Athletics @ Tigers
June 20, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 12 1
Tigers 4 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 12 1
Tigers 4 8 2

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .283
At Bats 0 45
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 9

Ed Heusser Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 4
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Briggs Stadium - June 20, 1940
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Out
Ed Heusser
Frankie Hayes
Dick Siebert
Benny McCoy
Al Brancato
Bill Lillard
Bob Johnson
Sam Chapman
Wally Moses
Earl Averill
Pinky Higgins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 6 12 1 10
Detroit Tigers 4 8 2 5
Winning Pitcher Chubby Dean
Losing Pitcher Hal Newhouser
Save Ed Heusser
Game Winning RBI Al Brancato
Attendance 4,262
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Earl Averill pinch hits for Archie McKain. Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts. Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed Heusser now pitching. Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell scores.
Bottom 8 Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Bartell reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 McCoy strikes out.
Top 8 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Archie McKain now pitching. Brancato hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Red Kress pinch hits for Dizzy Trout. Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dean strikes out.
Top 7 Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout throws to second for one, and Bartell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Chapman moves to second.
Top 7 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 York hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Gehringer scores. Greenberg scores.
Bottom 6 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Gehringer moves to third.
Bottom 6 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McCosky strikes out.
Top 6 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Dizzy Trout now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCoy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Moses strikes out.
Top 6 Brancato hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Newhouser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dean hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lillard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Lillard reaches second base with a double. Siebert scores. Hayes goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Chapman strikes out.
Top 5 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to third for the out. Siebert moves to second.
Top 5 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Campbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 York hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Gehringer hits a line drive towards short. Lillard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to home to get Dean.
Top 4 Moses takes first base on ball four. Dean moves to third. Brancato moves to second.
Top 4 Brancato hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Chapman scores. Dean moves to second.
Top 4 Dean takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to third. Chapman moves to second.
Top 4 Lillard strikes out.
Top 4 Chapman is hit by the pitch. Hayes moves to second.
Top 4 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 McCoy strikes out.
Top 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 That's a pickoff.
Top 2 Lillard bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gehringer covering, for the out. Chapman moves to second.
Top 2 Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 York strikes out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gehringer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brancato fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Newhouser drops the ball. Moses moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to second.
Top 1 McCoy hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.