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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1940-07-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3000 · 2:19

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 9–8. Detroit Tigers put up 8 in the 4th. Hal Newhouser earned the win and Dizzy Trout picked up the save. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	10
PHA	0	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	8	12

W: Hal Newhouser L: Ed Heusser SV: Dizzy Trout

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: George Moriarty · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Croucher	5	1	0	0	0	2
Barney McCosky	5	1	2	2	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	0	1	0
Hank Greenberg	5	1	2	3	0	0
Rudy York	4	1	1	1	1	0
Pete Fox	5	1	3	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	3	1	0	0	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts	4	1	0	0	0	1
Hal Newhouser	3	1	0	1	0	0
Dizzy Trout	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Brancato	5	1	1	1	0	1
Al Simmons	5	0	1	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	3
Bob Johnson	5	2	2	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	2	3	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	1	1	1	1	0
Al Rubeling	5	1	1	2	0	2
Bill Lillard	1	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Heusser	1	0	0	0	0	1
Earle Brucker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Herman Besse	1	0	0	1	2	0
Joe Gantenbein	2	0	2	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Newhouser	5.0	9	3	6
Dizzy Trout	4.0	3	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	3.1	8	4	2
Herman Besse	5.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Croucher: K
Barney McCosky: 8
Charlie Gehringer: S
Hank Greenberg: 9

Bot 1

Al Brancato: 8
Al Simmons: 7
Sam Chapman: K

Top 2

Rudy York: 2/FL
Pete Fox: D
Billy Sullivan: CS3(25)
Billy Sullivan: W
Birdie Tebbetts: K

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 63
Dick Siebert: 43
Frankie Hayes: 53

Top 3

Hal Newhouser: 3
Frank Croucher: 3
Barney McCosky: S
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 5

Bot 3

Al Rubeling: 9
Bill Lillard: S5/G
Ed Heusser: K
Al Brancato: D8.1-H
Al Simmons: S.2-H
Sam Chapman: K

Top 4

Rudy York: 53
Pete Fox: S7
Billy Sullivan: W.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: E6/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Hal Newhouser: FC3.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-2(E3/TH)
Frank Croucher: FC4.2-H(NR)(UR);1X2(4E6);B-1
Barney McCosky: S8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Charlie Gehringer: S9.1-3
Hank Greenberg: HR/L7.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Rudy York: W
Pete Fox: S.1-2
Billy Sullivan: 3/P
Birdie Tebbetts: 5/P

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: S
Dick Siebert: S.1-2
Frankie Hayes: D.2-H;1-3
Al Rubeling: K
Earle Brucker: K
Herman Besse: W
Al Brancato: K

Top 5

Hal Newhouser: 53
Frank Croucher: K
Barney McCosky: 9

Bot 5

Al Simmons: 7
Sam Chapman: 63
Bob Johnson: 43

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: 63
Rudy York: HR/F7D
Pete Fox: 9

Bot 6

Dick Siebert: S
Frankie Hayes: W.1-2
Al Rubeling: D8.2-H;1-H
Joe Gantenbein: S.2-H
Herman Besse: W.1-2
Al Brancato: 9
Al Simmons: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Sam Chapman: 3

Top 7

Billy Sullivan: 8
Birdie Tebbetts: 8
Dizzy Trout: 9

Bot 7

Bob Johnson: S
Dick Siebert: S.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 4/P
Al Rubeling: E4/G.2-3;1-2
Joe Gantenbein: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Herman Besse: 4(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Al Brancato: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Frank Croucher: 2
Barney McCosky: 9
Charlie Gehringer: 7

Bot 8

Al Simmons: 8
Sam Chapman: K
Bob Johnson: 31

Top 9

Hank Greenberg: S
Rudy York: SB2
Rudy York: 7
Pete Fox: 9
Billy Sullivan: 8

Bot 9

Dick Siebert: 43
Frankie Hayes: 5
Al Rubeling: K

Notes & reviews

Siebert's throw hit runner in the back.

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