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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-05-04 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 6000 · 2:14

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 14–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 6 in the 3rd. Johnny Babich earned the win. Frankie Hayes went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	10
PHA	0	1	6	0	4	0	0	3		14	17

W: Johnny Babich L: Fred Hutchinson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	2	2	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	1	1	0
Hank Greenberg	5	0	0	1	0	0
Bruce Campbell	3	1	0	0	1	3
Rudy York	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	1	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats	2	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Averill	2	1	2	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dee Miles	5	1	3	2	0	0
Wally Moses	5	2	2	1	0	0
Benny McCoy	5	2	2	3	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	2	2	0	1	1
Dick Siebert	5	1	1	0	0	2
Frankie Hayes	4	3	4	3	1	0
Al Rubeling	5	1	2	2	0	0
Bill Lillard	3	2	1	1	1	0
Johnny Babich	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hutchinson	2.1	4	1	2
Dizzy Trout	2.1	8	1	3
Tom Seats	3.1	5	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Babich	9.0	10	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: W
Barney McCosky: 43.1-3(E6)
Charlie Gehringer: 43.3-H(UR)
Hank Greenberg: 63

Bot 1

Dee Miles: 63
Wally Moses: 8
Benny McCoy: 3

Top 2

Bruce Campbell: K
Rudy York: D
Pinky Higgins: E4.2-3
Birdie Tebbetts: FC6.3XH(625);1-2
Fred Hutchinson: 63

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: K
Frankie Hayes: HR
Al Rubeling: 3

Top 3

Dick Bartell: S
Barney McCosky: S.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-2;2-3
Hank Greenberg: 8.3-H
Bruce Campbell: K
Rudy York: 9

Bot 3

Bill Lillard: W
Johnny Babich: 3/SH.1-2
Dee Miles: S.2-H
Wally Moses: D.1-H
Benny McCoy: HR.2-H
Bob Johnson: D
Dick Siebert: SB3
Dick Siebert: K
Frankie Hayes: WP.3-H
Frankie Hayes: S
Al Rubeling: T.1-H
Bill Lillard: 8

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: 13
Birdie Tebbetts: K
Dizzy Trout: 63

Bot 4

Johnny Babich: K
Dee Miles: D
Wally Moses: 8
Benny McCoy: 7

Top 5

Dick Bartell: 63
Barney McCosky: D
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 5
Bruce Campbell: K

Bot 5

Bob Johnson: 8
Dick Siebert: S
Frankie Hayes: W.1-2
Al Rubeling: S.1-2;2-H
Bill Lillard: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Johnny Babich: K
Dee Miles: SBH
Dee Miles: S.2-H
Wally Moses: CS2(26)

Top 6

Rudy York: 43
Pinky Higgins: 63
Birdie Tebbetts: 23

Bot 6

Wally Moses: 4
Benny McCoy: K
Bob Johnson: S
Dick Siebert: PO1(16)

Top 7

Tom Seats: 6
Dick Bartell: S
Earl Averill: S.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 31.1-2;2-3
Hank Greenberg: 53

Bot 7

Dick Siebert: 31
Frankie Hayes: S
Al Rubeling: E4.1-2
Bill Lillard: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Bruce Campbell: W
Rudy York: D.1-3
Pinky Higgins: S.2-3;3-H
Birdie Tebbetts: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H
Tom Seats: 5

Bot 8

Johnny Babich: 63
Dee Miles: 13
Wally Moses: S
Benny McCoy: D.1-H
Bob Johnson: W
Dick Siebert: E4.1-2;2-3
Frankie Hayes: S.1-2;2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Al Rubeling: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Dick Bartell: 13
Earl Averill: HR
Charlie Gehringer: 2
Hank Greenberg: 5