Tigers 7-8 Red Sox (Aug 23, 1940)

DET

BSA

1

0

2

0

3

0

2

4

1

0

5

1

6

0

7

1

0

8

4

1

9

0

2

R

7

8

H

12

E

3

0

W: E. Dickman

L: D. Trout

DET

Team Stats

BSA

2

HR

0

7

R

8

12

H

12

0

SB

3

LOB

.308

AVG

.324

.372

OBP

.432

.487

SLG

.405

0.00

ERA

0.00

6

K

7

BB

4

Current Series

Tigers

9

Red Sox

8

Game 1

Final

Tigers

12

Red Sox

1

Game 2

Final

Tigers

7

Red Sox

8

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 Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 7, on August 24, 1940.

Game Info

August 23, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	3	2	0	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	3	4	1	0	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	0	1	0	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	1
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	1	1
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	7	12	7	2	4	7

BSA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio CF	4	1	3	0	1	1	0
Doc Cramer D. Cramer RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx C	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	3	3	1	0	1	2	0
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	0
Lou Finney L. Finney 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0
Charlie Gelbert C. Gelbert 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Fleming B. Fleming P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Stan Spence S. Spence	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Carey T. Carey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	12	6	3	7	6

Batting

2B: B. McCosky

HR: P. Higgins, R. York

TB: E. Averill, P. Fox 2, P. Higgins 6, B. McCosky 3, B. Tebbetts 2, R. York 5

RBI: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 4, R. York 2

Batting

2B: J. Cronin, D. DiMaggio, B. Doerr

TB: D. Cramer 2, J. Cronin 2, D. DiMaggio 4, B. Doerr 3, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence, T. Williams

RBI: J. Cronin, B. Doerr 2, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence

Baserunning

SB: D. DiMaggio, L. Finney, T. Williams

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	7.0	7	5	5	4	3	6.43
Dizzy Trout D. Trout (L)	1.2	5	3	3	3	3	16.20
Al Benton A. Benton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.2	12	8	0	7	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Fleming B. Fleming	8.0	12	7	7	4	6	2	7.88
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	0	4	7	2

WP: A. Benton

Batters faced: J. Gorsica 32, D. Trout 12

Batters faced: E. Dickman 3, B. Fleming 40

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	3	2	0	0	1	0
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	3	4	1	0	1
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	0	1	0	0	2
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	1
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	1	1
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	7	12	7	2	4	7

Batting

2B: B. McCosky

HR: P. Higgins, R. York

TB: E. Averill, P. Fox 2, P. Higgins 6, B. McCosky 3, B. Tebbetts 2, R. York 5

RBI: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 4, R. York 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	7.0	7	5	5	4	3	6.43
Dizzy Trout D. Trout (L)	1.2	5	3	3	3	3	16.20
Al Benton A. Benton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.2	12	8	0	7	6

WP: A. Benton

Batters faced: J. Gorsica 32, D. Trout 12

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio CF	4	1	3	0	1	1	0
Doc Cramer D. Cramer RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx C	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	3	3	1	0	1	2	0
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	0
Lou Finney L. Finney 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0
Charlie Gelbert C. Gelbert 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Fleming B. Fleming P	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Stan Spence S. Spence	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Carey T. Carey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	12	6	3	7	6

Batting

2B: J. Cronin, D. DiMaggio, B. Doerr

TB: D. Cramer 2, J. Cronin 2, D. DiMaggio 4, B. Doerr 3, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence, T. Williams

RBI: J. Cronin, B. Doerr 2, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence

Baserunning

SB: D. DiMaggio, L. Finney, T. Williams

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Fleming B. Fleming	8.0	12	7	7	4	6	2	7.88
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	0	4	7	2

Batters faced: E. Dickman 3, B. Fleming 40

68-53 DET

BSA 64-56

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