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May 4, 1940

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Tigers 4 9 1
Athletics 11 15 2
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Tigers 4 9 1
Athletics 12 16 2

Benny McCoy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .241
OBP .250 .339
At Bats 4 54
Hits 1 13
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 2 7

Tom Seats Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Shibe Park - May 4, 1940
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Double
Tom Seats
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Earl Averill
Bruce Campbell
Benny McCoy
Wally Moses
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCoy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. McCoy reaches second base with a double. Moses goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seats fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Babich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Seats hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. York scores.
Top 8 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Campbell scores. York moves to third.
Top 8 York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. York reaches second base with a double. Campbell moves to third.
Top 8 Campbell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lillard 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.
Bottom 7 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. Hayes moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Seats covering, for the out.
Top 7 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Babich covering, for the out. Bartell moves to third. Averill moves to second.
Top 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Top 7 Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Seats hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Seats has Johnson trapped. He fires to second, with Bartell covering, who tags Johnson for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCoy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Earl Averill now playing center field. Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 York hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Seats now pitching. There goes Miles. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillard scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Rubeling, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Rubeling steals home.
Bottom 5 Babich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lillard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Rubeling moves to third. Lillard moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. Hayes moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hayes takes first base on ball four. Siebert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Campbell strikes out.
Top 5 Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. McCosky reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCoy hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Miles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Babich strikes out.
Top 4 Trout hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tebbetts strikes out.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lillard hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rubeling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky who is chasing the ball. Rubeling reaches third base with a triple. Hayes goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores.
Bottom 3 Siebert strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Johnson. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Johnson steals third.
Bottom 3 Dizzy Trout now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 McCoy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Moses reaches second base with a double. Miles goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lillard scores.
Bottom 3 Babich bunts towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Babich for the out. Lillard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lillard takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 York hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Campbell strikes out.
Top 3 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartell scores.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. McCosky moves to second.
Top 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Top 3 Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rubeling hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hayes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Siebert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
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.