Tigers @ Yankees
July 20, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 10 0
Yankees 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 10 0
Yankees 1 8 1

Buster Mills Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .435
OBP .333 .480
At Bats 3 46
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 12

Hal Newhouser Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Yankee Stadium - July 20, 1940
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Out
Hal Newhouser
Billy Sullivan
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Red Kress
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Pete Fox
Buster Mills

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 10 0 9
New York Yankees 1 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Hal Newhouser
Losing Pitcher Red Ruffing
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Barney McCosky
Attendance 16,868
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rosar strikes out.
Top 9 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCosky hits a line drive into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Newhouser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Henrich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kress hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it and throws to home to get Greenberg. York moves to third. Higgins moves to second.
Top 8 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to home to get Gehringer. Greenberg moves to third. York moves to second.
Top 8 York bunts towards the mound. Sundra juggles the ball. That's an error on Sundra. Gehringer moves to third. Greenberg moves to second.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 8 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sundra takes first base on ball four. Mills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gordon is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newhouser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kress hits a line drive into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolfe scores.
Bottom 6 Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Rolfe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kress scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 York hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenberg scores.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Greenberg reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Sundra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Mills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenberg throws the ball in to Kress who tags Gordon trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sundra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCosky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Kress scores.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Newhouser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steve Sundra now pitching. Kress hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Kress reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Rosar hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Henrich strikes out.
Top 4 Sullivan hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 York hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ruffing strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kress scores.
Top 3 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Newhouser strikes out.
Top 3 Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills who is chasing the ball. Kress reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Mills hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosar hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mills. Greenberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newhouser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Mills settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.