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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1940-09-02 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:58

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Bill Dietrich earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bill Dietrich L: Bobo Newsom SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: Bill McGowan · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	3	0	1	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	1	1	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	0	0	2
Rudy York	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bobo Newsom	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Kuhel	3	0	1	0	1	0
Moose Solters	4	0	1	1	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	0	0	0	1
Taffy Wright	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Tresh	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Kennedy	3	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Dietrich	2	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	8.0	6	3	5

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Dietrich	9.0	6	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Fox: 3/P
Barney McCosky: 6/P
Charlie Gehringer: S8
Hank Greenberg: 43

Bot 1

Skeeter Webb: W
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO
Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
Moose Solters: 53

Top 2

Rudy York: S8
Pinky Higgins: 46(1)3/GDP
Billy Sullivan: 43

Bot 2

Luke Appling: 8
Taffy Wright: S9
Mike Tresh: S8.1-3;B-2(E5)
Bob Kennedy: 63.3-H;2-3
Bill Dietrich: K

Top 3

Dick Bartell: 63
Bobo Newsom: 8
Pete Fox: S8
Barney McCosky: SB2
Barney McCosky: W
Charlie Gehringer: 3/FL

Bot 3

Skeeter Webb: 8
Mike Kreevich: K
Joe Kuhel: S8
Moose Solters: 5/P

Top 4

Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: 53
Pinky Higgins: 9

Bot 4

Luke Appling: 2/P
Taffy Wright: 63
Mike Tresh: 9

Top 5

Billy Sullivan: 3/G
Dick Bartell: S7
Bobo Newsom: 8
Pete Fox: W.1-2
Barney McCosky: S8.2-H;1X3(85)

Bot 5

Bob Kennedy: S8
Bill Dietrich: 34/SH.1-2
Skeeter Webb: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Mike Kreevich: SB2
Mike Kreevich: W
Joe Kuhel: 8

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 31
Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: K

Bot 6

Moose Solters: 3/P
Luke Appling: 53
Taffy Wright: 3/G

Top 7

Pinky Higgins: W
Billy Sullivan: 3/LDP.1X1(3)
Dick Bartell: W
Bobo Newsom: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Mike Tresh: 9
Bob Kennedy: K
Bill Dietrich: K

Top 8

Pete Fox: 53
Barney McCosky: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G

Bot 8

Skeeter Webb: S8
Mike Kreevich: 14/SH.1-2
Joe Kuhel: IW
Moose Solters: S7.2-H;1-2
Luke Appling: K/C
Taffy Wright: 43

Top 9

Hank Greenberg: D7
Rudy York: 4/P
Pinky Higgins: 43.2-3
Billy Sullivan: 7/F78