Detroit Tigers 5 – 14 Philadelphia Athletics
4 May 1940 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | final score 14–5 | 1 in 964 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Frankie Hayes | 1 in 138 player-games |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Rudy York | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 14 | 17 | 2 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barney McCosky | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Earl Averill | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Campbell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dizzy Trout | 2.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Seats | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Miles | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Wally Moses | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Benny McCoy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Bob Johnson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Dick Siebert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Al Rubeling | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bill Lillard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Babich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 39 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Babich | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |