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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1940-08-04 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 27398 · 2:23
Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 7–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 2nd. Lefty Grove earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Lefty Grove L: Hal Newhouser SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Lou Kolls · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: John Quinn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Doc Cramer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Cronin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Finney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Doerr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Lefty Grove | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Newhouser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tuck Stainback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Dizzy Trout | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Tom Seats | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dom DiMaggio: 8/F
- Doc Cramer: 8/F
- Joe Cronin: 8/F
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: 99
- Barney McCosky: D7
- Charlie Gehringer: 6/F
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: 9/L
Top 2
- Jimmie Foxx: HR/78
- Ted Williams: S9
- Jim Tabor: 9/F
- Lou Finney: S7/G.1-2
- Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: S6/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dom DiMaggio: 8/F.3-H
- Doc Cramer: 99
Bot 2
- Pinky Higgins: E5/G
- Pete Fox: 99
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
- Hal Newhouser: 99
Top 3
- Joe Cronin: 9/L
- Jimmie Foxx: 63
- Ted Williams: 9/L
Bot 3
- Dick Bartell: 99
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7.1-H
- Rudy York: K
Top 4
- Jim Tabor: 99
- Lou Finney: K
- Bobby Doerr: S8
- Lefty Grove: K
Bot 4
- Pinky Higgins: 53
- Pete Fox: S7.B-2(E7)
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
- Hal Newhouser: 99
Top 5
- Dom DiMaggio: 7/F
- Doc Cramer: S8
- Joe Cronin: E6/G.1-2
- Jimmie Foxx: W.2-3;1-2
- Ted Williams: T8/L.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Jim Tabor: W
- Lou Finney: FC.3XH(99);1-2
- Bobby Doerr: W.2-3;1-2
- Lefty Grove: K
Bot 5
- Dick Bartell: 53
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: S9
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Rudy York: 9/F
Top 6
- Dom DiMaggio: K
- Doc Cramer: S
- Joe Cronin: CS2(99)
- Joe Cronin: K
Bot 6
- Pinky Higgins: 99
- Pete Fox: S8/G
- Birdie Tebbetts: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Jimmie Foxx: K
- Ted Williams: W
- Jim Tabor: 99
- Lou Finney: 99
Bot 7
- Earl Averill: 99
- Dick Bartell: 99
- Barney McCosky: 99
Top 8
- Bobby Doerr: 99
- Lefty Grove: K
- Dom DiMaggio: 99
Bot 8
- Charlie Gehringer: D
- Hank Greenberg: 8/F
- Rudy York: S7/G.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: S1/G.1-2
- Pete Fox: 99/P
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99/P
Top 9
- Doc Cramer: 99
- Joe Cronin: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: E6
- Ted Williams: E4.1-3
- Jim Tabor: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
- Jim Tabor: 99
Bot 9
- Tuck Stainback: K
- Dick Bartell: 3/F
- Barney McCosky: 3/F