Tigers 5-6 Yankees (Aug 20, 1940)

DET

NYY

1

0

4

2

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

2

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

0

9

2

1

R

5

6

H

7

11

E

0

2

W: J. Murphy

L: A. Benton

DET

Team Stats

NYY

0

HR

1

5

R

6

7

H

11

0

SB

0

LOB

.212

AVG

.314

.316

OBP

.429

.212

SLG

.429

0.00

ERA

0.00

5

K

3

7

BB

4

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, 6 to 5, on August 21, 1940.

Game Info

August 20, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	5	1	1	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	1	2	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	0	0	1	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	2
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	0	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	1	1	0	0
Clay Smith C. Smith P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	7	5	4	3

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	4	1	2	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	2	1	0	2	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	11	6	1	7	5

Batting

TB: B. Campbell, P. Fox, B. McCosky, D. Meyer 2, T. Seats, B. Sullivan

RBI: B. Campbell, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky 2

HBP: T. Stainback

Batting

2B: T. Henrich

HR: G. Selkirk

TB: B. Dahlgren 3, B. Dickey 2, J. Gordon, T. Henrich 3, R. Rolfe 2, G. Selkirk 4

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk 4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	0.1	3	4	4	2	0	1	108.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	3.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	2.45
Clay Smith C. Smith	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	27.00
Totals	8.1	11	6	0	7	5	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler	8.0	7	5	4	4	3	4.50
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	5	0	4	3

Batters faced: A. Benton 5, H. Newhouser 6, T. Seats 15, C. Smith 16

WP: S. Chandler

Batters faced: S. Chandler 36, J. Murphy 2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	5	1	1	1	0	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	1	2	0	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	0	0	1	1	0
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	2
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	0	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	1	1	0	0
Clay Smith C. Smith P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	5	7	5	4	3

Batting

TB: B. Campbell, P. Fox, B. McCosky, D. Meyer 2, T. Seats, B. Sullivan

RBI: B. Campbell, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky 2

HBP: T. Stainback

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	0.1	3	4	4	2	0	1	108.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	3.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	2.45
Clay Smith C. Smith	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	27.00
Totals	8.1	11	6	0	7	5	1

Batters faced: A. Benton 5, H. Newhouser 6, T. Seats 15, C. Smith 16

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	4	1	2	0
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	2	1	0	2	0
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	11	6	1	7	5

Batting

2B: T. Henrich

HR: G. Selkirk

TB: B. Dahlgren 3, B. Dickey 2, J. Gordon, T. Henrich 3, R. Rolfe 2, G. Selkirk 4

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk 4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler	8.0	7	5	4	4	3	4.50
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	5	0	4	3

WP: S. Chandler

Batters faced: S. Chandler 36, J. Murphy 2

66-52 DET

NYY 60-53

Team Stats

Current Series

1940 AL

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