Tigers 4-2 Yankees (May 7, 1940)

DET

NYY

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W: H. Newhouser

L: S. Sundra

S: A. Benton

Current Series

Tigers

6

Yankees

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

6

Yankees

4

Game 2

Final

Tigers

4

Yankees

2

Game 3

Final

AL Central Standings

DET NYY

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	92	69	.571
Royals	86	76	.531	6.5
Tigers	86	76	.531	6.5
Twins	82	80	.506	10.5
White Sox	41	121	.253	51.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	94	68	.580
Orioles	91	71	.562	3.0
Red Sox	81	81	.500	13.0
Rays	80	82	.494	14.0
Blue Jays	74	88	.457	20.0

Game Summary

The New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4 to 2, on May 7, 1940.

Game Info

May 7, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.750
Earl Averill E. Averill RF-CF	5	0	2	3	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	3	0	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	36	4	12	4	2	4

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	3	0	1	0	.750	.800	1.500
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	1	1	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Buster Mills B. Mills LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Steve Sundra S. Sundra P	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	2	9	2	6	6

Batting

2B: E. Averill, C. Gehringer, B. McCosky

RBI: E. Averill 3, D. Bartell

Batting

2B: C. Keller

3B: C. Keller

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (W)	8.0	8	2	1	6	6	1.13
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	0	6	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Sundra S. Sundra (L)	6.0	10	3	3	0	3	4.50
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.50
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	2	4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.750
Earl Averill E. Averill RF-CF	5	0	2	3	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	3	0	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	36	4	12	4	2	4

Batting

2B: E. Averill, C. Gehringer, B. McCosky

RBI: E. Averill 3, D. Bartell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser (W)	8.0	8	2	1	6	6	1.13
Al Benton A. Benton (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	0	6	6

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	4	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Charlie Keller C. Keller RF	4	0	3	0	1	0	.750	.800	1.500
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	5	1	1	1	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Buster Mills B. Mills LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Steve Sundra S. Sundra P	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
Buddy Rosar B. Rosar	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lee Grissom L. Grissom P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	2	9	2	6	6

Batting

2B: C. Keller

3B: C. Keller

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Sundra S. Sundra (L)	6.0	10	3	3	0	3	4.50
Oral Hildebrand O. Hildebrand	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.50
Lee Grissom L. Grissom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	2	4

11-6 DET

NYY 6-10

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AL Central Standings

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