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May 22, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 16 2
Tigers 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 16 2
Tigers 2 4 0

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .343
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 3 35
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 8

Marv Breuer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Briggs Stadium - May 22, 1940
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Out
Marv Breuer
Bill Dickey
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Red Rolfe
Frankie Crosetti
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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Bottom 9 Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Schoolboy Rowe now pitching. Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCosky hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren catches it and throws to home to double up Sullivan, who tagged and tried to score.
Bottom 8 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. York scores. Higgins scores. Sullivan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Archie McKain. Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. York moves to third.
Bottom 8 Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York moves to second.
Bottom 8 York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dickey hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Keller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with McKain covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Greenberg hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Breuer bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 7 Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey scores. Gordon moves to second.
Top 7 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second.
Top 7 Selkirk is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Archie McKain now pitching. Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Higgins moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Al Benton. Campbell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Bartell covering. It's a double play.
Top 6 Keller takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rolfe hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Averill is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Breuer takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Selkirk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Dickey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gehringer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rolfe is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Al Benton now pitching. Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Hal Newhouser. Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Breuer strikes out.
Top 3 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores.
Top 3 Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. Selkirk scores.
Top 3 Selkirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Averill. Selkirk reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 York hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill strikes out.
Top 2 Keller is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second.
Top 2 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Breuer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Selkirk strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a line drive towards right. Keller catches it and throws to first to double up McCosky.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dickey hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 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. Crosetti scores.
Top 1 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. Crosetti moves to third.
Top 1 Crosetti hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Averill. Crosetti reaches second base with a double.