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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1940-05-09 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· 10 innings Β· Att: 7700 Β· 2:32

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Herb Hash earned the win. Earl Averill went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

12345678910RHE
DET2000012000510
BOS0001400001613

W: Herb Hash   L: Al Benton   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: George Moriarty Β· 1B: Cal Hubbard Β· 2B: Eddie Rommel Β· 3B: Joe Rue Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Bartell411001
Bruce Campbell510001
Charlie Gehringer410110
Earl Averill513400
Hank Greenberg101000
Rudy York302021
Pinky Higgins400000
Birdie Tebbetts511001
Fred Hutchinson200000
Pete Fox401002
Lynn Nelson101000
Billy Sullivan100000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lou Finney512000
Doc Cramer512000
Ted Williams412010
Jimmie Foxx511300
Joe Cronin522101
Bobby Doerr400010
Jim Tabor402110
Gene Desautels400002
Denny Galehouse300001
Herb Hash101000
Johnny Peacock101100

Detroit Tigers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Fred Hutchinson5.0912
Dizzy Trout1.0000
Tom Seats1.0101
Al Benton2.1321

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Denny Galehouse6.1813
Herb Hash3.2223

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dick Bartell: D
  • Bruce Campbell: 8.2-3
  • Charlie Gehringer: 9.3-H
  • Earl Averill: HR
  • Hank Greenberg: D
  • Rudy York: K

Bot 1

  • Lou Finney: 6
  • Doc Cramer: S
  • Ted Williams: S.1-2
  • Jimmie Foxx: 9
  • Joe Cronin: 2

Top 2

  • Pinky Higgins: 63
  • Birdie Tebbetts: 63
  • Fred Hutchinson: 8

Bot 2

  • Bobby Doerr: 53
  • Jim Tabor: S
  • Gene Desautels: K
  • Denny Galehouse: 8

Top 3

  • Dick Bartell: 4/L
  • Bruce Campbell: 7
  • Charlie Gehringer: 3

Bot 3

  • Lou Finney: S
  • Doc Cramer: 7
  • Ted Williams: 46(1)/FO
  • Jimmie Foxx: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

  • Earl Averill: E6
  • Pete Fox: 53.1-2
  • Rudy York: W
  • Pinky Higgins: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

  • Joe Cronin: D
  • Bobby Doerr: 3
  • Jim Tabor: S.2-H
  • Gene Desautels: SB2
  • Gene Desautels: 5
  • Denny Galehouse: K

Top 5

  • Birdie Tebbetts: 13
  • Fred Hutchinson: 63
  • Dick Bartell: K

Bot 5

  • Lou Finney: S
  • Doc Cramer: D.1-3
  • Ted Williams: W
  • Jimmie Foxx: T.1-H;2-H;3-H
  • Joe Cronin: 8.3-H
  • Bobby Doerr: 2
  • Jim Tabor: 9

Top 6

  • Bruce Campbell: K
  • Charlie Gehringer: E9/F
  • Earl Averill: S.1-H(UR)
  • Pete Fox: S.1X3(85)
  • Rudy York: S.1-2
  • Pinky Higgins: 3

Bot 6

  • Gene Desautels: 3/FL
  • Denny Galehouse: 13
  • Lou Finney: 53

Top 7

  • Birdie Tebbetts: S
  • Lynn Nelson: S.1-2
  • Dick Bartell: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
  • Bruce Campbell: FC1.2X3(125);B-1
  • Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
  • Earl Averill: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
  • Pete Fox: K

Bot 7

  • Doc Cramer: 63
  • Ted Williams: S
  • Jimmie Foxx: 9
  • Joe Cronin: K

Top 8

  • Rudy York: S
  • Pinky Higgins: HP.1-2
  • Birdie Tebbetts: K
  • Billy Sullivan: 9
  • Dick Bartell: 13

Bot 8

  • Bobby Doerr: 13
  • Jim Tabor: 8
  • Gene Desautels: K

Top 9

  • Bruce Campbell: 8
  • Charlie Gehringer: 31
  • Earl Averill: 13

Bot 9

  • Herb Hash: D
  • Lou Finney: FC1.2X3(5)
  • Doc Cramer: 7
  • Ted Williams: 4/L

Top 10

  • Pete Fox: K
  • Rudy York: W
  • Pinky Higgins: 46(1)/FO
  • Birdie Tebbetts: 9

Bot 10

  • Jimmie Foxx: 53
  • Joe Cronin: D
  • Bobby Doerr: W
  • Jim Tabor: W.2-3;1-2
  • Johnny Peacock: S.1-2;2-3;3-H