Final
DET 5 — BOS 8
7/17/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194007172
Complete available game record for DET at BOS, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scat Metha | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Glenn | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Kress | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marv Owen | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seats | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bagby | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bagby | 7.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Clay Smith | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Seats | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Glenn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marv Owen | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bagby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Kress | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Kress | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scat Metha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S6.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | FC3.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7D.3-H;2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | S.BX2(74) | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13/BG/SH.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D/78.2-H | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S/8.3-H | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–6 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 0–6 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–6 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3 | 0–6 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–6 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–6 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–6 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 0–6 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–6 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–6 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–6 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 0–6 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S.1-2# | 0–6 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–6 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D/7L.2-H;1-H | 0–6 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–6 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9/BP/3D.1-3 | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8.3-H | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H | 2–7 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–8 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–8 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–8 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–8 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–8 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F89S | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 2–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 2–8 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 2–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 14(1)/FO | 2–8 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6 | 2–8 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/L7L | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH) | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D.2-H;1-3 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 2 | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 5–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/L89 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3 | 5–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 2 | 5–8 |