White Sox 7-5 Tigers (Aug 17, 1940)

CWS

DET

1

0

2

1

3

0

4

0

1

5

2

0

6

1

0

7

0

8

0

1

9

3

0

R

7

5

H

13

11

E

0

4

W: T. Lyons

L: A. Benton

Current Series

White Sox

13

Tigers

4

Game 1

Final

White Sox

9

Tigers

5

Game 2

Final

White Sox

7

Tigers

5

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 Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 5, on August 18, 1940.

Game Info

August 18, 1940

CWS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Skeeter Webb S. Webb 2B-3B	5	1	2	2	1	0	.400	.500	.600
Mike Kreevich M. Kreevich CF	6	1	2	2	0	0	.333	.333	.500
Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel 1B	3	0	1	0	2	1	.333	.600	.333
Moose Solters M. Solters LF	4	0	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Larry Rosenthal L. Rosenthal LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Luke Appling L. Appling SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Taffy Wright T. Wright RF	3	1	1	0	2	0	.333	.600	.333
Mike Tresh M. Tresh C	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Ken Silvestri K. Silvestri	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Jackie Hayes J. Hayes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Ted Lyons T. Lyons P	5	2	4	1	0	0	.800	.800	.800
Totals	40	7	13	7	7	3

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	.667	.750	.667
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	1	1	2	1	.333	.600	.333
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.200	.800
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	3	4	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.250
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	36	5	11	5	5	4

Batting

2B: M. Kreevich, S. Webb

RBI: M. Kreevich 2, T. Lyons, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Kuhel

Batting

3B: B. Tebbetts

HR: P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

RBI: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ted Lyons T. Lyons (W)	9.0	11	5	5	5	4	2	5.00
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	5	4	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	4.0	6	3	3	5	2	6.75
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	5.0	7	4	3	2	1	5.40
Totals	9.0	13	7	0	7	3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Skeeter Webb S. Webb 2B-3B	5	1	2	2	1	0	.400	.500	.600
Mike Kreevich M. Kreevich CF	6	1	2	2	0	0	.333	.333	.500
Joe Kuhel J. Kuhel 1B	3	0	1	0	2	1	.333	.600	.333
Moose Solters M. Solters LF	4	0	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Larry Rosenthal L. Rosenthal LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Luke Appling L. Appling SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Taffy Wright T. Wright RF	3	1	1	0	2	0	.333	.600	.333
Mike Tresh M. Tresh C	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Ken Silvestri K. Silvestri	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Jackie Hayes J. Hayes 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Ted Lyons T. Lyons P	5	2	4	1	0	0	.800	.800	.800
Totals	40	7	13	7	7	3

Batting

2B: M. Kreevich, S. Webb

RBI: M. Kreevich 2, T. Lyons, K. Silvestri, M. Solters, S. Webb 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Kuhel

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Ted Lyons T. Lyons (W)	9.0	11	5	5	5	4	2	5.00
Totals	9.0	11	5	0	5	4	2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	.667	.750	.667
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
Charlie Gehringer C. Gehringer 2B	3	0	1	1	2	1	.333	.600	.333
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.200	.800
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	3	4	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.250
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	2	0	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Al Benton A. Benton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	36	5	11	5	5	4

Batting

3B: B. Tebbetts

HR: P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

RBI: D. Bartell, C. Gehringer, J. Gorsica, P. Higgins, B. Tebbetts

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	4.0	6	3	3	5	2	6.75
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	5.0	7	4	3	2	1	5.40
Totals	9.0	13	7	0	7	3

58-52 CWS

DET 66-49

Current Series

1940 AL

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