Detroit Tigers 4 – 7 Philadelphia Athletics
6 June 1940 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | final score 7–4 | 1 in 58 games | |
| 4 | 1 triple | Wally Moses | 1 in 39 player-games |
| 3 | 8 hits allowed | Bobo Newsom | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Averill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rudy York | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Bruce Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pinky Higgins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobo Newsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lynn Nelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Kress | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobo Newsom | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Benton | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny McCoy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Moses | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bob Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Siebert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Chapman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Al Brancato | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Lillard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Buck Ross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ross | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Chubby Dean | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |