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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 7, 1940 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Gorsica |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,219 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Heffner | Second Baseman |
| Joe Grace | Right Fielder |
| Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
| Wally Judnich | Center Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Johnny Berardino | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | 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 |
| Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
| Billy Sullivan | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Johnny Gorsica | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 7, 1940
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gorsica
Heffner hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gorsica
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Gorsica
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Kennedy
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Kennedy
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Gorsica
Judnich hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Gorsica
Clift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Gorsica
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berardino vs. Gorsica
Berardino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clift scores. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Gorsica
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kennedy
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift juggles the ball. That's an error on Clift. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Kennedy
Stainback hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Kennedy
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. York moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gorsica
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gorsica
Heffner strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gorsica
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorsica vs. Kennedy
Gorsica hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Kennedy
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Kennedy
There goes Bartell. The throw from Swift and he is safe. Bartell steals second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Kennedy
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heffner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Gorsica
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Gorsica
Judnich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Gorsica
Clift hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell. Clift reaches second base with a double. Judnich moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McQuinn vs. Gorsica
McQuinn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berardino vs. Gorsica
Berardino hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Judnich scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Gorsica
Swift hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kennedy
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Kennedy
Stainback strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Kennedy
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gorsica
Kennedy hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gorsica
Heffner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Gorsica
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorsica covering, for the out. Heffner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Radcliff vs. Gorsica
There's a wild pitch. Heffner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Radcliff vs. Gorsica
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorsica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorsica vs. Kennedy
Gorsica hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Kennedy
Bartell bunts towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gorsica moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gorsica scores. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Kennedy
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Gorsica
Judnich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorsica covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Gorsica
Clift hits a line drive into left field. Greenberg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greenberg. Clift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Gorsica
McQuinn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berardino vs. Gorsica
Berardino hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Gorsica
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clift scores. There goes McQuinn trying to get to third. Stainback throws the ball in to Sullivan, who tags McQuinn for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kennedy
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Judnich. York reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Kennedy
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Kennedy
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heffner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gorsica
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorsica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heffner vs. Gorsica
Heffner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Gorsica
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorsica covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Kennedy
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Johnny Gorsica.
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Berardino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Kennedy
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Radcliff hits a popup towards third. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judnich vs. Benton
Judnich hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Benton
Clift hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Kennedy
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Kennedy
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Judnich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Kennedy
York hits a fly ball into right field. Grace settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Kennedy
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berardino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn 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 -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berardino vs. Benton
Berardino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Berardino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Benton
Swift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berardino scores. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heffner vs. Benton
Heffner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Benton
Grace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Kennedy
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Kennedy
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Kennedy
Pinky Higgins pinch hits for Al Benton.
Higgins bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higgins for the out. Sullivan moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Averill vs. Kennedy
Earl Averill pinch hits for Dick Bartell.
Averill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan scores. Tebbetts scores. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Kennedy
Campbell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grace. Campbell reaches second base with a double. Averill goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1940 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Heffner D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 1 0
Grace J, rf 5 0 1 0 Averill E, ph 1 1 1 2
Radcliff R, lf 4 0 0 0 Campbell B, rf 5 0 2 2
Judnich W, cf 4 1 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Clift H, 3b 4 2 3 0 Greenberg H, lf 3 1 1 1
McQuinn G, 1b 2 0 1 0 York R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Berardino J, ss 4 1 2 2 Stainback T, cf 4 0 0 0
Swift B, c 4 0 2 2 Sullivan B, 3b 2 1 0 0
Kennedy V, p 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 1 0 0
Gorsica J, p 2 1 0 0
McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0
Benton A, p 0 0 0 0
Higgins M, ph 0 0 0 0
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35 4 11 4 31 5 7 5
St.Louis 010 101 001 -- 4
Detroit 000 011 003 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 8.1 7 5 5 6 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gorsica J 7.0 9 3 3 2 1
Benton A (W) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Clift H, Greenberg H
DP -- St.Louis 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Clift H, York R, Berardino J, Campbell B
HR -- Greenberg H
SB -- Bartell D
SH -- Higgins M
WP -- Gorsica J
T -- 1:46
A -- 11219
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