Tigers 5-6 Red Sox (May 9, 1940)

DET

BSA

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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

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, 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

Current Series

AL Central Standings

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