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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1940-09-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:04
Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 14–0. Detroit Tigers put up 7 in the 5th. Tommy Bridges earned the win and Tom Seats picked up the save. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| DET | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
W: Tommy Bridges L: George Caster SV: Tom Seats
Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dee Miles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wally Moses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Wagner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Siebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rubeling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Chapman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Caster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Gantenbein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Brancato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Caster | 8.0 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Tom Seats | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dee Miles: K23#
- Sam Chapman: E5.B-1
- Wally Moses: 99
- Hal Wagner: W.1-2
- Dick Siebert: 99
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: E6/G
- Barney McCosky: S9.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H
- Rudy York: 8
- Pinky Higgins: S7
- Pete Fox: 13.1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: T9.2-H(UR)
- Tommy Bridges: K/C
Top 2
- Al Rubeling: 4/P
- Benny McCoy: S9
- Fred Chapman: K/C
- George Caster: K
Bot 2
- Dick Bartell: 4/P
- Barney McCosky: 6/P
- Charlie Gehringer: 2/FL
Top 3
- Dee Miles: S8
- Sam Chapman: W.1-2
- Wally Moses: 5/P
- Hal Wagner: 5(2)/FO.1-2
- Joe Gantenbein: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Rubeling: K
Bot 3
- Hank Greenberg: HR/7
- Rudy York: S8
- Pinky Higgins: S9.1-2
- Pete Fox: 5(B)4(2)/LDP
- Birdie Tebbetts: W.1-2
- Tommy Bridges: 43
Top 4
- Benny McCoy: S5/G
- Fred Chapman: 7
- George Caster: K
- Dee Miles: 9/FL
Bot 4
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: S9
- Charlie Gehringer: D9.1-H
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: K+SB3;SB2
- Pinky Higgins: 53
Top 5
- Sam Chapman: K
- Wally Moses: 99
- Hal Wagner: S
- Joe Gantenbein: 99
Bot 5
- Pete Fox: S
- Birdie Tebbetts: S.1-2
- Tommy Bridges: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
- Dick Bartell: S.3-H;2-H
- Barney McCosky: 99
- Charlie Gehringer: D9.1-H
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Rudy York: D.2-H;1-H
- Pinky Higgins: D.2-H
- Pete Fox: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Top 6
- Al Rubeling: 99
- Benny McCoy: D
- Fred Chapman: 99
- George Caster: 99
Bot 6
- Pat Mullin: 99
- Frank Croucher: 99
- Barney McCosky: D
- Dutch Meyer: 99
Top 7
- Dee Miles: 99
- Sam Chapman: 99
- Wally Moses: K
Bot 7
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: 99
- Pinky Higgins: E6
- Pete Fox: 99
Top 8
- Hal Wagner: 99
- Joe Gantenbein: 99
- Al Rubeling: K
Bot 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: 99
- Tom Seats: 99
- Frank Croucher: 99
Top 9
- Benny McCoy: S
- Fred Chapman: 99
- Al Brancato: K
- Dee Miles: 99
Notes & reviews
- ML debut for Pat Mullin