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May 9, 1940

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Bottom 10 R H E
Tigers 5 10 0
Red Sox 5 11 2
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Tigers 5 10 0
Red Sox 5 12 2

Joe Cronin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .167
OBP .250 .322
At Bats 4 48
Hits 1 8
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 5

Al Benton Season Stats

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0 0 3
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Fenway Park - May 9, 1940
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Double
Al Benton
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Pete Fox
Earl Averill
Bruce Campbell
Joe Cronin
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cronin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Cronin reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 York takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Fox strikes out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and tags Hash for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Hash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Hash reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hash fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Hash covering, for the out.
Top 9 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Desautels strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Benton now pitching. Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hash fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Tom Seats. Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tebbetts strikes out.
Top 8 Higgins is hit by the pitch. York moves to second.
Top 8 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cronin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tom Seats now pitching. Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fox strikes out.
Top 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts scores. Campbell scores. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 7 Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to second.
Top 7 Herb Hash now pitching. Campbell hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Bartell bunts towards the mound. Galehouse fields it and throws to first for the out. Tebbetts moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Top 7 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Dizzy Trout. Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second.
Top 7 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Galehouse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dizzy Trout now pitching. Desautels hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Higgins hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second.
Top 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Averill trying to get to third. Cramer throws the ball in to Tabor, who tags Averill for the out.
Top 6 Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehringer goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gehringer hits a fly ball towards right. Finney settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Finney.
Top 6 Campbell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tabor hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foxx scores.
Bottom 5 Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. Finney scores. Cramer scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cramer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Cramer reaches second base with a double. Finney moves to third.
Bottom 5 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bartell strikes out.
Top 5 Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Galehouse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Galehouse strikes out.
Bottom 4 Desautels hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Tabor. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Tabor steals second.
Bottom 4 Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cronin scores.
Bottom 4 Doerr hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cronin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Cronin reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 York takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill moves to second.
Top 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin.
Bottom 3 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bartell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Galehouse hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Desautels strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hutchinson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cronin hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pete Fox now playing left field. Finney hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 York strikes out.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Greenberg reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Averill hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartell scores.
Top 1 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartell moves to third.
Top 1 Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Bartell reaches second base with a double.