Tigers 5-6 Red Sox (May 8, 1940)

DET

BSA

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2

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2

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3

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4

0

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5

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4

6

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5

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13

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W: H. Hash

L: A. Benton

Current Series

Tigers

4

Red Sox

5

Game 1

Final

Tigers

5

Red Sox

6

Game 2

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, 6 to 5, on May 9, 1940.

Game Info

May 9, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	0	1	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	1	3	4	0	0	.600	.600	1.200
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	2	0	2	1	.667	.800	.667
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	5	1	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Tom Seats T. Seats P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	39	5	10	5	3	6

BSA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	5	1	1	3	0	0	.200	.200	.600
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	5	2	2	1	0	1	.400	.400	.800
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	4	0	2	1	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Herb Hash H. Hash P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	41	6	13	6	3	4

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

HR: E. Averill

RBI: E. Averill 4, C. Gehringer

Batting

2B: D. Cramer, J. Cronin 2, H. Hash

3B: J. Foxx

RBI: J. Cronin, J. Foxx 3, J. Peacock, J. Tabor

Baserunning

SB: J. Tabor

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson	5.0	9	5	5	1	2	9.00
Dizzy Trout D. Trout	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	2.1	3	1	1	2	1	3.86
Totals	9.1	13	6	0	3	4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse	6.1	8	5	4	1	3	1	5.68
Herb Hash H. Hash (W)	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	10	5	0	3	6	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	4	1	0	1	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill CF	5	1	3	4	0	0	.600	.600	1.200
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Pete Fox P. Fox LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
Rudy York R. York 1B	3	0	2	0	2	1	.667	.800	.667
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	5	1	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Lynn Nelson L. Nelson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Tom Seats T. Seats P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	39	5	10	5	3	6

Batting

2B: D. Bartell, H. Greenberg

HR: E. Averill

RBI: E. Averill 4, C. Gehringer

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Fred Hutchinson F. Hutchinson	5.0	9	5	5	1	2	9.00
Dizzy Trout D. Trout	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	2.1	3	1	1	2	1	3.86
Totals	9.1	13	6	0	3	4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lou Finney L. Finney RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Doc Cramer D. Cramer CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx 1B	5	1	1	3	0	0	.200	.200	.600
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	5	2	2	1	0	1	.400	.400	.800
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Jim Tabor J. Tabor 3B	4	0	2	1	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Gene Desautels G. Desautels C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Herb Hash H. Hash P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	41	6	13	6	3	4

Batting

2B: D. Cramer, J. Cronin 2, H. Hash

3B: J. Foxx

RBI: J. Cronin, J. Foxx 3, J. Peacock, J. Tabor

Baserunning

SB: J. Tabor

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Denny Galehouse D. Galehouse	6.1	8	5	4	1	3	1	5.68
Herb Hash H. Hash (W)	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	10	5	0	3	6	1

11-8 DET

BSA 14-5

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1940 AL

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