Final
BOS 7 — DET 3
8/4/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194008040
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Earl Averill | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seats | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuck Stainback | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dizzy Trout | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Grove | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Seats | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Cramer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefty Grove | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6/F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/78 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7/G.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S6/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/F.3-H | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E5/G | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 99 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.B-2(E7) | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6/G.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | T8/L.3-H;2-H;1-H | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | FC.3XH(99);1-2 | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | CS2(99) | 6–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G | 6–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 99 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G.2-H | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S1/G.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99/P | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99/P | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 99 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 99 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E6 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E4.1-3 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.3-H(UR);1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/F | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/F | 7–3 |