Final
CWS 4 — DET 3
5/12/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194005120
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Appling | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rudy York | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Kress | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Nelson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lyons | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Lynn Nelson | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric McNair | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Campbell | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lynn Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7.1-H;B-3(E7) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | S9.1XH(932) | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | FC.1-2;B-1 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | D.2-H;1XH(82) | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | T | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 99/G.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB3;SB2 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 99(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/78.1-H | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/FL | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S1/G | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F | 4–3 |