Tigers @ Yankees
June 12, 1940

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Bottom 5 R H E
Tigers 5 6 0
Yankees 4 7 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Tigers 5 6 0
Yankees 4 7 0

George Selkirk Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .322
OBP .500 .433
At Bats 2 143
Hits 1 46
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 29

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 4
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Yankee Stadium - June 12, 1940
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Al Benton
Billy Sullivan
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Bruce Campbell
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Selkirk takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 York is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hadley bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gehringer covering, for the out. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 4 Al Benton now pitching. Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Greenberg is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to home to get Sullivan. Bartell scores. McCosky moves to third. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 4 McCosky takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to third. Bartell moves to second.
Top 4 Bartell takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 4 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Bobo Newsom. Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Selkirk 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 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. Keller scores.
Bottom 3 Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell who is chasing the ball. Keller reaches third base with a triple. Rolfe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campbell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe throws to second. Safe. The throw to home, and Greenberg is out. York moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Greenberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Greenberg reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Bump Hadley now pitching. Gehringer hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buster Mills pinch hits for Marv Breuer. Mills hits a ball on the ground for an out. Gordon scores.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Selkirk scores.
Bottom 2 Dickey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to third.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McCosky hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bartell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Newsom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it 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 fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 1 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. York reaches third base with a triple. Greenberg scores.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out. McCosky scores. Greenberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. McCosky moves to third.
Top 1 McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bartell is called out on strikes.