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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1940-09-14 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 56697 · 2:51
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 16–7. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 4th. Marv Breuer earned the win. Joe Gordon went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | |
| DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
W: Marv Breuer L: Bobo Newsom SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: George Pipgras · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Gordon | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Rolfe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 George Selkirk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Keller | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Dickey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Marv Breuer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bruce Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobo Newsom | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Averill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tuck Stainback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spud Chandler | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Breuer | 8.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
 Archie McKain | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Tom Seats | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Uhl | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Dizzy Trout | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Smith | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Gordon: 7
- Red Rolfe: 43
- George Selkirk: 7
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: D9
- Barney McCosky: D.2-H
- Charlie Gehringer: 8
- Hank Greenberg: S8.2-H
- Rudy York: HR.1-H
- Bruce Campbell: 7
- Pinky Higgins: 63
Top 2
- Joe DiMaggio: S7
- Charlie Keller: K+CS2(26)/C/DP
- Bill Dickey: 6
Bot 2
- Billy Sullivan: 43
- Bobo Newsom: 43
- Dick Bartell: 8
Top 3
- Babe Dahlgren: 4
- Frankie Crosetti: K
- Marv Breuer: 13
Bot 3
- Barney McCosky: 3
- Charlie Gehringer: D9
- Hank Greenberg: PB.2-3#
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: 8
Top 4
- Joe Gordon: HR/7
- Red Rolfe: 5/FL
- George Selkirk: T8
- Joe DiMaggio: S7.3-H
- Charlie Keller: W.1-2
- Bill Dickey: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Babe Dahlgren: 6
- Frankie Crosetti: K/C
Bot 4
- Bruce Campbell: W
- Pinky Higgins: K
- Billy Sullivan: 8
- Bobo Newsom: S.1-2#
- Dick Bartell: 43
Top 5
- Marv Breuer: K
- Joe Gordon: HR/7
- Red Rolfe: 9
- George Selkirk: W
- Joe DiMaggio: D9.1-H(E2)(NR)(UR)
- Charlie Keller: 13
Bot 5
- Barney McCosky: 5/FL
- Charlie Gehringer: S9
- Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
- Rudy York: W.2-3;1-2
- Bruce Campbell: 7/F.3-H
- Pinky Higgins: 63
Top 6
- Bill Dickey: W
- Babe Dahlgren: CS2(263)
- Babe Dahlgren: S8
- Frankie Crosetti: 7
- Marv Breuer: S9.1-2
- Joe Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
- Red Rolfe: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- George Selkirk: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Joe DiMaggio: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Charlie Keller: 6
Bot 6
- Billy Sullivan: W
- Pete Fox: K/C
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: S9.1-2#
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
Top 7
- Bill Dickey: W
- Babe Dahlgren: S8.1-3
- Frankie Crosetti: S8.3-H;1-2
- Marv Breuer: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Gordon: WP.3-H(NR);2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);1-2#
- Joe Gordon: S8.2-3;B-2
- Red Rolfe: S8.3-H;2-H
- George Selkirk: 7
- Joe DiMaggio: K
- Charlie Keller: 53
Bot 7
- Hank Greenberg: 4
- Rudy York: E5
- Bruce Campbell: W.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: 7
- Billy Sullivan: E3.2-3;1-2
- Earl Averill: 5/FL
Top 8
- Bill Dickey: 8
- Babe Dahlgren: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: K
Bot 8
- Frank Croucher: 53
- Tuck Stainback: 3
- Dutch Meyer: W
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7.1-H
- Rudy York: D
- Bruce Campbell: 43
Top 9
- Marv Breuer: D8
- Joe Gordon: 53
- Red Rolfe: 31
- George Selkirk: K
Bot 9
- Pinky Higgins: 7/FL
- Billy Sullivan: 43
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Notes & reviews
- Bob Uhl's second and final ML appearance