Tigers @ Yankees
May 7, 1940

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	1	4	0
Yankees	0	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	1	4	0
Yankees	0	2	0

George Selkirk Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.333
OBP	.000	.463
At Bats	0	54
Hits	0	18
• Singles	0	14
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	6

Hal Newhouser Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	0

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Yankee Stadium - May 7, 1940

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Walk

Hal Newhouser

Birdie Tebbetts

Rudy York

Charlie Gehringer

Pinky Higgins

Dick Bartell

Hank Greenberg

Barney McCosky

Earl Averill

George Selkirk

Joe Gordon

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Dickey is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Newhouser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Keller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Keller reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Rolfe strikes out.

Bottom 1 Crosetti 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 for a base hit. Averill moves to second.

Top 1 Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer scores.

Top 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Gehringer reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 McCosky 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 1 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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