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Detroit Tigers @ 
New York Yankees
1940-05-05 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 36937 · 2:35
Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. Archie McKain earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Archie McKain L: Spud Chandler SV: Al Benton
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Averill | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobo Newsom | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Archie McKain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Red Rolfe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 George Selkirk | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Gordon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tommy Henrich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Spud Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Rosar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marius Russo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buster Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 3.2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Archie McKain | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Al Benton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spud Chandler | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Marius Russo | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
 Johnny Murphy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick Bartell: HP
- Barney McCosky: 63.1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: S9.2-H
- Earl Averill: S8.1-3
- Hank Greenberg: S7.3-H;1-2
- Rudy York: S.2-3;1-2
- Pinky Higgins: 53.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Bobo Newsom: 13
Bot 1
- Frankie Crosetti: K
- Red Rolfe: K
- George Selkirk: S9
- Charlie Keller: W.1-2
- Bill Dickey: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Gordon: 8
Top 2
- Dick Bartell: 63
- Barney McCosky: 63
- Charlie Gehringer: 9/L
Bot 2
- Tommy Henrich: S8
- Babe Dahlgren: 3
- Spud Chandler: K
- Frankie Crosetti: 7
Top 3
- Earl Averill: S8
- Hank Greenberg: 8/L
- Rudy York: HP.1-2
- Pinky Higgins: S.2-3;1-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 3/FL
- Bobo Newsom: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
- Dick Bartell: FC5/G.2X3(5)
Bot 3
- Red Rolfe: 3
- George Selkirk: S
- Charlie Keller: 8
- Bill Dickey: 7/L
Top 4
- Barney McCosky: 31
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Earl Averill: 6
- Hank Greenberg: 13
Bot 4
- Joe Gordon: K
- Tommy Henrich: W
- Babe Dahlgren: W.1-2
- Buddy Rosar: 4
- Frankie Crosetti: S7.2-H;1-2#
- Red Rolfe: W.2-3;1-2
- George Selkirk: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Charlie Keller: 13
Top 5
- Rudy York: W
- Pinky Higgins: 46(1)/FO
- Birdie Tebbetts: S7.1-3
- Archie McKain: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
- Dick Bartell: 3/FL
Bot 5
- Bill Dickey: W
- Joe Gordon: K
- Tommy Henrich: 8
- Babe Dahlgren: 6
Top 6
- Barney McCosky: 4/L
- Charlie Gehringer: 43
- Earl Averill: S7
- Hank Greenberg: K/C
Bot 6
- Marius Russo: 5/L
- Frankie Crosetti: 4
- Red Rolfe: 63
Top 7
- Rudy York: S
- Pinky Higgins: CS2(24)
- Pinky Higgins: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- George Selkirk: 8
- Charlie Keller: 13
- Bill Dickey: 3
Top 8
- Archie McKain: K
- Dick Bartell: 7
- Barney McCosky: 3
Bot 8
- Joe Gordon: S7
- Tommy Henrich: K/C
- Babe Dahlgren: S8.1-3
- Buster Mills: 8.3-H
- Frankie Crosetti: K
Top 9
- Charlie Gehringer: S7
- Earl Averill: 53/SH.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: K
- Rudy York: D7.2-H
- Pinky Higgins: 13
Bot 9
- Red Rolfe: S9
- George Selkirk: S9.1-2
- Charlie Keller: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Dickey: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Joe Gordon: S.3-3;1-2
- Tommy Henrich: K
- Babe Dahlgren: 43
Notes & reviews
- Newsom ejected by HP umpire Summers for arguing balls and strikes after being removed from game