Tigers @ Athletics
May 4, 1940

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Top 2	R	H	E
Tigers	1	1	0
Athletics	0	0	2

Top 2	R	H	E
Tigers	1	1	0
Athletics	0	0	2

Birdie Tebbetts Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.143
OBP	.000	.182
At Bats	0	21
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	3
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	0

Johnny Babich Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	0

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Shibe Park - May 4, 1940

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Fielder's Choice

Johnny Babich

Frankie Hayes

Dick Siebert

Benny McCoy

Al Rubeling

Bill Lillard

Bob Johnson

Dee Miles

Wally Moses

Birdie Tebbetts

Pinky Higgins

Rudy York

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard has York trapped. There's the throw to Hayes and over to Rubeling, who tags York for the out. Higgins moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. York moves to third.

Top 2 York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. York reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Campbell strikes out.

Bottom 1 McCoy hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Top 1 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards second. McCoy throws to first for one, and Siebert throws back to second, and Lillard drops the ball. Bartell moves to third.

Top 1 Bartell takes first base on ball four.

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