Detroit Tigers 9 – 8 Philadelphia Athletics
15 July 1940 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | final score 9–8 | 1 in 159 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Sam Chapman | 1 in 65 player-games |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Ed Heusser | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Croucher | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Pete Fox | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Newhouser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dizzy Trout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Newhouser | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Dizzy Trout | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Brancato | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Al Simmons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Chapman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bob Johnson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Siebert | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Al Rubeling | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Bill Lillard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earle Brucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Gantenbein | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Heusser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Herman Besse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Heusser | 3.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Herman Besse | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |