Tigers 4-2 Yankees (May 6, 1940)

DET

NYY

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

1

0

5

0

6

0

1

7

1

8

0

9

0

R

4

2

H

12

9

E

1

W: H. Newhouser

L: S. Sundra

S: A. Benton

DET

Team Stats

NYY

0

HR

0

4

R

2

12

H

9

0

SB

0

LOB

.333

AVG

.257

.368

OBP

.366

.417

SLG

.343

0.00

ERA

0.00

6

K

4

6

BB

2

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, 4 to 2, on May 7, 1940.

Game Info

May 6, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	0	1	0	0	1	0
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF-CF	5	0	2	3	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	3	0	2	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	4	12	4	2	4

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	1	0	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	3	0	1	0
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	1	1	1	0	2
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	2	0	0	0	1	1
Buster Mills B. Mills LF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1
Steve Sundra S. Sundra P	1	0	0	0	1	1
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	9	2	6	6

Batting

2B: E. Averill, C. Gehringer, B. McCosky

TB: E. Averill 3, C. Gehringer 3, H. Greenberg 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 2, H. Newhouser 2, B. Tebbetts 2

RBI: E. Averill 3, D. Bartell

SAC: D. Bartell, H. Newhouser

GIDP: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

Batting

2B: C. Keller

3B: C. Keller

TB: B. Dickey, J. DiMaggio, J. Gordon 3, C. Keller 6, R. Rolfe

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey

GIDP: C. Keller, R. Ruffing

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (W)	8.0	8	2	1	6	6	1.13
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	0	6	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Sundra S. Sundra (L)	6.0	10	3	3	0	3	4.50
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.50
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	2	4

Batters faced: A. Benton 4, H. Newhouser 37

Batters faced: L. Grissom 5, O. Hildebrand 7, S. Sundra 28

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	0	1	0	0	1	0
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill RF-CF	5	0	2	3	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	3	0	2	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	4	12	4	2	4

Batting

2B: E. Averill, C. Gehringer, B. McCosky

TB: E. Averill 3, C. Gehringer 3, H. Greenberg 2, P. Higgins, B. McCosky 2, H. Newhouser 2, B. Tebbetts 2

RBI: E. Averill 3, D. Bartell

SAC: D. Bartell, H. Newhouser

GIDP: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (W)	8.0	8	2	1	6	6	1.13
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	0	6	6

Batters faced: A. Benton 4, H. Newhouser 37

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	1	0	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	3	0	1	0
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	1	1	1	0	2
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	2	0	0	0	1	1
Buster Mills B. Mills LF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1
Steve Sundra S. Sundra P	1	0	0	0	1	1
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	9	2	6	6

Batting

2B: C. Keller

3B: C. Keller

TB: B. Dickey, J. DiMaggio, J. Gordon 3, C. Keller 6, R. Rolfe

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey

GIDP: C. Keller, R. Ruffing

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Sundra S. Sundra (L)	6.0	10	3	3	0	3	4.50
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.50
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	2	4

Batters faced: L. Grissom 5, O. Hildebrand 7, S. Sundra 28

11-6 DET

NYY 6-10

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1940 AL

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