Final
DET 4 — NYY 2
5/7/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA194005070
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Fox | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keller | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dickey | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Gordon | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Selkirk | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Buster Mills | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Sundra | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oral Hildebrand | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Grissom | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Rosar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Ruffing | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Steve Sundra | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lee Grissom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy York | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Averill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Grissom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keller | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Dickey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Mills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Sundra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2# | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8.3-H | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | T8 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | E1.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53.3-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9.3-H | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E9.B-3 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7.3-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–2 |