Tigers @ Yankees
August 21, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 7 0
Yankees 5 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 7 0
Yankees 6 11 2

Bill Dickey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .235
OBP .750 .307
At Bats 3 251
Hits 2 59
• Singles 2 46
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 38

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 8
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Yankee Stadium - August 21, 1940
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Al Benton
Billy Sullivan
Rudy York
Dutch Meyer
Pinky Higgins
Frank Croucher
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Pete Fox
Bill Dickey
George Selkirk
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 7 0 6
New York Yankees 6 11 2 11
Winning Pitcher Johnny Murphy
Losing Pitcher Al Benton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Dickey
Attendance 9,234
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Dickey takes first base on ball four. Rolfe scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Selkirk moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Selkirk is walked intentionally. DiMaggio moves to second.
Bottom 9 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Croucher fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolfe moves to third.
Bottom 9 Henrich bunts towards the mound. Benton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rolfe moves to second.
Bottom 9 Frank Croucher now playing shortstop. Al Benton now pitching. Rolfe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 McCosky hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to Crosetti who relays to Dahlgren to double up Averill. Stainback scores.
Top 9 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Fox hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sullivan scores. Stainback moves to third.
Top 9 Earl Averill pinch hits for Clay Smith. Averill takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to third. Stainback moves to second.
Top 9 Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Dick Bartell. Stainback is hit by the pitch. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 9 Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Chandler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Meyer is called out on strikes.
Top 8 York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox scores.
Top 8 Higgins takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. McCosky moves to second.
Top 8 McCosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second.
Top 8 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chandler is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Meyer strikes out.
Top 6 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clay Smith now pitching. DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartell scores. Campbell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out. Bartell moves to third. Campbell moves to second.
Top 5 Bruce Campbell pinch hits for Tom Seats. Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyer scores. Sullivan moves to third. Bartell moves to second.
Top 5 Bartell takes first base on ball four. Meyer moves to third. Sullivan moves to second.
Top 5 Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Meyer moves to second.
Top 5 Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Henrich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Seats fires to first and has Gordon trapped. There's the throw to Bartell who tags Gordon for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 York hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Greenberg moves to second.
Top 4 Greenberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chandler hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crosetti strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Dickey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to third.
Bottom 3 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Seats hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bartell hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henrich hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rolfe hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Chandler strikes out.
Top 2 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 2 Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 York hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tom Seats now pitching. Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dickey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Selkirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 DiMaggio is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Henrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Henrich reaches second base with a double. Rolfe moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rolfe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.