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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 18, 1940 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Babich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 8,470 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Rue 2B: Cal Hubbard 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Lillard | Shortstop |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
Johnny Babich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 18, 1940
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Newsom
Lillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses takes first base on ball four. Lillard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCoy vs. Newsom
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lillard scores. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses scores. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Babich
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Babich
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Babich
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Babich
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Babich
Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Newsom
Babich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Newsom
Lillard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Babich
York hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Babich
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Babich
Sullivan hits a line drive towards third. Rubeling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Newsom
McCoy hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Babich
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Babich
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newsom moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Babich
McCosky hits a fly ball towards center. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Newsom moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Babich
Gehringer hits a popup towards short. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Babich
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campbell vs. Babich
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Newsom
Babich hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Babich
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Babich
Higgins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Babich
Sullivan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Sullivan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Babich
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lillard. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Babich
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Newsom moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCosky vs. Babich
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Babich covering, for the out. Sullivan scores. Newsom moves to third. Bartell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Babich
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. Newsom scores. Bartell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Averill vs. Babich
Averill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Newsom
Lillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsom covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Newsom
McCoy hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Babich
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Babich
York hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Babich
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Babich
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Babich
Newsom hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Babich
Bartell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babich vs. Newsom
Babich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillard vs. Newsom
Lillard hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Babich
Earle Brucker now catching.
McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Babich
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Babich
Averill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Babich
Campbell takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Babich
York takes first base on ball four. McCosky scores. Gehringer moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higgins vs. Caster
George Caster now pitching.
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy misplays the ball. That's an error on McCoy. Gehringer scores. Campbell moves to third. York moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Caster
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Caster covering, for the out. Campbell scores. York moves to third. Higgins moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newsom vs. Caster
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillard. York scores. Higgins moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Caster
Bartell hits a popup in front of the plate. Brucker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Newsom
McCoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCoy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brucker vs. Newsom
Brucker hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman takes first base on ball four. McCoy moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dean vs. Newsom
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Al Rubeling.
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Caster
Al Brancato now playing third base.
McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Caster
Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Caster
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Joe Gantenbein pinch hits for George Caster.
Gantenbein strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Newsom
Dee Miles pinch hits for Bill Lillard.
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1940 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Lillard B, ss 3 1 0 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 2 0 Miles D, ph 1 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 5 1 1 1 Moses W, rf 3 3 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 1 2 1 McCoy B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Averill E, lf 5 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 3 Campbell B, rf 3 1 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 2 1 York R, 1b 3 2 1 1 Hayes F, c 3 1 2 2 Higgins M, 3b 4 1 1 2 Brucker E, c 1 0 0 0 Sullivan B, c 4 1 1 1 Chapman S, cf 3 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 4 1 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dean C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brancato A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Babich J, p 3 0 0 0 Caster G, p 0 0 0 0 Gantenbein J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 7 6 37 8 9 6 Philadelphia 202 001 010 -- 6 Detroit 000 400 40x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Babich J (L) 6.1 9 8 3 3 3 Caster G 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newsom B (W) 9.0 7 6 6 4 7 E -- Chapman S, Lillard B 2, Siebert D, McCoy B LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Detroit 8 2B -- York R, Sullivan B HR -- Johnson B, Higgins M, Hayes F T -- 2:05 A -- 8470
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