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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1940-05-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 8470 · 2:05
Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–6. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 4th. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Bob Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
W: Bobo Newsom L: Johnny Babich SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: Cal Hubbard · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Lillard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Siebert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Hayes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Rubeling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Babich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earle Brucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chubby Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gantenbein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dee Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bruce Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobo Newsom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Babich | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
 George Caster | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Lillard: W
- Wally Moses: W.1-2
- Benny McCoy: K
- Bob Johnson: 8
- Dick Siebert: S8.2-H;1-2
- Frankie Hayes: S9.2-H;1-2
- Sam Chapman: 3/FL
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: S7
- Barney McCosky: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-2
- Earl Averill: K
- Bruce Campbell: 8
Top 2
- Al Rubeling: 63
- Johnny Babich: K
- Bill Lillard: 4/L
Bot 2
- Rudy York: 7/L
- Pinky Higgins: 13
- Billy Sullivan: 5/L
Top 3
- Wally Moses: W
- Benny McCoy: 9
- Bob Johnson: HR/9.1-H
- Dick Siebert: 43
- Frankie Hayes: 2/FL
Bot 3
- Bobo Newsom: S6
- Dick Bartell: S8.1-2
- Barney McCosky: E8.2-3;1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 6
- Earl Averill: K
- Bruce Campbell: 7
Top 4
- Sam Chapman: K
- Al Rubeling: K
- Johnny Babich: 3
Bot 4
- Rudy York: D8
- Pinky Higgins: HR/7.2-H
- Billy Sullivan: D7
- Bobo Newsom: E6/TH.2-3
- Dick Bartell: W.1-2
- Barney McCosky: 31.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: E3.3-H(UR);2-3;BX1(3)
- Earl Averill: 2/FL
Top 5
- Bill Lillard: 63
- Wally Moses: 31
- Benny McCoy: 3/L
Bot 5
- Bruce Campbell: 43
- Rudy York: 8
- Pinky Higgins: 9
Top 6
- Bob Johnson: K
- Dick Siebert: 5/FL
- Frankie Hayes: HR/7
- Sam Chapman: 3/FL
Bot 6
- Billy Sullivan: 9
- Bobo Newsom: 7
- Dick Bartell: K
Top 7
- Al Rubeling: 3/FL
- Johnny Babich: K
- Bill Lillard: 9
Bot 7
- Barney McCosky: S8
- Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-2
- Earl Averill: 4
- Bruce Campbell: W.2-3;1-2
- Rudy York: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pinky Higgins: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
- Billy Sullivan: 31.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Bobo Newsom: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
- Dick Bartell: 2
Top 8
- Wally Moses: S9
- Benny McCoy: S9.1-3
- Bob Johnson: 9.3-H
- Dick Siebert: S5.1-2
- Earle Brucker: 9
- Sam Chapman: W.2-3;1-2
- Chubby Dean: 54(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Barney McCosky: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: 3
- Earl Averill: 43
Top 9
- Joe Gantenbein: K
- Dee Miles: 8
- Wally Moses: 9