Indians @ Tigers
July 4, 1940

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 4 0
Tigers 0 4 2
Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 4 0
Tigers 0 4 2

Ben Chapman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .667 .352
At Bats 2 250
Hits 1 68
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 1 24

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 6
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Briggs Stadium - July 4, 1940
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Out
Al Benton
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Red Kress
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Pete Fox
Ben Chapman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Al Benton now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Frank Croucher pinch hits for Hal Newhouser. Croucher hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Trosky strikes out.
Top 8 Mack strikes out.
Top 8 Weatherly bunts towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second.
Top 8 Boudreau takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Milnar strikes out.
Top 7 Pytlak hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Gehringer, for the double play.
Bottom 6 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weatherly moves to third.
Top 6 Mack bunts towards third. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Weatherly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Weatherly reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Bartell hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boudreau 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 5 Milnar strikes out.
Top 5 Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Fox hits a line drive into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second.
Bottom 4 York takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to second.
Bottom 4 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Trosky scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out. Trosky moves to second.
Top 4 Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer.
Top 4 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Newhouser hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Weatherly 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 3 Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kress fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Milnar strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milnar out.
Bottom 2 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Fox. The throw from Pytlak and he is out, Mack applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pytlak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Keltner strikes out.
Top 2 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trosky hits a line drive off the glove of Kress, and into shallow left field. Trosky reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Greenberg is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Gehringer bunts towards the mound. Milnar fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to third. McCosky moves to second.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bartell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mack hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Newhouser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out.
Top 1 Weatherly hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boudreau hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.