Tigers @ Yankees
May 6, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 9 0
Yankees 4 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 9 0
Yankees 4 7 2

Bill Dickey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .182
OBP .250 .265
At Bats 4 44
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

Tom Seats Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 6, 1940
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Strikeout
Tom Seats
Billy Sullivan
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Earl Averill
Bill Dickey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 6 9 0 9
New York Yankees 4 7 2 9
Winning Pitcher Tom Seats
Losing Pitcher Johnny Murphy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Greenberg
Attendance 5,650
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dickey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Keller hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rolfe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 York hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Greenberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Bartell scores. Gehringer scores.
Top 9 Averill strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Gehringer. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Gehringer steals second.
Top 9 Lee Grissom now pitching. Gehringer bunts towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartell moves to third.
Top 9 McCosky takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to second.
Top 9 Bartell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Sullivan now catching. Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Murphy now pitching. Seats 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 8 Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts. Sullivan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Higgins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henrich. Higgins reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 York strikes out.
Top 8 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Henrich strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Seats now pitching. Dickey strikes out.
Top 7 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffing covering, for the out.
Top 7 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti.
Top 7 Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Tommy Bridges. Nelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Keller strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren scores.
Bottom 6 Crosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich scores. Dahlgren moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henrich moves to third.
Bottom 6 Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Averill. Henrich reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 York hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keller. York reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gehringer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Higgins reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Keller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 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 5 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bridges is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henrich scores.
Bottom 4 Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Henrich moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren strikes out.
Bottom 4 Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Averill. Henrich reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 York is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dickey hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Keller. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Keller steals second.
Bottom 3 Keller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third.
Top 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing juggles the ball. That's an error on Ruffing.
Top 3 Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Selkirk scores. Gordon moves to third. Dahlgren moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ruffing is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Henrich bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Selkirk moves to second.
Bottom 2 Selkirk takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bridges is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards center. Henrich fields it and throws to second to catch York for the out. Greenberg moves to third.
Top 2 York takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Greenberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Keller hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Averill hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second.
Top 1 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Bartell. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag.
Top 1 Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.