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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1940-06-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4262 · 2:07
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 6–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 4th. Chubby Dean earned the win and Ed Heusser picked up the save. Al Brancato went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Chubby Dean L: Hal Newhouser SV: Ed Heusser
Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Kolls · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Brancato | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Benny McCoy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Siebert | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Hayes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lillard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chubby Dean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Newhouser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lynn Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Dean | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Heusser | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 5.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
 Dizzy Trout | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Archie McKain | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Brancato: 8
- Wally Moses: S4
- Benny McCoy: 6
- Bob Johnson: W.1-2
- Dick Siebert: 3E1.2-3;1-2
- Frankie Hayes: 7
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: 53
- Barney McCosky: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: S4.1-2
- Rudy York: K
Top 2
- Sam Chapman: S8
- Bill Lillard: 34/SH.1-2
- Chubby Dean: PO2(245)
- Chubby Dean: S4
- Al Brancato: 13
Bot 2
- Bruce Campbell: 8
- Pinky Higgins: 53
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Top 3
- Wally Moses: S5
- Benny McCoy: K
- Bob Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Hal Newhouser: 53
- Dick Bartell: 63
- Barney McCosky: 7
Top 4
- Dick Siebert: 53
- Frankie Hayes: W
- Sam Chapman: HP.1-2
- Bill Lillard: K
- Chubby Dean: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Brancato: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Wally Moses: W.2-3;1-2
- Benny McCoy: 12(3)/FO
Bot 4
- Charlie Gehringer: 6/L
- Hank Greenberg: HR/9
- Rudy York: 8
- Bruce Campbell: 2/FL
Top 5
- Bob Johnson: S8
- Dick Siebert: S1.1-2
- Frankie Hayes: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Sam Chapman: K
- Bill Lillard: D7.2-H;1-H
- Chubby Dean: 8
Bot 5
- Pinky Higgins: 63
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Hal Newhouser: W
- Dick Bartell: 7
Top 6
- Al Brancato: HR/7
- Wally Moses: K
- Benny McCoy: HR/9
- Bob Johnson: S7
- Dick Siebert: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Barney McCosky: K
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: D8.1-3
- Rudy York: S7.3-H;2-H(E7)(UR)(NR)
- Bruce Campbell: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Frankie Hayes: W
- Sam Chapman: 16(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
- Bill Lillard: 43
- Chubby Dean: K
Bot 7
- Pinky Higgins: S7
- Birdie Tebbetts: 6
- Red Kress: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Al Brancato: 9
- Wally Moses: 13
- Benny McCoy: K
Bot 8
- Dick Bartell: D7
- Barney McCosky: S7.2-3
- Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Hank Greenberg: 3/FL
- Rudy York: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Bob Johnson: 8
- Dick Siebert: S8
- Frankie Hayes: 9
- Sam Chapman: 43
Bot 9
- Bruce Campbell: 43
- Pinky Higgins: S8
- Lynn Nelson: K
- Earl Averill: 7