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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
1940-09-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 22508 · 2:55
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 8th. Hal Newhouser earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save. Lou Boudreau went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
W: Hal Newhouser L: Bob Feller SV: Al Benton
Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Steve Basil · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Chapman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Weatherly | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Boudreau | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Trosky | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Beau Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Keltner | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Mack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Pytlak | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Harder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobo Newsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Harder | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Bob Feller | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dobson | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 5.2 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Clay Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Newhouser | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ben Chapman: 3/FL
- Roy Weatherly: 6
- Lou Boudreau: S9
- Hal Trosky: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Dick Bartell: W
- Barney McCosky: S8.1-3
- Charlie Gehringer: K
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: 3/FL
Top 2
- Beau Bell: K
- Ken Keltner: D7/L
- Ray Mack: 43.2-3
- Frankie Pytlak: W
- Mel Harder: K
Bot 2
- Pinky Higgins: 53
- Pete Fox: 9
- Birdie Tebbetts: K
Top 3
- Ben Chapman: 3/FL
- Roy Weatherly: D8/9
- Lou Boudreau: S7.2-H;BX2(724)
- Hal Trosky: 8
Bot 3
- Bobo Newsom: 8
- Dick Bartell: 53
- Barney McCosky: FLE2
- Barney McCosky: W
- Charlie Gehringer: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Beau Bell: 63
- Ken Keltner: S9
- Ray Mack: CS2(24)
- Ray Mack: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: S7/8.1-3;BX2(864)
- Rudy York: 7.3-H
- Pinky Higgins: S7
- Pete Fox: 54(1)/FO
Top 5
- Frankie Pytlak: S9
- Mel Harder: K
- Ben Chapman: S7.1-2
- Roy Weatherly: S9.2-H;1-3
- Lou Boudreau: 9.3-H
- Hal Trosky: 46(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Birdie Tebbetts: E1
- Bobo Newsom: 4
- Dick Bartell: 8
- Barney McCosky: 8
Top 6
- Beau Bell: D7
- Ken Keltner: S7.2-H
- Ray Mack: 54(1)/FO
- Frankie Pytlak: 8
- Mel Harder: S7.1-2
- Ben Chapman: 6
Bot 6
- Charlie Gehringer: E4
- Hank Greenberg: 9/L
- Rudy York: K
- Pinky Higgins: 9
Top 7
- Roy Weatherly: 13
- Lou Boudreau: 63
- Hal Trosky: W
- Beau Bell: 8
Bot 7
- Pete Fox: 53
- Birdie Tebbetts: 6/L
- Pat Mullin: 53
Top 8
- Ken Keltner: 43
- Ray Mack: S7
- Frankie Pytlak: 9
- Mel Harder: 4
Bot 8
- Billy Sullivan: 43
- Barney McCosky: W
- Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
- Hank Greenberg: S7.3-H;1-3
- Rudy York: S9.3-H;1-H(NR)(E9);B-2
- Pinky Higgins: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Pete Fox: S5.2-3
- Birdie Tebbetts: CSH(2).1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: IW
- Bruce Campbell: S8.2-H;1X3(85)
Top 9
- Ben Chapman: 3/FL
- Roy Weatherly: FLE5
- Roy Weatherly: D7
- Lou Boudreau: S8.2-H(UR)
- Hal Trosky: S9.1-3
- Beau Bell: K
- Ken Keltner: 63
Notes & reviews
- missed squeeze play