Final
NYY 8 — DET 2
5/22/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194005220
Complete available game record for NYY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Keller | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe DiMaggio | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Dickey | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gordon | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Nelson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Breuer | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie McKain | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Breuer | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Archie McKain | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy York | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie McKain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Breuer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Dickey | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keller | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Rolfe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 9(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | T8.2-H | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/8.2-H | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7 | 7–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–0 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 7–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3 | 7–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 7–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 53(B)6(1)/GDP | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E6.1-2 | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/G/FO | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2# | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 24/SH.2-3;1-2 | 8–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 31 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F.2-3 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E6.3-H(RBI);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3# | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 3(B)/DP.3XH(32) | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9 | 8–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 8–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 8–2 |