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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1940-07-02 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4663 · 2:37
Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 10–9. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Al Benton earned the win and Archie McKain picked up the save. Red Kress went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
W: Al Benton L: Clint Brown SV: Archie McKain
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Lou Kolls · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Ormsby · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skeeter Webb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Kreevich | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Kuhel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Moose Solters | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric McNair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Tresh | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Dietrich | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Appleton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Taffy Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Silvestri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Bruce Campbell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Kress | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich | 4.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Pete Appleton | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
 Clint Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Seats | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 3.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
 Archie McKain | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Skeeter Webb: 13
- Mike Kreevich: 8
- Joe Kuhel: 43
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: S8
- Barney McCosky: W.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 7
- Hank Greenberg: SB3
- Hank Greenberg: D7.3-H;1-H
- Rudy York: W
- Bruce Campbell: 5(2)/FO.1-2
- Red Kress: 5(2)/FO
Top 2
- Moose Solters: S8
- Larry Rosenthal: 3/G.1-2
- Eric McNair: 7/FL
- Mike Tresh: D7.2-H
- Bob Kennedy: E5/G.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Bill Dietrich: 13
Bot 2
- Billy Sullivan: 43
- Tom Seats: 9
- Dick Bartell: 6/P
Top 3
- Skeeter Webb: S7/G
- Mike Kreevich: 53.1-2
- Joe Kuhel: 3/G.2-3
- Moose Solters: S7.3-H
- Larry Rosenthal: 43
Bot 3
- Barney McCosky: T/89
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Rudy York: K
- Bruce Campbell: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Red Kress: W.1-2
- Billy Sullivan: 7
Top 4
- Eric McNair: 5/L
- Mike Tresh: E5/G
- Bob Kennedy: S8.1-2
- Bill Dietrich: S7.2-H(UR);1-3
- Skeeter Webb: 7/L.3-H(UR)
- Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Tom Seats: 13
- Dick Bartell: W
- Barney McCosky: 7
- Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: W.2-3;1-2
- Rudy York: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bruce Campbell: 3/P
Top 5
- Joe Kuhel: T9
- Moose Solters: 8.3-H
- Larry Rosenthal: S9
- Eric McNair: 7
- Mike Tresh: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Red Kress: 4/P
- Billy Sullivan: W
- Earl Averill: S1/L.1-2
- Dick Bartell: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Barney McCosky: FC5/DP.2X3(5245);3XH(53)#
Top 6
- Bob Kennedy: 99
- Pete Appleton: S9
- Skeeter Webb: D/78.1-H
- Mike Kreevich: 99
- Joe Kuhel: K23#
Bot 6
- Charlie Gehringer: 99
- Hank Greenberg: 99
- Rudy York: W
- Bruce Campbell: S9.1-2
- Red Kress: S7.2-H;1-2
- Billy Sullivan: S5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Al Benton: 99
Top 7
- Moose Solters: S
- Larry Rosenthal: E1.1-2
- Eric McNair: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
- Mike Tresh: IW
- Bob Kennedy: 2
- Taffy Wright: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Skeeter Webb: K
Bot 7
- Dick Bartell: HP
- Barney McCosky: 99/F
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/F
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Rudy York: S8.2-H;1-2#
- Bruce Campbell: 99
Top 8
- Mike Kreevich: S
- Joe Kuhel: SB2
- Joe Kuhel: 99
- Moose Solters: W
- Larry Rosenthal: S8.2XH(82);1-3
- Eric McNair: K
Bot 8
- Red Kress: HR/7
- Billy Sullivan: 99
- Al Benton: 99
- Dick Bartell: 99
Top 9
- Mike Tresh: S8
- Bob Kennedy: S.1-2
- Ken Silvestri: 8/L
- Skeeter Webb: 6
- Mike Kreevich: S.2-H;1-2
- Joe Kuhel: 9/L