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Yankees 6 @ Tigers 7
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on July 31, 1940 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 31, 1940 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 6 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherArchie McKain  
Losing PitcherLefty Gomez  
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Game Winning RBIHank Greenberg 

Game Info

DateJuly 31, 1940 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherSpud Chandler  
Home Starting PitcherTommy Bridges  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance13,169 
Time of Game2 hours 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McGowan
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Kolls

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Crosetti  Shortstop 
Red Rolfe  Third Baseman 
Tommy Henrich  Right Fielder 
Joe DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Charlie Keller  Left Fielder 
Bill Dickey  Catcher 
Joe Gordon  Second Baseman 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Spud Chandler  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Bruce Campbell  Right Fielder 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Hank Greenberg  Left Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Pete Fox  Center Fielder 
Birdie Tebbetts  Catcher 
Tommy Bridges  Pitcher 
Del Baker  Manager 

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Yankees 6 @ Tigers 7
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/31/1940 -- New York at Detroit (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Crosetti F, ss        4  1  1  0   Bartell D, ss         4  0  0  0   
Rolfe R, 3b           4  0  0  1   Sullivan B, ph        1  0  1  0   
Henrich T, rf         5  0  0  0   McKain A, p           0  0  0  0   
DiMaggio J, cf        5  1  0  0   Campbell B, rf        6  2  3  1   
Keller C, lf          5  0  1  1   Gehringer C, 2b       4  1  1  0   
Dickey B, c           5  0  0  0   Greenberg H, lf       5  1  2  1   
Gordon J, 2b          5  2  3  1   York R, 1b            3  1  1  1   
Dahlgren B, 1b        5  1  2  0   Higgins M, 3b         5  0  1  3   
Chandler S, p         1  0  0  0   Fox P, cf             5  1  2  0   
Selkirk G, ph         1  1  1  2   Tebbetts B, c         5  0  2  0   
Murphy J, p           0  0  0  0   Bridges T, p          3  0  0  0   
Gomez L, p            0  0  0  0   Averill E, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Metha S, pr           0  1  0  0   
                                   Croucher F, ss        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6  8  5                        43  7 14  6

New York         110 010 012 00 --  6
Detroit          110 000 031 01 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chandler S            8.0  9  5  5  3  2
Murphy J              0.1  3  1  1  0  0
Gomez L (L)           2.0  2  1  1  3  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bridges T             9.0  8  6  4  3 11
McKain A (W)          2.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Tebbetts B 2, Keller C 2, Bartell D
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 5, Detroit 11
2B -- Crosetti F, Dahlgren B
3B -- Higgins M
HR -- Gordon J, Selkirk G
SB -- Gordon J
CS -- Gordon J
SH -- Chandler S
WP -- Bridges T 2
T -- 2:50
A -- 13169

    

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