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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1940-06-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · 2:27

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Bobo Newsom earned the win. Pinky Higgins went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bobo Newsom L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Brancato	5	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Moses	3	0	2	0	2	0
Benny McCoy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Chapman	3	2	2	1	1	1
Bill Lillard	4	1	1	0	0	2
Nels Potter	3	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	1	1	0	0
Barney McCosky	4	3	2	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg	5	0	1	2	0	1
Rudy York	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bruce Campbell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	2	3	1	0	0
Billy Sullivan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobo Newsom	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.1	9	2	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	10.0	10	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Brancato: 63
Wally Moses: S9
Benny McCoy: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 43
Barney McCosky: D8
Charlie Gehringer: S9.2-H
Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: W.1-2
Bruce Campbell: 3/G

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 53
Dick Siebert: 9
Frankie Hayes: 63

Bot 2

Pinky Higgins: S7
Billy Sullivan: 9
Bobo Newsom: K
Dick Bartell: D8.1-H
Barney McCosky: 8

Top 3

Sam Chapman: S5.B-2(E5)
Bill Lillard: 9.2-3
Nels Potter: 4.3-H(UR)
Al Brancato: 3/FL

Bot 3

Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Hank Greenberg: 53
Rudy York: K/C

Top 4

Wally Moses: 8
Benny McCoy: 2/FL
Bob Johnson: 4

Bot 4

Bruce Campbell: 3/G
Pinky Higgins: 8
Billy Sullivan: 3/G

Top 5

Dick Siebert: S7
Frankie Hayes: S9.1-H(NR)(E6/TH)(UR)
Sam Chapman: K/C
Bill Lillard: K
Nels Potter: 6

Bot 5

Bobo Newsom: E3
Dick Bartell: 9
Barney McCosky: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Al Brancato: 53
Wally Moses: S9
Benny McCoy: CS2(26)
Benny McCoy: 9

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: 6
Hank Greenberg: 9
Rudy York: E2
Bruce Campbell: 8

Top 7

Bob Johnson: S8
Dick Siebert: 6(B)3(1)/DP
Frankie Hayes: 5

Bot 7

Pinky Higgins: S8
Billy Sullivan: SB2
Billy Sullivan: K
Bobo Newsom: 63
Dick Bartell: 6

Top 8

Sam Chapman: HR/7
Bill Lillard: S7
Nels Potter: 34/SH.1-2
Al Brancato: S8.2-H
Wally Moses: W.1-2
Benny McCoy: 3/G.1-2;2-3
Bob Johnson: 63

Bot 8

Barney McCosky: T8
Charlie Gehringer: 4
Hank Greenberg: 63.3-H
Rudy York: S6
Bruce Campbell: 9

Top 9

Dick Siebert: 53
Frankie Hayes: K
Sam Chapman: W
Bill Lillard: CS2(26)

Bot 9

Pinky Higgins: HR/7
Billy Sullivan: 8
Bobo Newsom: 13
Dick Bartell: 8

Top 10

Bill Lillard: K
Nels Potter: S9
Al Brancato: 8
Wally Moses: W.1-2
Benny McCoy: PO2(26)

Bot 10

Barney McCosky: W
Charlie Gehringer: 13/SH.1-2
Hank Greenberg: S7.2-H