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Detroit Tigers @ 
Chicago White Sox
1940-08-10 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 5 innings · Att: 17247 · 1:06
Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 2nd. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| CHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Schoolboy Rowe L: Thornton Lee SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: George Moriarty · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Barney McCosky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scat Metha | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Schoolboy Rowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Kreevich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Kuhel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Appling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taffy Wright | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Tresh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolboy Rowe | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Lee | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick Bartell: K
- Pete Fox: S
- Barney McCosky: K
- Hank Greenberg: K
Bot 1
- Skeeter Webb: 99
- Mike Kreevich: D7
- Joe Kuhel: S8.2-H;B-2(E8)
- Luke Appling: 99/G
- Taffy Wright: 99/G
Top 2
- Rudy York: W
- Pinky Higgins: FC6.1-3(E6/TH);B-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 2/FL
- Scat Metha: T8.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Schoolboy Rowe: S9.3-H
- Dick Bartell: 99
- Pete Fox: 99
Bot 2
- Larry Rosenthal: 99
- Mike Tresh: 99
- Bob Kennedy: S6
- Thornton Lee: D7.1-H
- Skeeter Webb: 99
Top 3
- Barney McCosky: S7
- Hank Greenberg: 99
- Rudy York: 99
- Pinky Higgins: 99
Bot 3
- Mike Kreevich: S
- Joe Kuhel: 99
- Luke Appling: 99
- Taffy Wright: S.1-2#
- Larry Rosenthal: 43
Top 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: 4
- Scat Metha: S7
- Schoolboy Rowe: CS2(26)
- Schoolboy Rowe: K
Bot 4
- Mike Tresh: 63
- Bob Kennedy: S7
- Thornton Lee: K
- Skeeter Webb: K/C
Top 5
- Dick Bartell: S7
- Pete Fox: K
- Barney McCosky: 43.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7.2-H
- Rudy York: K
Bot 5
- Mike Kreevich: 7
- Joe Kuhel: 3
- Luke Appling: S8
- Taffy Wright: 7
Notes & reviews
- Rain delay for 1:29 with count 2-2 on Greenberg
- Game called on account of rain; This was originally scheduled to be a doubleheader. Game 2 was rained out