Tigers @ Yankees
May 5, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 12 0
Yankees 4 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 12 0
Yankees 4 9 0

Babe Dahlgren Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .255
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 3 47
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 7
RBI’s 0 3

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Yankee Stadium - May 5, 1940
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Out
Al Benton
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Earl Averill
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Bill Dickey
George Selkirk

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 6 12 0 10
New York Yankees 4 9 0 13
Winning Pitcher Archie McKain
Losing Pitcher Spud Chandler
Save Al Benton
Game Winning RBI Charlie Gehringer
Attendance 36,937
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 9 Al Benton now pitching. Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe scores. Selkirk moves to third.
Bottom 9 Keller takes first base on ball four. Rolfe moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 9 Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 9 Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. York reaches second base with a double. Gehringer scores.
Top 9 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 9 Averill bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 9 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Gehringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buster Mills pinch hits for Marius Russo. Mills hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores.
Bottom 8 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third.
Bottom 8 Henrich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCosky hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McKain strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dickey hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes York. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag.
Top 7 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russo hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greenberg is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gehringer 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 6 McCosky hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McKain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to home to get Higgins. Tebbetts moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to third.
Top 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Marius Russo now pitching. York takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Archie McKain now pitching. Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren scores. Crosetti moves to third. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rolfe takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to third. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 4 Buddy Rosar pinch hits for Spud Chandler. Rosar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Henrich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Henrich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gordon strikes out.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Averill hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Chandler covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Dickey hits a line drive into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Keller hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Newsom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Averill scores. York scores. Higgins moves to third. Newsom moves to second.
Top 3 Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. York moves to second.
Top 3 York is hit by the pitch. Averill moves to second.
Top 3 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chandler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dickey takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to third. Keller moves to second.
Bottom 1 Keller takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 1 Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rolfe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti strikes out.
Top 1 Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tebbetts takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Averill scores. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second.
Top 1 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third. Greenberg moves to second.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gehringer scores. Averill moves to second.
Top 1 Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to third.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores.
Top 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second.
Top 1 Bartell is hit by the pitch.