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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 4, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 4, 1940 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 4, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 4, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,398 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Left Fielder |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 4, 1940
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