White Sox 7-5 Tigers (Aug 17, 1940)

CWS

DET

1

0

2

1

3

0

4

0

1

5

2

0

6

1

0

7

0

8

0

1

9

3

0

R

7

5

H

13

11

E

0

4

W: T. Lyons

L: A. Benton

CWS

Team Stats

DET

0

HR

2

7

R

5

13

H

11

1

SB

0

LOB

.325

AVG

.306

.426

OBP

.390

.375

SLG

.528

0.00

ERA

0.00

4

K

3

5

BB

7

Current Series

White Sox

13

Tigers

4

Game 1

Final

White Sox

9

Tigers

5

Game 2

Final

White Sox

7

Tigers

5

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 Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 5, on August 18, 1940.

Game Info

August 17, 1940

CWS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Skeeter Webb S. Webb 2B-3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich M. Kreevich CF	6	1	2	2	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel 1B	3	0	1	0	1	2	1
Moose Solters M. Solters LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1
Larry Rosenthal L. Rosenthal LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling L. Appling SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright T. Wright RF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Tresh M. Tresh C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Silvestri K. Silvestri	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Hayes J. Hayes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Lyons T. Lyons P	5	2	4	1	0	0	0
Totals	40	7	13	7	1	7	3

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	1	1	0	2	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	3	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	2	1	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	11	5	2	5	4

Batting

2B: M. Kreevich, S. Webb

TB: L. Appling, M. Kreevich 3, J. Kuhel, T. Lyons 4, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 3, T. Wright

RBI: M. Kreevich 2, T. Lyons, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Kuhel

Batting

3B: B. Tebbetts

HR: P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

TB: D. Bartell 2, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica 2, P. Higgins 4, B. Tebbetts 9, R. York

RBI: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

SAC: D. Bartell, A. Benton

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ted Lyons T. Lyons (W)	9.0	11	5	5	5	4	2	5.00
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	5	4	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	4.0	6	3	3	5	2	6.75
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	5.0	7	4	3	2	1	5.40
Totals	9.0	13	7	0	7	3

Batters faced: T. Lyons 43

Batters faced: A. Benton 25, J. Gorsica 22

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Skeeter Webb S. Webb 2B-3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich M. Kreevich CF	6	1	2	2	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel 1B	3	0	1	0	1	2	1
Moose Solters M. Solters LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1
Larry Rosenthal L. Rosenthal LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Appling L. Appling SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright T. Wright RF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Tresh M. Tresh C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Silvestri K. Silvestri	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Hayes J. Hayes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Lyons T. Lyons P	5	2	4	1	0	0	0
Totals	40	7	13	7	1	7	3

Batting

2B: M. Kreevich, S. Webb

TB: L. Appling, M. Kreevich 3, J. Kuhel, T. Lyons 4, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 3, T. Wright

RBI: M. Kreevich 2, T. Lyons, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Kuhel

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ted Lyons T. Lyons (W)	9.0	11	5	5	5	4	2	5.00
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	5	4	2

Batters faced: T. Lyons 43

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	1	1	0	2	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	1	1	1	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	3	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	2	1	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	5	11	5	2	5	4

Batting

3B: B. Tebbetts

HR: P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

TB: D. Bartell 2, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica 2, P. Higgins 4, B. Tebbetts 9, R. York

RBI: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

SAC: D. Bartell, A. Benton

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	4.0	6	3	3	5	2	6.75
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	5.0	7	4	3	2	1	5.40
Totals	9.0	13	7	0	7	3

Batters faced: A. Benton 25, J. Gorsica 22

58-52 CWS

DET 66-49

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1940 AL

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