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October 4, 1940

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Reds 4 10 1
Tigers 7 13 1
Top 9 R H E
Reds 4 10 1
Tigers 7 13 1

Mike McCormick Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .500 .250
OBP .500 .250
At Bats 4 12
Hits 2 3
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Tommy Bridges Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Briggs Stadium - October 4, 1940
Tommy Bridges
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Dick Bartell
Hank Greenberg
Barney McCosky
Bruce Campbell
Mike McCormick
Billy Werber
Eddie Joost

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 10 1 7
Detroit Tigers 7 13 1 4
Winning Pitcher Tommy Bridges
Losing Pitcher Jim Turner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rudy York
Attendance 52,877
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCormick strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Joost moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Lonny Frey pinch hits for Joe Beggs. Frey hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Myers strikes out.
Top 9 Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ripple scores. Baker moves to second.
Top 9 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins juggles the ball. That's an error on Higgins. Ripple moves to second.
Top 9 Ripple hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 8 Higgins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Higgins reaches second base with a double. Campbell scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Campbell hits a line drive into center field. McCormick picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McCormick. Greenberg scores. Campbell moves to second.
Bottom 8 York is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Joe Beggs now pitching. Bill Baker now catching. Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Greenberg reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riggs scores. Werber moves to second.
Top 8 Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riggs moves to second.
Top 8 Lew Riggs pinch hits for Whitey Moore. Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gehringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Gehringer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCosky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. McCosky reaches second base with a double. Bartell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bartell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitey Moore now pitching. Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Higgins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Campbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCosky hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gehringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 There goes Werber. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bartell applying the tag.
Top 6 Werber takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tebbetts hits a line drive towards third. Werber reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Higgins strikes out.
Top 5 Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Joost hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campbell for the out.
Bottom 4 York hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for a double play. McCosky scores.
Bottom 4 Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third.
Bottom 4 McCosky hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bridges strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Campbell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Campbell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 York is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 2 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Myers hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Joost is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lombardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Campbell. Lombardi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ripple strikes out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores.
Top 1 McCormick strikes out.
Top 1 Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Werber reaches second base with a double.