Final
CWS 7 — DET 5
8/18/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194008180
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Rosenthal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rudy York | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Appling | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Silvestri | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gorsica | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ted Lyons | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kuhel | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Solters | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taffy Wright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 36(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 99/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 99/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 99/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | FC1/BG.3XH(12);2-3;B-1 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | S7.BX1(743) | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 99(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 99/SH.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | PB.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K23# | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7.1-H | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | OA.2X3(2E5);1-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | IW | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99/F | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99/F | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.B-2(E8) | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 1/BP | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E1/G.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99/F | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S6 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E4/G.1-3 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H(UR);1-2 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | S7.2XH(72);1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D/78.2-H(UR);1-H(UR) | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 7–5 |