Tigers 5-6 Yankees (Aug 21, 1940)

DET

NYY

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4

2

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3

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4

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5

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H

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11

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W: J. Murphy

L: A. Benton

Current Series

Tigers

3

Yankees

4

Game 1

Final

Tigers

2

Yankees

4

Game 2

Final

Tigers

5

Yankees

6

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 squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 5, on August 21, 1940.

Game Info

August 21, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	1.000	-
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Clay Smith C. Smith P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	33	5	7	5	4	3

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	4	2	0	.333	.600	1.333
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	2	1	2	0	.667	.800	.667
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	6	11	6	7	5

Batting

RBI: B. Campbell, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky 2

Batting

2B: T. Henrich

HR: G. Selkirk

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk 4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	0.1	3	4	4	2	0	1	108.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	3.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	2.45
Clay Smith C. Smith	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	27.00
Totals	8.1	11	6	0	7	5	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler	8.0	7	5	4	4	3	4.50
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	5	0	4	3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	5	0	1	2	0	0	.200	.200	.200
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	3	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	4	1	2	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500
Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan C	4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Tuck Stainback T. Stainback	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	1.000	-
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Seats T. Seats P	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Clay Smith C. Smith P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	33	5	7	5	4	3

Batting

RBI: B. Campbell, P. Fox, H. Greenberg, B. McCosky 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	0.1	3	4	4	2	0	1	108.00
Tom Seats T. Seats	3.2	3	1	1	2	3	0	2.45
Clay Smith C. Smith	4.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
Al Benton A. Benton (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	27.00
Totals	8.1	11	6	0	7	5	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Joe Gordon J. Gordon 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Red Rolfe R. Rolfe 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Tommy Henrich T. Henrich RF	5	1	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600
Joe DiMaggio J. DiMaggio CF	4	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000
George Selkirk G. Selkirk LF	3	2	1	4	2	0	.333	.600	1.333
Bill Dickey B. Dickey C	3	0	2	1	2	0	.667	.800	.667
Babe Dahlgren B. Dahlgren 1B	4	0	3	1	0	0	.750	.750	.750
Frankie Crosetti F. Crosetti SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
Spud Chandler S. Chandler P	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	35	6	11	6	7	5

Batting

2B: T. Henrich

HR: G. Selkirk

RBI: B. Dahlgren, B. Dickey, G. Selkirk 4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Spud Chandler S. Chandler	8.0	7	5	4	4	3	4.50
Johnny Murphy J. Murphy (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	5	0	4	3

66-52 DET

NYY 60-53

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AL Central Standings

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