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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 9, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 9, 1940 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: John Quinn 3B: George Moriarty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Scat Metha | Second Baseman |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Larry Rosenthal | Left Fielder |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 9, 1940
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Trout
Webb hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Smith
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Smith
York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rosenthal. York reaches second base with a double. There goes Greenberg trying to get to home. Rosenthal throws the ball in to Kennedy who relays the ball to Tresh, who tags Greenberg, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields the ball and throws to Trout covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Metha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metha vs. Smith
Metha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Smith
Trout bunts towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Trout moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trout
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Trout
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Smith
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Smith
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metha scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metha vs. Smith
Metha hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Smith
Trout strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Smith
Fox hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trout
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Trout
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metha scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Trout
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Trout
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. Kreevich scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Trout
Appling strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Smith
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Trout
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Trout. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Rosenthal moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Trout
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to third for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Trout
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webb vs. Trout
Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metha vs. Smith
Metha bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stainback vs. Smith
Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Higgins scores. Tebbetts moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Tebbetts scores. Stainback moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Smith
Fox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Smith
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Benton
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Benton
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Benton
Wright hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Benton
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Benton
Tresh bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy strikes out. There goes Tresh. The throw from Tebbetts to Bartell, and Tresh is out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metha vs. Smith
Metha strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Smith
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Smith
Bartell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metha fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Benton
Webb bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Benton
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Kreevich reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1940 -- Detroit at Chicago
Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 5 0 2 1 Webb S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fox P, rf 3 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 1
McCosky B, cf 4 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Greenberg H, lf 3 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 3 0 0 0
York R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Wright T, rf 4 1 1 0
Higgins M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rosenthal L, lf 3 0 2 0
Tebbetts B, c 4 1 0 0 Tresh M, c 4 0 3 1
Metha S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Trout D, p 2 0 0 0 Smith E, p 4 1 1 0
Stainback T, ph 1 0 0 1
Benton A, p 1 0 0 0
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33 2 5 2 34 3 10 3
Detroit 000 000 200 -- 2
Chicago 000 011 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D 6.0 8 2 0 0 5
Benton A (L) 2.1 2 1 1 3 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (W) 9.0 5 2 0 3 11
E -- Kennedy B 2, Bartell D, Trout D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 10
2B -- York R, Kuhel J, Bartell D, Kreevich M
SB -- Kreevich M
CS -- Kreevich M, Tresh M
SH -- Metha S, Webb S
WP -- Smith E
A -- 0
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