Tigers 5-6 Indians (Aug 12, 1940)

DET

CLE

1

0

1

2

1

0

3

0

4

0

5

1

0

6

0

7

2

8

1

2

9

0

1

R

5

6

H

9

8

E

1

W: H. Eisenstat

L: A. Benton

DET

Team Stats

CLE

1

HR

0

5

R

6

9

H

8

1

SB

0

LOB

.250

AVG

.250

.386

OBP

.333

.417

SLG

.250

0.00

ERA

0.00

4

K

7

3

BB

7

Current Series

Tigers

5

Indians

8

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Indians

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 Cleveland Indians squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 5, on August 13, 1940.

Game Info

August 12, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Pete Fox P. Fox PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	36	5	9	4	1	1	7	7

CLE

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ben Chapman B. Chapman LF	5	2	2	0	0	1
Roy Weatherly R. Weatherly CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr. 1B	3	1	2	1	1	0
Beau Bell B. Bell RF	3	1	1	2	1	1
Ken Keltner K. Keltner 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Mack R. Mack 2B	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rollie Hemsley R. Hemsley C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Heath J. Heath PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak F. Pytlak C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Harder M. Harder P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Hale O. Hale PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dobson J. Dobson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soup Campbell S. Campbell PH	0	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Zuber B. Zuber P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	6	8	5	3	4

Batting

2B: H. Greenberg

3B: B. Campbell

HR: B. Campbell

TB: B. Campbell 7, H. Greenberg 3, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, D. Meyer, B. Sullivan

RBI: B. Campbell, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins 2

HBP: D. Meyer

Baserunning

SB: D. Meyer

Batting

TB: B. Bell, B. Chapman 2, H. Eisenstat, R. Mack 2, H. Trosky Sr. 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, R. Mack 2, H. Trosky Sr.

HBP: R. Weatherly

SAC: F. Pytlak

Baserunning

CS: R. Weatherly

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	6.2	4	3	3	1	3	4.05
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	1.2	4	3	2	2	1	10.80
Totals	8.1	8	6	0	3	4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mel Harder M. Harder	6.0	6	2	2	3	3	1	3.00
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries	0.1	2	2	1	2	0	0	27.00
Joe Dobson J. Dobson	1.2	1	1	1	0	3	0	5.40
Bill Zuber B. Zuber	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat (W)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	5	0	7	7	1

Batters faced: A. Benton 12, J. Gorsica 25

WP: J. Dobson

Batters faced: J. Dobson 6, H. Eisenstat, M. Harder 28, J. Humphries 5, B. Zuber 4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Pete Fox P. Fox PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	36	5	9	4	1	1	7	7

Batting

2B: H. Greenberg

3B: B. Campbell

HR: B. Campbell

TB: B. Campbell 7, H. Greenberg 3, P. Higgins 2, B. McCosky, D. Meyer, B. Sullivan

RBI: B. Campbell, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins 2

HBP: D. Meyer

Baserunning

SB: D. Meyer

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	6.2	4	3	3	1	3	4.05
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	1.2	4	3	2	2	1	10.80
Totals	8.1	8	6	0	3	4

Batters faced: A. Benton 12, J. Gorsica 25

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Ben Chapman B. Chapman LF	5	2	2	0	0	1
Roy Weatherly R. Weatherly CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Boudreau L. Boudreau SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Trosky Sr. H. Trosky Sr. 1B	3	1	2	1	1	0
Beau Bell B. Bell RF	3	1	1	2	1	1
Ken Keltner K. Keltner 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Mack R. Mack 2B	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rollie Hemsley R. Hemsley C	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Heath J. Heath PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Pytlak F. Pytlak C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Harder M. Harder P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Odell Hale O. Hale PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Dobson J. Dobson P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soup Campbell S. Campbell PH	0	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Zuber B. Zuber P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	6	8	5	3	4

Batting

TB: B. Bell, B. Chapman 2, H. Eisenstat, R. Mack 2, H. Trosky Sr. 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, R. Mack 2, H. Trosky Sr.

HBP: R. Weatherly

SAC: F. Pytlak

Baserunning

CS: R. Weatherly

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mel Harder M. Harder	6.0	6	2	2	3	3	1	3.00
Johnny Humphries J. Humphries	0.1	2	2	1	2	0	0	27.00
Joe Dobson J. Dobson	1.2	1	1	1	0	3	0	5.40
Bill Zuber B. Zuber	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Harry Eisenstat H. Eisenstat (W)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	5	0	7	7	1

WP: J. Dobson

Batters faced: J. Dobson 6, H. Eisenstat, M. Harder 28, J. Humphries 5, B. Zuber 4

64-46 DET

CLE 66-44

Team Stats

Current Series

1940 AL

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