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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1940-08-09 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 36713 · 2:20

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Eddie Smith earned the win. Mike Tresh went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5
CHA	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	10

W: Eddie Smith L: Al Benton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: John Quinn · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	2	1	0	2
Pete Fox	3	0	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rudy York	4	0	2	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	0	0	3
Birdie Tebbetts	4	1	0	0	0	0
Scat Metha	2	0	0	0	1	1
Dizzy Trout	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tuck Stainback	1	0	0	1	0	0
Al Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Kreevich	4	1	2	1	1	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	1	1	0	0
Luke Appling	3	0	0	0	1	1
Taffy Wright	4	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Rosenthal	3	0	2	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	4	0	3	1	0	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Smith	4	1	1	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	6.0	8	0	5
Al Benton	2.1	2	3	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	9.0	5	3	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: K
Pete Fox: 3
Barney McCosky: K

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: 2/FL
Mike Kreevich: 8
Joe Kuhel: 63

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: E5
Rudy York: D7.1XH(752)
Pinky Higgins: K
Birdie Tebbetts: 9

Bot 2

Luke Appling: 13
Taffy Wright: 53
Larry Rosenthal: S3
Mike Tresh: S9.1-2
Bob Kennedy: 4

Top 3

Scat Metha: W
Dizzy Trout: 36(1)/FO/BG
Dick Bartell: 8
Pete Fox: WP.1-2
Pete Fox: 4

Bot 3

Eddie Smith: K
Skeeter Webb: K
Mike Kreevich: S9
Joe Kuhel: 63

Top 4

Barney McCosky: K
Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: S7.1-2
Pinky Higgins: K
Birdie Tebbetts: 8

Bot 4

Luke Appling: 43
Taffy Wright: 3/G
Larry Rosenthal: S7
Mike Tresh: S9/L.1-3
Bob Kennedy: K

Top 5

Scat Metha: 6
Dizzy Trout: K
Dick Bartell: S8
Pete Fox: 5

Bot 5

Eddie Smith: K
Skeeter Webb: 43
Mike Kreevich: E6
Joe Kuhel: SB2
Joe Kuhel: D9.2-H(UR)
Luke Appling: K

Top 6

Barney McCosky: 13
Hank Greenberg: K/C
Rudy York: 63

Bot 6

Taffy Wright: S8
Larry Rosenthal: E1/TH.1-3;B-1
Mike Tresh: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Bob Kennedy: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Eddie Smith: 7/L
Skeeter Webb: 9

Top 7

Pinky Higgins: S7
Birdie Tebbetts: E5.1-2
Scat Metha: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Tuck Stainback: FC5.3-H(UR);2-3
Dick Bartell: D8/L.3-H(UR);1-3
Pete Fox: IW
Barney McCosky: 8
Hank Greenberg: 63

Bot 7

Mike Kreevich: W
Joe Kuhel: CS2(26)
Joe Kuhel: 6
Luke Appling: W
Taffy Wright: 6

Top 8

Rudy York: K
Pinky Higgins: K/C
Birdie Tebbetts: 53

Bot 8

Larry Rosenthal: W
Mike Tresh: 56(1)/FO/BG
Bob Kennedy: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 9

Scat Metha: K
Al Benton: 13
Dick Bartell: K/C

Bot 9

Eddie Smith: S4
Skeeter Webb: 24/SH.1-2
Mike Kreevich: D7.2-H