Tigers 3-4 Yankees (Aug 19, 1940)

DET

NYY

1

0

2

0

2

3

0

4

2

1

5

0

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

9

1

X

R

3

4

H

8

E

1

0

W: R. Ruffing

L: S. Rowe

DET

Team Stats

NYY

1

HR

1

3

R

4

8

H

8

1

SB

0

LOB

.229

AVG

.250

.289

OBP

.294

.400

SLG

.406

0.00

ERA

0.00

1

K

4

2

BB

3

Current Series

Tigers

3

Yankees

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

2

Yankees

4

Game 2

Final

Tigers

5

Yankees

6

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 squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 4 to 3, on August 20, 1940.

Game Info

August 19, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	3	8	3	1	1	3	4

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing P	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	8	4	1	2	1

Batting

2B: H. Greenberg 2, T. Stainback

HR: P. Fox

TB: P. Fox 4, H. Greenberg 5, P. Higgins, T. Stainback 2, B. Sullivan, R. York

RBI: P. Fox 2, R. York

Baserunning

SB: S. Rowe

Batting

2B: B. Dahlgren, R. Ruffing

HR: G. Selkirk

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren 3, J. DiMaggio 2, J. Gordon, R. Ruffing 2, G. Selkirk 4

RBI: F. Crosetti 2, R. Ruffing, G. Selkirk

GIDP: J. Gordon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe (L)	6.0	7	4	4	1	1	1	6.00
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	4	0	2	1	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing (W)	9.0	8	3	3	3	4	1	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	0	3	4	1

Batters faced: A. McKain 8, S. Rowe 26

Batters faced: R. Ruffing 38

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	3	8	3	1	1	3	4

Batting

2B: H. Greenberg 2, T. Stainback

HR: P. Fox

TB: P. Fox 4, H. Greenberg 5, P. Higgins, T. Stainback 2, B. Sullivan, R. York

RBI: P. Fox 2, R. York

Baserunning

SB: S. Rowe

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe (L)	6.0	7	4	4	1	1	1	6.00
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	4	0	2	1	1

Batters faced: A. McKain 8, S. Rowe 26

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	1	2	0	0	0
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing P	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	8	4	1	2	1

Batting

2B: B. Dahlgren, R. Ruffing

HR: G. Selkirk

TB: F. Crosetti, B. Dahlgren 3, J. DiMaggio 2, J. Gordon, R. Ruffing 2, G. Selkirk 4

RBI: F. Crosetti 2, R. Ruffing, G. Selkirk

GIDP: J. Gordon

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing (W)	9.0	8	3	3	3	4	1	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	0	3	4	1

Batters faced: R. Ruffing 38

66-50 DET

NYY 58-53

Team Stats

Current Series

1940 AL

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