Final
DET 6 — CWS 5
4/22/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA194004220
Complete available game record for DET at CWS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rudy York | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Webb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric McNair | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scat Metha | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Conger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vallie Eaves | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Fox | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Gorsica | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lynn Nelson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallie Eaves | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Lynn Nelson | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bud Thomas | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Brown | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dick Conger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vallie Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Skeeter Webb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Sullivan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Thomas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Conger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K23 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | D8.3-H;BX3(85) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E5.1-3(E5/TH);B-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S5.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3 | 2–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB3 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/BP | 2–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | CS3(25).1-2 | 2–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | S/BR.1X2(4) | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/FL | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 23/SH.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 6–5 |