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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1941-09-26 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 3121 · 1:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Al Benton earned the win and Johnny Gorsica picked up the save. Rudy York went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	5
DET	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0		4	7

W: Al Benton L: Eddie Smith SV: Johnny Gorsica

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ben Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Kuhel	2	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Appling	4	1	0	0	0	0
Taffy Wright	2	1	0	0	1	0
Mike Kreevich	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Kennedy	1	0	0	0	2	0
Tom Turner	3	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Smith	2	0	0	0	0	1
Myril Hoag	1	1	1	0	0	0
Stan Goletz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Moose Solters	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dutch Meyer	4	0	0	0	1	0
Rip Radcliff	3	1	1	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rudy York	2	2	2	2	2	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bruce Campbell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Croucher	3	0	0	1	1	1
Al Benton	4	0	1	0	0	3

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Smith	7.0	6	6	4
Joe Haynes	1.0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	8.0	5	4	3
Johnny Gorsica	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Knickerbocker: K
Ben Chapman: 99
Joe Kuhel: 99

Bot 1

Dutch Meyer: W
Rip Radcliff: HP.1-2
Barney McCosky: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: W
Pinky Higgins: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Luke Appling: 99
Taffy Wright: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99

Bot 2

Bruce Campbell: W
Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Frank Croucher: K
Al Benton: K

Top 3

Bob Kennedy: W
Tom Turner: S.1-2#
Eddie Smith: 99
Bill Knickerbocker: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dutch Meyer: 99
Rip Radcliff: D7
Barney McCosky: 99/F
Rudy York: D.2-H
Pinky Higgins: S.2-H
Bruce Campbell: D.1-3
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Frank Croucher: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Benton: K

Top 4

Ben Chapman: 7
Joe Kuhel: HP
Luke Appling: 64(1)/FO
Taffy Wright: W.1-2
Mike Kreevich: S8.2-H;1-2#
Bob Kennedy: 4

Bot 4

Dutch Meyer: 63
Rip Radcliff: 31
Barney McCosky: 43

Top 5

Tom Turner: 13
Eddie Smith: K
Bill Knickerbocker: 63

Bot 5

Rudy York: HR/78
Pinky Higgins: 3/FL
Bruce Campbell: 43
Birdie Tebbetts: 8

Top 6

Ben Chapman: 8
Joe Kuhel: 43
Luke Appling: 9

Bot 6

Frank Croucher: 99
Al Benton: K
Dutch Meyer: 99

Top 7

Taffy Wright: 99
Mike Kreevich: 99
Bob Kennedy: W
Tom Turner: K

Bot 7

Rip Radcliff: 99
Barney McCosky: S
Rudy York: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 99
Bruce Campbell: 99

Top 8

Myril Hoag: S7
Bill Knickerbocker: S1/BG.1-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Ben Chapman: 99/G
Joe Kuhel: W
Luke Appling: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 8

Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Frank Croucher: 99
Al Benton: S
Dutch Meyer: 99

Top 9

Taffy Wright: HP
Mike Kreevich: D7.1-H
Bob Kennedy: 13/SH.2-3
Stan Goletz: K
Moose Solters: K

Notes & reviews

Jimmy Dykes was ejected by Umpire Harry Geisel for arguing the play at first base

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