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St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers

1940-07-06 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 25005 · 1:50

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Browns 2–0. Johnny Gorsica earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Gorsica L: Johnny Niggeling SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Quinn · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: George Pipgras · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Roy Cullenbine	3	0	1	0
Rip Radcliff	4	1	0	2
Joe Grace	3	0	1	1
Harlond Clift	4	2	0	0
Wally Judnich	4	1	0	1
Johnny Berardino	4	0	0	1
Don Heffner	4	1	0	0
George Susce	3	0	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	3	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Barney McCosky	4	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg	2	1	0	0	2	1
Rudy York	3	1	1	0	1	1
Pete Fox	4	0	0	1	0	1
Red Kress	3	0	0	1	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Gorsica	3	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	8.0	4	4	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gorsica	9.0	5	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Cullenbine: 3/G
Rip Radcliff: K
Joe Grace: K

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: K
Barney McCosky: S7
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F.1-2(E9/TH)
Hank Greenberg: K

Top 2

Harlond Clift: S5/G
Wally Judnich: K
Johnny Berardino: 5/P/FL
Don Heffner: 43

Bot 2

Rudy York: D7
Pete Fox: E6/TH1.2-3
Red Kress: 643.3-H(UR);1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: FC6.3XH(62)
Johnny Gorsica: 6

Top 3

George Susce: 53
Johnny Niggeling: K
Roy Cullenbine: W
Rip Radcliff: S.1-3
Joe Grace: 43

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 63
Barney McCosky: 4
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
Rudy York: 6/FL

Top 4

Harlond Clift: 53
Wally Judnich: 3
Johnny Berardino: 63

Bot 4

Pete Fox: K
Red Kress: 2/FL
Birdie Tebbetts: 13

Top 5

Don Heffner: S
George Susce: 4
Johnny Niggeling: 13.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: 43

Bot 5

Johnny Gorsica: 43
Dick Bartell: 53
Barney McCosky: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
Charlie Gehringer: 7

Top 6

Rip Radcliff: K
Joe Grace: 43
Harlond Clift: S9
Wally Judnich: S3/G3L.1-3
Johnny Berardino: 53

Bot 6

Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Pete Fox: 7/F7D.3-H(UR)
Red Kress: K

Top 7

Don Heffner: 53
George Susce: 63
Johnny Niggeling: 43

Bot 7

Birdie Tebbetts: 6
Johnny Gorsica: 3/FL
Dick Bartell: 2

Top 8

Roy Cullenbine: 8
Rip Radcliff: 43
Joe Grace: W
Harlond Clift: 5/FL

Bot 8

Barney McCosky: 9
Charlie Gehringer: D
Hank Greenberg: 7/L
Rudy York: W
Pete Fox: 2/FL

Top 9

Wally Judnich: 9
Johnny Berardino: K
Don Heffner: 53

Notes & reviews

Berardino threw to 2B but Heffner missed the bag

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