Tigers 6-4 Yankees (May 5, 1940)

DET

NYY

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

1

2

7

0

8

3

0

9

2

0

R

6

4

H

9

7

E

0

2

W: T. Seats

L: J. Murphy

DET

Team Stats

NYY

3

HR

0

6

R

4

9

H

7

1

SB

1

LOB

.250

AVG

.206

.357

OBP

.308

.611

SLG

.265

0.00

ERA

0.00

7

K

6

5

BB

6

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 6, 1940.

Game Info

May 5, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	1	3	3	1	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Tommy Bridges T. Bridges P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	9	6	3	1	6	6

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	0	1	3	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	5	0	1	0	1	0	2
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	7	4	1	5	7

Batting

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

HR: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg, B. Sullivan

TB: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer 5, H. Greenberg 8, P. Higgins 2, B. Sullivan 4, R. York 2

RBI: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg 3, B. Sullivan 2

GIDP: E. Averill

Baserunning

SB: C. Gehringer

Batting

2B: T. Henrich 2

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, J. Gordon, T. Henrich 4, C. Keller

RBI: F. Crosetti 3, R. Rolfe

SAC: T. Henrich

Baserunning

SB: C. Keller

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Tommy Bridges T. Bridges	6.0	6	4	4	5	4	6.00
Tom Seats T. Seats (W)	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	0	5	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	7.2	8	4	4	4	5	3	4.70
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (L)	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	54.00
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	0	6	6	3

Batters faced: T. Bridges 30, T. Seats 10

Batters faced: L. Grissom 4, J. Murphy 3, R. Ruffing 35

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	1	3	3	1	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Tommy Bridges T. Bridges P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	9	6	3	1	6	6

Batting

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

HR: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg, B. Sullivan

TB: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer 5, H. Greenberg 8, P. Higgins 2, B. Sullivan 4, R. York 2

RBI: C. Gehringer, H. Greenberg 3, B. Sullivan 2

GIDP: E. Averill

Baserunning

SB: C. Gehringer

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Tommy Bridges T. Bridges	6.0	6	4	4	5	4	6.00
Tom Seats T. Seats (W)	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	0	5	7

Batters faced: T. Bridges 30, T. Seats 10

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	0	1	3	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	5	0	1	0	1	0	2
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	7	4	1	5	7

Batting

2B: T. Henrich 2

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, J. Gordon, T. Henrich 4, C. Keller

RBI: F. Crosetti 3, R. Rolfe

SAC: T. Henrich

Baserunning

SB: C. Keller

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	7.2	8	4	4	4	5	3	4.70
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (L)	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	54.00
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	0	6	6	3

Batters faced: L. Grissom 4, J. Murphy 3, R. Ruffing 35

10-6 DET

NYY 6-9

Team Stats

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1940 AL

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