Final
CLE 5 — DET 6
9/20/1940 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET194009200
Complete available game record for CLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Croucher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sullivan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Boudreau | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Grimes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy York | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Beau Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pinky Higgins | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Keltner | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frankie Pytlak | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Dobson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Campbell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Benton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Mullin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobo Newsom | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Feller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Harder | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bobo Newsom | 5.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bob Feller | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Clay Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Dobson | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Feller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Boudreau | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Pytlak | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Bell | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Harder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Trosky | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Weatherly | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy York | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Croucher | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Fox | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Greenberg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky Higgins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Barney McCosky | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Newhouser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobo Newsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8/9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | S7.2-H;BX2(724) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | FLE2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | S7/8.1-3;BX2(864) | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7.3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9.3-H | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E1 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E4 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-3 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-H(NR)(E9);B-2 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;B-2(TH) | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S5.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | CSH(2).1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | S8.2-H;1X3(85) | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | FLE5 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D7 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H(UR) | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–6 |