Tigers 6-4 Yankees (May 4, 1940)

DET

NYY

1

3

0

2

0

3

2

0

4

0

2

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

1

9

1

R

6

4

H

12

9

E

0

W: A. McKain

L: S. Chandler

S: A. Benton

DET

Team Stats

NYY

0

HR

0

6

R

4

12

H

9

0

SB

0

LOB

.333

AVG

.250

.429

OBP

.386

.361

SLG

.250

0.00

ERA

0.00

8

K

3

8

BB

4

Current Series

Tigers

6

Yankees

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

6

Yankees

4

Game 2

Final

Tigers

4

Yankees

2

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 New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 4, on May 5, 1940.

Game Info

May 4, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	2	2	1	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	1	1	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	1	3	1	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	1	1	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom P	2	0	1	2	0	0
Archie McKain A. McKain P	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	12	6	4	3

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	5	0	1	1	0	2
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	1	1	0	1	1
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	4	0	3	1	1	0
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	3	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	0	1	2	0
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	5	1	2	0	0	2
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich CF	4	1	1	0	1	2
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marius Russo M. Russo P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buster Mills B. Mills	1	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	4	9	4	8	8

Batting

2B: R. York

TB: E. Averill 3, C. Gehringer 2, H. Greenberg, P. Higgins, B. Newsom, B. Tebbetts, R. York 4

RBI: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg, P. Higgins, B. Newsom 2, R. York

HBP: D. Bartell, R. York

SAC: E. Averill

GIDP: B. Tebbetts

Batting

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren, J. Gordon 2, T. Henrich, R. Rolfe, G. Selkirk 3

RBI: F. Crosetti, B. Dickey, B. Mills, G. Selkirk

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom	3.2	4	2	2	6	4	4.91
Archie McKain A. McKain (W)	4.2	4	2	2	2	3	3.86
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	0	8	8

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler (L)	4.0	7	5	5	2	0	11.25
Marius Russo M. Russo	4.0	3	0	0	2	2	0.00
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	9.00
Totals	9.0	12	6	0	4	3

Batters faced: A. Benton 3, A. McKain 20, B. Newsom 21

Batters faced: S. Chandler 23, J. Murphy 5, M. Russo 15

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	2	2	1	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	1	1	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	1	3	1	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	1	1	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom P	2	0	1	2	0	0
Archie McKain A. McKain P	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	12	6	4	3

Batting

2B: R. York

TB: E. Averill 3, C. Gehringer 2, H. Greenberg, P. Higgins, B. Newsom, B. Tebbetts, R. York 4

RBI: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg, P. Higgins, B. Newsom 2, R. York

HBP: D. Bartell, R. York

SAC: E. Averill

GIDP: B. Tebbetts

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Bobo Newsom B. Newsom	3.2	4	2	2	6	4	4.91
Archie McKain A. McKain (W)	4.2	4	2	2	2	3	3.86
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	0	8	8

Batters faced: A. Benton 3, A. McKain 20, B. Newsom 21

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	5	0	1	1	0	2
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	1	1	0	1	1
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	4	0	3	1	1	0
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	3	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	0	1	2	0
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	5	1	2	0	0	2
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich CF	4	1	1	0	1	2
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marius Russo M. Russo P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buster Mills B. Mills	1	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	4	9	4	8	8

Batting

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren, J. Gordon 2, T. Henrich, R. Rolfe, G. Selkirk 3

RBI: F. Crosetti, B. Dickey, B. Mills, G. Selkirk

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler (L)	4.0	7	5	5	2	0	11.25
Marius Russo M. Russo	4.0	3	0	0	2	2	0.00
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	9.00
Totals	9.0	12	6	0	4	3

Batters faced: S. Chandler 23, J. Murphy 5, M. Russo 15

9-6 DET

NYY 6-8

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1940 AL

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