Philadelphia Athletics 13 – 6 Detroit Tigers
18 September 1940 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | final score 13–6 | 1 in 741 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Ed Heusser | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Bob Johnson | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Miles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sam Chapman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Johnson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Frankie Hayes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Siebert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Al Rubeling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chubby Dean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Chapman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny McCoy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Al Brancato | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wally Moses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Heusser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Wagner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Heusser | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Buck Ross | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Rudy York | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Gorsica | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gorsica | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tom Seats | 0.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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