Tigers 7-8 Red Sox (Aug 23, 1940)

DET

BSA

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0

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3

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4

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6

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7

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7

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12

E

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W: E. Dickman

L: D. Trout

Current Series

Tigers

9

Red Sox

8

Game 1

Final

Tigers

12

Red Sox

1

Game 2

Final

Tigers

7

Red Sox

8

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 Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 7, on August 24, 1940.

Game Info

August 24, 1940

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	0	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	3	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.750
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	3	4	0	1	.600	.600	1.200
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.400	.400	1.000
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	1	1	.500	.600	.500
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	39	7	12	7	4	7

BSA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio CF	4	1	3	0	1	0	.750	.800	1.000
Doc Cramer D. Cramer RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx C	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	3	3	1	0	2	0	.333	.600	.333
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.500
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Lou Finney L. Finney 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Charlie Gelbert C. Gelbert 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Bill Fleming B. Fleming P	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Stan Spence S. Spence	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Carey T. Carey	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	37	8	12	6	7	6

Batting

2B: B. McCosky

HR: P. Higgins, R. York

RBI: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 4, R. York 2

Batting

2B: J. Cronin, D. DiMaggio, B. Doerr

RBI: J. Cronin, B. Doerr 2, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence

Baserunning

SB: D. DiMaggio, L. Finney, T. Williams

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	7.0	7	5	5	4	3	6.43
Dizzy Trout D. Trout (L)	1.2	5	3	3	3	3	16.20
Al Benton A. Benton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.2	12	8	0	7	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Fleming B. Fleming	8.0	12	7	7	4	6	2	7.88
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	0	4	7	2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Fox P. Fox RF	4	0	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500
Barney McCosky B. McCosky CF	4	3	2	0	1	0	.500	.600	.750
Pinky Higgins P. Higgins 3B	5	1	3	4	0	1	.600	.600	1.200
Hank Greenberg H. Greenberg LF	5	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Rudy York R. York 1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.400	.400	1.000
Dutch Meyer D. Meyer 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Birdie Tebbetts B. Tebbetts C	4	0	2	0	1	1	.500	.600	.500
Dick Bartell D. Bartell SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Bruce Campbell B. Campbell	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Frank Croucher F. Croucher SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Earl Averill E. Averill	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Dizzy Trout D. Trout P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Al Benton A. Benton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	39	7	12	7	4	7

Batting

2B: B. McCosky

HR: P. Higgins, R. York

RBI: H. Greenberg, P. Higgins 4, R. York 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Johnny Gorsica J. Gorsica	7.0	7	5	5	4	3	6.43
Dizzy Trout D. Trout (L)	1.2	5	3	3	3	3	16.20
Al Benton A. Benton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	8.2	12	8	0	7	6

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dom DiMaggio D. DiMaggio CF	4	1	3	0	1	0	.750	.800	1.000
Doc Cramer D. Cramer RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400
Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx C	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	3	3	1	0	2	0	.333	.600	.333
Joe Cronin J. Cronin SS	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.500
Bobby Doerr B. Doerr 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	.400	.400	.600
Lou Finney L. Finney 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.250	.400	.250
Charlie Gelbert C. Gelbert 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Peacock J. Peacock	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Bill Fleming B. Fleming P	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Stan Spence S. Spence	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tom Carey T. Carey	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	37	8	12	6	7	6

Batting

2B: J. Cronin, D. DiMaggio, B. Doerr

RBI: J. Cronin, B. Doerr 2, L. Finney, J. Foxx, S. Spence

Baserunning

SB: D. DiMaggio, L. Finney, T. Williams

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Fleming B. Fleming	8.0	12	7	7	4	6	2	7.88
Emerson Dickman E. Dickman (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	7	0	4	7	2

68-53 DET

BSA 64-56

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1940 AL

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