Final
DET 6 — NYY 4
5/5/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA194005050
Complete available game record for DET at NYY, 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Rolfe | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keller | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Dickey | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Gordon | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rudy York | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Murphy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobo Newsom | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spud Chandler | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archie McKain | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marius Russo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Rosar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Mills | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spud Chandler | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bobo Newsom | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Archie McKain | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Marius Russo | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Murphy | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy York | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie McKain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobo Newsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keller | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Spud Chandler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Dickey | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marius Russo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Henrich | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | FC5/G.2X3(5) | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 31 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2# | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(52);1-2 | 5–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8.3-H | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–4 |