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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 13, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 13, 1940 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 25,514 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: George Pipgras |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Marius Russo | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 13, 1940
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards center. McCosky catches it and throws to second to double up Gordon. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Russo
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Russo
McCosky bunts towards the mound. Russo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Russo
There goes McCosky. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. McCosky steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Russo
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Russo
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Gehringer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Russo
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. York reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores. Greenberg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Russo
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Russo
Stainback is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Bridges
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russo vs. Bridges
Russo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Russo
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Russo
There goes Tebbetts. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Russo
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Russo
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Russo
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Russo
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Russo
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Russo
York hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Russo
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Russo
Stainback strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Bridges
Dahlgren hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Russo
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Russo
Bridges hits a line drive into right field. Selkirk picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Selkirk. Tebbetts moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bartell vs. Sundra
Steve Sundra now pitching.
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCosky vs. Sundra
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Bridges scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Sundra
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Sundra
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundra vs. Bridges
Sundra strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Sundra
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Sundra
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Sundra
Stainback hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Sundra
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Sundra
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Sundra
Bartell bunts in front of the plate. Dickey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Sundra
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Sundra
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Sundra
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Bridges
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Bridges
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Sundra
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Sundra
Higgins bunts towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out. York moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Sundra
Stainback hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Sundra
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Sundra
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Sundra
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chartak vs. Bridges
Mike Chartak pinch hits for Steve Sundra.
Chartak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bridges
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Bridges
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Hadley
Bump Hadley now pitching.
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Hadley
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Hadley
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hadley, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Hadley
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Hadley
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Hadley
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gordon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Bridges
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bridges
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Bridges
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Bridges
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1940 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 5 1 3 2
Selkirk G, rf 2 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 2 2 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 0 Greenberg H, lf 5 2 2 2
Keller C, lf 4 0 1 0 York R, 1b 5 1 4 3
Dickey B, c 4 0 2 0 Higgins M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stainback T, rf 5 0 1 0
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 1 3 1
Russo M, p 1 0 0 0 Bridges T, p 3 1 2 0
Sundra S, p 1 0 0 0
Chartak M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hadley B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 37 8 16 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 301 200 11x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Russo M (L)* 3.0 8 6 5 1 2
Sundra S 4.0 6 1 1 2 2
Hadley B 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges T (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Crosetti F, Selkirk G
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 11
2B -- York R
HR -- Greenberg H
SB -- McCosky B
CS -- Tebbetts B
SH -- Bartell D, Higgins M
T -- 2:09
A -- 25514
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