Final
DET 7 — BOS 8
8/24/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS194008242
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Williams | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rudy York | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cronin | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Doerr | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gelbert | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Peacock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Averill | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Spence | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fleming | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dizzy Trout | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fleming | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gelbert | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Cramer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dom DiMaggio | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Doerr | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Finney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H;B-2(E6/TH1) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | FLE4 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D.1-H | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D.2-H | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/F8XD | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S.1-3 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/F.3-H | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6(1)/FO | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | 5E3.2-H(NR) | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | PO1(16) | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | FC6.2X3(5416);B-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/F9D.3-H;2-H;1-H | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K+SB2 | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | S5/G.2-3;1X3(54) | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 7–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 7–7 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–7 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 7–7 |