Tigers 4-5 Red Sox (May 8, 1940)

DET

BSA

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W: J. Bagby

L: C. Pippen

S: J. Wilson

Current Series

Tigers

4

Red Sox

5

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Red Sox

6

Game 2

Final

AL Central Standings

DET BOS

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 Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 5 to 4, on May 8, 1940.

Game Info

May 8, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	1	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.400	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	0	2	1	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.800
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Cotton Pippen C. Pippen P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Pete Fox P. Fox	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	38	4	12	4	3	5

BSA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	0	3	2	0	0	.600	.600	.600
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Jim Bagby J. Bagby P	3	1	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000
Jack Wilson J. Wilson P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	5	12	5	2	3

Batting

2B: B. Tebbetts

HR: H. Greenberg

RBI: E. Averill, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. Tebbetts

Baserunning

SB: B. Campbell

CS: D. Bartell

Batting

2B: J. Bagby

3B: L. Finney

RBI: J. Bagby, D. Cramer 2, L. Finney 2

Baserunning

CS: L. Finney

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Cotton Pippen C. Pippen (L)	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	9.00
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	4.50
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	5	0	2	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jim Bagby J. Bagby (W)	6.2	9	3	3	3	3	1	4.05
Jack Wilson J. Wilson (S)	2.1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	3	5	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	5	1	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.400	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	0	2	1	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.800
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	1	3	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500
Cotton Pippen C. Pippen P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Pete Fox P. Fox	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Archie McKain A. McKain P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	38	4	12	4	3	5

Batting

2B: B. Tebbetts

HR: H. Greenberg

RBI: E. Averill, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. Tebbetts

Baserunning

SB: B. Campbell

CS: D. Bartell

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Cotton Pippen C. Pippen (L)	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	9.00
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	4.50
Archie McKain A. McKain	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	12	5	0	2	3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	0	3	2	0	0	.600	.600	.600
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Jim Bagby J. Bagby P	3	1	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000
Jack Wilson J. Wilson P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	5	12	5	2	3

Batting

2B: J. Bagby

3B: L. Finney

RBI: J. Bagby, D. Cramer 2, L. Finney 2

Baserunning

CS: L. Finney

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jim Bagby J. Bagby (W)	6.2	9	3	3	3	3	1	4.05
Jack Wilson J. Wilson (S)	2.1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	0	3	5	1

11-7 DET

BSA 13-5

Current Series

AL Central Standings

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