PIT2
CHC12
COL2
DET6
LAA3
WSH4
NYM4
NYY6
BAL7
TOR4
KC3
BOS2
HOU1
TB3
LAD6
MIA2
PHI5
ATL6
CIN0
MIL20
CLE5
MIN2
CWS3
STL7
SEA5
ATH6
TEX1
ARI9
SD7
SF5COL7DET11NYM12NYY2PIT3CHC4BAL3TOR7LAA5WSH6SD7SF6KC1BOS5CLE3MIN4LAD3MIA4HOU2TB3CIN9MIL13PHI2ATL12CWS6STL5TEX6ARI2SEA19ATH1This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1940-05-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7931 · 2:16
Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 10–7. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 7th. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win. Pinky Higgins went 3-for-5 with 3 HR and 7 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
W: Schoolboy Rowe L: Herb Hash SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Finney | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Doc Cramer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Doerr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Desautels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lefty Grove | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Nonnenkamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Schoolboy Rowe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Herb Hash | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jack Wilson | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Harris | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Finney: S/8
- Doc Cramer: S/8.1-3
- Ted Williams: 8.3-H
- Jimmie Foxx: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Joe Cronin: 7
- Bobby Doerr: 63
- Jim Tabor: K
Bot 2
- Rudy York: 3/G
- Pinky Higgins: 63
- Pete Fox: 63
Top 3
- Gene Desautels: W
- Lefty Grove: CS2(26)
- Lefty Grove: HR
- Lou Finney: 4
- Doc Cramer: 8
Bot 3
- Birdie Tebbetts: 13
- Tommy Bridges: K
- Dick Bartell: W
- Barney McCosky: S.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
Top 4
- Ted Williams: S/8
- Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
- Joe Cronin: 13/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Doerr: 2
- Jim Tabor: W
- Gene Desautels: 9
Bot 4
- Hank Greenberg: 7
- Rudy York: S
- Pinky Higgins: HR.1-H
- Pete Fox: S
- Birdie Tebbetts: D.1-H
- Tommy Bridges: K
- Dick Bartell: 3/G
Top 5
- Lefty Grove: W
- Lou Finney: S/9.1-2
- Doc Cramer: K
- Ted Williams: S/9.2-3;1-2
- Jimmie Foxx: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Joe Cronin: 43
- Bobby Doerr: 53
Bot 5
- Barney McCosky: K
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: 53/BG/SH.1-2
- Rudy York: D.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: HR.2-H
- Pete Fox: 3/G
Top 6
- Jim Tabor: S/8
- Gene Desautels: 4
- Lefty Grove: 53/BG/SH.1-2
- Lou Finney: S/7.2-H
- Doc Cramer: S/7.1-2
- Ted Williams: 8
Bot 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 2
- Schoolboy Rowe: K
- Dick Bartell: W
- Barney McCosky: 63
Top 7
- Jimmie Foxx: 13
- Joe Cronin: S/9
- Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Rudy York: 7
- Pinky Higgins: HR.2-H;1-H
- Pete Fox: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: HR
- Schoolboy Rowe: S/9
- Dick Bartell: D.1-3
- Barney McCosky: K
Top 8
- Jim Tabor: 7
- Red Nonnenkamp: 43
- Mickey Harris: 13
Bot 8
- Charlie Gehringer: 8
- Hank Greenberg: S/8
- Rudy York: 8
- Pinky Higgins: 4
Top 9
- Lou Finney: 7
- Doc Cramer: S/7
- Ted Williams: 8
- Jimmie Foxx: 2