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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1940-08-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 10013 · 2:00
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 13–4. Chicago White Sox put up 9 in the 8th. Johnny Rigney earned the win. Joe Kuhel went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 14 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
W: Johnny Rigney L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skeeter Webb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Kreevich | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Kuhel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Moose Solters | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Appling | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Taffy Wright | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Tresh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Rigney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rigney | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
 Hal Newhouser | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Smith | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Skeeter Webb: 43
- Mike Kreevich: 63
- Joe Kuhel: 31
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Moose Solters: 8
- Luke Appling: 53
- Taffy Wright: 8
Bot 2
- Hank Greenberg: 4/P
- Rudy York: S5
- Pinky Higgins: 9
- Pete Fox: 5/P
Top 3
- Mike Tresh: W
- Bob Kennedy: 13/SH.1-2
- Johnny Rigney: K/C
- Skeeter Webb: 3/G
Bot 3
- Birdie Tebbetts: E5/TH.B-2
- Tommy Bridges: 24/SH.2-3
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: S6/G6M/R3.3-H(UR)
- Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Top 4
- Mike Kreevich: S4/G
- Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
- Moose Solters: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Moose Solters: K/C
- Luke Appling: S9.3-H(UR)
- Taffy Wright: 8
Bot 4
- Hank Greenberg: S7.BX2(76)
- Rudy York: 9
- Pinky Higgins: 5/P
Top 5
- Mike Tresh: FLE2#
- Mike Tresh: 63
- Bob Kennedy: 6/P
- Johnny Rigney: K
Bot 5
- Pete Fox: 43
- Birdie Tebbetts: 53
- Tommy Bridges: 8
Top 6
- Skeeter Webb: W
- Mike Kreevich: 54(1)/FO/R3
- Joe Kuhel: K/C
- Moose Solters: S8/L.1-H(E8)(NR);B-2
- Luke Appling: S9.2-H(UR)
- Taffy Wright: 43
Bot 6
- Dick Bartell: 6/P
- Barney McCosky: S8
- Charlie Gehringer: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Mike Tresh: 8
- Bob Kennedy: S8
- Johnny Rigney: 13/SH.1-2
- Skeeter Webb: 43
Bot 7
- Hank Greenberg: K/C
- Rudy York: 63
- Pinky Higgins: 53
Top 8
- Mike Kreevich: S6/G56/R3
- Joe Kuhel: E9/F9S.1-2
- Moose Solters: D5/BG5L.2-H;1-3
- Luke Appling: IW
- Taffy Wright: S9.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Mike Tresh: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bob Kennedy: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Rigney: S1/BG25.3-H;2-3
- Skeeter Webb: S9.3-H;1-3
- Mike Kreevich: K
- Joe Kuhel: HR/F9D.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Larry Rosenthal: 43
Bot 8
- Pete Fox: 99
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
- Earl Averill: 99
Top 9
- Luke Appling: D
- Taffy Wright: 99
- Mike Tresh: S.2-H
- Bob Kennedy: SB2
- Bob Kennedy: 99
- Johnny Rigney: 99
Bot 9
- Dick Bartell: 99
- Barney McCosky: D
- Dutch Meyer: D.2-H
- Hank Greenberg: 99
- Rudy York: HR.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: 99
Notes & reviews
- Solters bunt down third base line eluded Higgins who retrieved it in shallow left field.