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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1940-09-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5655 · 1:51
Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 6–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 1st. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save. Rudy York went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| DET | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
W: Schoolboy Rowe L: Walt Masterson SV: Al Benton
Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Case | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Lewis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gee Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecil Travis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jimmy Bloodworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Sanford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Pofahl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake Early | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rene Monteagudo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Myer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Schoolboy Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Masterson | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Rene Monteagudo | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolboy Rowe | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Benton | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Case: 99
- Buddy Lewis: S
- Gee Walker: S.1-2
- Cecil Travis: K
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: S7
- Barney McCosky: W.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pinky Higgins: E6.3-H(RBI);2-H(UR);1-3
- Pete Fox: 99(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
- Billy Sullivan: CS2(99)
Top 2
- Jack Sanford: 99
- Jimmy Pofahl: S7
- Jake Early: HR/89.1-H
- Walt Masterson: K
- George Case: 99
Bot 2
- Billy Sullivan: 99
- Schoolboy Rowe: 99
- Dick Bartell: 99
Top 3
- Buddy Lewis: 99
- Gee Walker: 99
- Cecil Travis: 99
Bot 3
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: 99
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: HR/78.1-H
- Pinky Higgins: S
- Pete Fox: 99
Top 4
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
- Jack Sanford: 99
- Jimmy Pofahl: K
Bot 4
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Schoolboy Rowe: PO1(99)
- Schoolboy Rowe: W
- Dick Bartell: W.1-2
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: W.2-3;1-2
- Hank Greenberg: 99
Top 5
- Jake Early: 99
- Rene Monteagudo: 99
- George Case: 99
Bot 5
- Rudy York: S
- Pinky Higgins: 99
- Pete Fox: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 6
- Buddy Lewis: 99
- Gee Walker: S
- Cecil Travis: K
- Jimmy Bloodworth: D8.1-3
- Jack Sanford: 63
Bot 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: K
- Schoolboy Rowe: K
- Dick Bartell: 99
Top 7
- Jimmy Pofahl: K
- Jake Early: 99
- Rene Monteagudo: 99
Bot 7
- Barney McCosky: D
- Charlie Gehringer: 99/G
- Hank Greenberg: 99/G
- Rudy York: W
- Pinky Higgins: K
Top 8
- George Case: D7
- Buddy Lewis: 99/G.2-3
- Gee Walker: 99/G.3-H
- Cecil Travis: K
Bot 8
- Pete Fox: 99
- Birdie Tebbetts: T/78
- Al Benton: CSH(2)
- Al Benton: K
Top 9
- Jimmy Bloodworth: K
- Jack Sanford: E6
- Jimmy Pofahl: W.1-2
- Jake Early: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Buddy Myer: 9