Tigers 5-6 Red Sox (May 8, 1940)

DET

BSA

1

2

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

4

6

1

0

7

2

0

8

0

9

0

10

0

1

R

5

6

H

10

13

E

0

2

W: H. Hash

L: A. Benton

DET

Team Stats

BSA

1

HR

0

5

R

6

10

H

13

0

SB

1

LOB

.256

AVG

.317

.326

OBP

.364

.385

SLG

.463

0.00

ERA

0.00

4

K

6

3

BB

3

Current Series

Tigers

4

Red Sox

5

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Red Sox

6

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 Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 5, on May 9, 1940.

Game Info

May 8, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	1	3	4	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	2	0	0	2	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats T. Seats P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	5	10	5	1	3	6

BSA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	5	1	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	1
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	4	0	2	1	1	1	0
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Herb Hash H. Hash P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	41	6	13	6	1	3	4

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

HR: E. Averill

TB: E. Averill 6, D. Bartell 2, P. Fox, H. Greenberg 2, L. Nelson, B. Tebbetts, R. York 2

RBI: E. Averill 4, C. Gehringer

HBP: P. Higgins

SAC: D. Bartell

GIDP: P. Higgins

Batting

2B: D. Cramer, J. Cronin 2, H. Hash

3B: J. Foxx

TB: D. Cramer 3, J. Cronin 4, L. Finney 2, J. Foxx 3, H. Hash 2, J. Peacock, J. Tabor 2, T. Williams 2

RBI: J. Cronin, J. Foxx 3, J. Peacock, J. Tabor

Baserunning

SB: J. Tabor

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson	5.0	9	5	5	1	2	9.00
Dizzy Trout D. Trout	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	2.1	3	1	1	2	1	3.86
Totals	9.1	13	6	0	3	4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse	6.1	8	5	4	1	3	1	5.68
Herb Hash H. Hash (W)	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	10	5	0	3	6	1

Batters faced: A. Benton 12, F. Hutchinson 25, T. Seats 4, D. Trout 3

Batters faced: D. Galehouse 28, H. Hash 16

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	0	1	0	1	0
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	1	3	4	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	2	0	0	2	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats T. Seats P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	5	10	5	1	3	6

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

HR: E. Averill

TB: E. Averill 6, D. Bartell 2, P. Fox, H. Greenberg 2, L. Nelson, B. Tebbetts, R. York 2

RBI: E. Averill 4, C. Gehringer

HBP: P. Higgins

SAC: D. Bartell

GIDP: P. Higgins

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson	5.0	9	5	5	1	2	9.00
Dizzy Trout D. Trout	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	2.1	3	1	1	2	1	3.86
Totals	9.1	13	6	0	3	4

Batters faced: A. Benton 12, F. Hutchinson 25, T. Seats 4, D. Trout 3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	5	1	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	1
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	4	0	2	1	1	1	0
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Herb Hash H. Hash P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	41	6	13	6	1	3	4

Batting

2B: D. Cramer, J. Cronin 2, H. Hash

3B: J. Foxx

TB: D. Cramer 3, J. Cronin 4, L. Finney 2, J. Foxx 3, H. Hash 2, J. Peacock, J. Tabor 2, T. Williams 2

RBI: J. Cronin, J. Foxx 3, J. Peacock, J. Tabor

Baserunning

SB: J. Tabor

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse	6.1	8	5	4	1	3	1	5.68
Herb Hash H. Hash (W)	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	10	5	0	3	6	1

Batters faced: D. Galehouse 28, H. Hash 16

11-8 DET

BSA 14-5

Team Stats

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1940 AL

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