Tigers @ Red Sox
June 8, 1940

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	2	2	0
Red Sox	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	2	2	0
Red Sox	0	2	0

Ted Williams Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.324
OBP	.000	.451
At Bats	0	108
Hits	0	35
• Singles	0	24
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	24
RBI’s	0	15

Johnny Gorsica Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Fenway Park - June 8, 1940

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Double

Johnny Gorsica

Birdie Tebbetts

Rudy York

Charlie Gehringer

Pinky Higgins

Dick Bartell

Hank Greenberg

Earl Averill

Bruce Campbell

Ted Williams

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Gorsica strikes out.

Top 2 Tebbetts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spence. Tebbetts reaches second base with a double. Higgins goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Higgins takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Campbell is called out on strikes.

Top 2 York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Foxx hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to third.

Bottom 1 Cramer bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second.

Bottom 1 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bartell takes first base on ball four.

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