Tigers @ Yankees
July 21, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 14 0
Yankees 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 14 0
Yankees 3 7 2

Joe Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .246
OBP .333 .299
At Bats 3 268
Hits 1 66
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 41

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 7
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Yankee Stadium - July 21, 1940
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Out
Al Benton
Billy Sullivan
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Pete Fox
Joe Gordon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 4 14 0 12
New York Yankees 3 7 2 4
Winning Pitcher Archie McKain
Losing Pitcher Marv Breuer
Save Al Benton
Game Winning RBI Pinky Higgins
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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 9 Dick Bartell now playing shortstop. Al Benton now pitching. Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sullivan 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 9 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Crosetti. Fox scores. Gehringer scores. Greenberg moves to third. Higgins moves to second.
Top 9 York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bump Hadley now pitching. Greenberg is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Fox moves to third.
Top 9 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Archie McKain. Campbell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Earl Averill pinch hits for Red Kress. Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Henrich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sullivan hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second.
Top 8 York strikes out.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKain moves to second.
Top 7 McKain takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kress hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sullivan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Selkirk strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dickey 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 6 Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 York hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a popup towards the mound. Breuer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields the ball and throws to Breuer covering. Safe.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McKain strikes out.
Bottom 4 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with McKain covering, for the out.
Top 4 Kress hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 York hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dickey 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 Keller strikes out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Henrich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Archie McKain now pitching. Rolfe hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hutchinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Breuer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and has Dahlgren trapped. There's the throw to Gehringer and over to Higgins, who tags Dahlgren for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kress strikes out.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gordon. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breuer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 York hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dickey hits a popup in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.