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October 6, 1940

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Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 3 0
Tigers 7 11 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Reds 0 3 0
Tigers 7 11 0

Charlie Gehringer Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .667 .211
OBP .750 .286
At Bats 3 19
Hits 2 4
• Singles 2 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 1

Johnny Vander Meer Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Briggs Stadium - October 6, 1940
Out
Johnny Vander Meer
Bill Baker
Frank McCormick
Eddie Joost
Billy Werber
Billy Myers
Jimmy Ripple
Mike McCormick
Ival Goodman
Charlie Gehringer
Barney McCosky
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Newsom hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ripple takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Higgins takes first base on ball four. Campbell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 York is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman strikes out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bartell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newsom for the out.
Bottom 5 Bill Baker now catching. Johnny Vander Meer now pitching. Sullivan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Lonny Frey pinch hits for Whitey Moore. Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Joost is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bill Baker pinch hits for Jimmie Wilson. Baker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Myers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Gehringer scores. York moves to third.
Bottom 4 York takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartell scores. McCosky moves to third.
Bottom 4 Whitey Moore now pitching. Gehringer takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second.
Bottom 4 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Bartell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Sullivan scores.
Bottom 4 Newsom bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Sullivan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sullivan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ripple hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second.
Top 4 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Higgins strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Campbell. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Joost applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Campbell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 York hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third.
Bottom 3 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Werber is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Newsom hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second.
Bottom 2 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Campbell strikes out.
Top 2 Joost hits a line drive into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 York hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bartell trying to get to home. McCormick throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Bartell who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.