8	6	5

CLE

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau SS	4	1	3	1	1	0
Jeff Heath J. Heath LF	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ben Chapman B. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Soup Campbell S. Campbell CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr. 1B	3	1	1	0	2	0
Beau Bell B. Bell RF	4	1	1	1	1	2
Ken Keltner K. Keltner 3B	5	0	2	3	0	2
Rollie Hemsley R. Hemsley C	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ray Mack R. Mack 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Allen J. Allen P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Zuber B. Zuber P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Hale O. Hale PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dobson J. Dobson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak F. Pytlak PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Naymick M. Naymick P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	11	5	6	9

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer 2, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky, R. York

TB: D. Bartell 3, C. Gehringer 4, H. Greenberg 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 3, B. Tebbetts, R. York 3

RBI: D. Bartell 3, C. Gehringer 2, R. York 3

HBP: B. Campbell

SAC: A. Benton

GIDP: P. Higgins, R. York

Batting

2B: J. Heath, K. Keltner

3B: L. Boudreau, K. Keltner

TB: B. Bell, L. Boudreau 5, J. Heath 2, R. Hemsley, K. Keltner 5, R. Mack, H. Trosky Sr., B. Zuber

RBI: B. Bell, L. Boudreau, K. Keltner 3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	2.1	5	4	4	3	4	15.43
Al Benton A. Benton (W)	6.2	6	1	1	3	5	1.35
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	6	9

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Allen J. Allen	2.1	6	3	3	1	2	11.57
Bill Zuber B. Zuber (L)	1.2	2	2	2	2	1	10.80
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries	2.0	3	3	3	2	0	13.50
Joe Dobson J. Dobson	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
Mike Naymick M. Naymick	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	0	6	5

Batters faced: A. Benton 27, H. Newhouser 15

Batters faced: J. Allen 14, J. Dobson 7, J. Humphries 9, M. Naymick 3, B. Zuber 9

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	1	2	3	0	1
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	2	2	2	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	1	1	0	2	1
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	2	3	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	2	1	1	0	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	2	1	0	1	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Benton A. Benton P	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	11	8	6	5

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer 2, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky, R. York

TB: D. Bartell 3, C. Gehringer 4, H. Greenberg 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 3, B. Tebbetts, R. York 3

RBI: D. Bartell 3, C. Gehringer 2, R. York 3

HBP: B. Campbell

SAC: A. Benton

GIDP: P. Higgins, R. York

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	2.1	5	4	4	3	4	15.43
Al Benton A. Benton (W)	6.2	6	1	1	3	5	1.35
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	6	9

Batters faced: A. Benton 27, H. Newhouser 15

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau SS	4	1	3	1	1	0
Jeff Heath J. Heath LF	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ben Chapman B. Chapman CF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Soup Campbell S. Campbell CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr. 1B	3	1	1	0	2	0
Beau Bell B. Bell RF	4	1	1	1	1	2
Ken Keltner K. Keltner 3B	5	0	2	3	0	2
Rollie Hemsley R. Hemsley C	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ray Mack R. Mack 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Allen J. Allen P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Zuber B. Zuber P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Hale O. Hale PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dobson J. Dobson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak F. Pytlak PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Naymick M. Naymick P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	11	5	6	9

Batting

2B: J. Heath, K. Keltner

3B: L. Boudreau, K. Keltner

TB: B. Bell, L. Boudreau 5, J. Heath 2, R. Hemsley, K. Keltner 5, R. Mack, H. Trosky Sr., B. Zuber

RBI: B. Bell, L. Boudreau, K. Keltner 3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Allen J. Allen	2.1	6	3	3	1	2	11.57
Bill Zuber B. Zuber (L)	1.2	2	2	2	2	1	10.80
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries	2.0	3	3	3	2	0	13.50
Joe Dobson J. Dobson	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
Mike Naymick M. Naymick	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	0	6	5

Batters faced: J. Allen 14, J. Dobson 7, J. Humphries 9, M. Naymick 3, B. Zuber 9

18-14 DET

CLE 20-13

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1940 AL

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