Final
CWS 1 — DET 0
5/11/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194005110
Complete available game record for CWS at DET, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scat Metha | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy York | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bridges | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Knott | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Jack Knott | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Knott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Averill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/BF | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;B-2(E9) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO/BG | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO/BG | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | PO1(2636) | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/F | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E5/TH.B-2 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |