Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7 (2) (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7 (2)

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Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 24, 1940 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 - 7 12 3 BOS A 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 8 12 0

BATTING

Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fox rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 McCosky cf 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 Higgins 3b 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 5 Greenberg lf 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 York 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 10 0 Meyer 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Tebbetts c 4 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 Bartell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 Campbell ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Croucher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorsica p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Averill ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 12 7 4 7 26 17

FIELDING - E: York (15), Meyer (3), Bartell (26).

BATTING - 2B: McCosky (33,off Fleming). HR: York (24,4th inning off Fleming 0 on 0 out); Higgins (13,8th inning off Fleming 3 on 2 out). Team LOB: 9.

Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A DiMaggio cf 4 1 3 0 1 0 5 0 Cramer rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Foxx c 4 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 Williams lf 3 3 1 0 2 0 5 0 Cronin ss 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 Doerr 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 Finney 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Gelbert 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Peacock ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fleming p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Spence ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carey ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 12 6 7 6 27 6

BATTING - 2B: Cronin (24,off Gorsica); Doerr (25,off Gorsica); DiMaggio (22,off Gorsica). Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - SB: DiMaggio (3,2nd base off Gorsica/Tebbetts); Williams (3,2nd base off Gorsica/Tebbetts); Finney (3,2nd base off Trout/Tebbetts).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gorsica 7 7 5 5 4 3 0 32 Trout L(2-6) 1.2 5 3 3 3 3 0 12 Benton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8.2 12 8 8 7 6 0 44

WP: Benton (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Benton 3-1. .

Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fleming 8 12 7 7 4 6 2 40 Dickman W(8-6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 12 7 7 4 7 2 43

Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - Cal Hubbard, 3B - George Pipgras

Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 29200

Starting Lineups:

Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox

1. Fox rf DiMaggio cf
2. McCosky cf Cramer rf
3. Higgins 3b Foxx c
4. Greenberg lf Williams lf
5. York 1b Cronin ss
6. Meyer 2b Doerr 2b
7. Tebbetts c Finney 1b
8. Bartell ss Gelbert 3b
9. Gorsica p Fleming p

TIGERS 1ST: Fox singled; McCosky flied out to center; Higgins flied out to right; Greenberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt DiMaggio singled to third; Cramer singled to center [DiMaggio to third]; Foxx forced Cramer (second to shortstop) [DiMaggio scored, Foxx to second (error by Bartell)]; Williams walked; Cronin walked [Foxx to third, Williams to second]; Doerr lined to left [Foxx scored]; Finney forced Cronin (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: York flied out to center; Meyer flied out to center; Tebbetts singled; Bartell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Gelbert grounded out (third to first); Meyer dropped a foul fly hit by Fleming for an error; Fleming struck out; DiMaggio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Gorsica struck out; Fox walked; McCosky doubled [Fox to third]; Higgins struck out; Greenberg lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cramer flied out to center; Foxx grounded out (second to first); Williams walked; Cronin doubled [Williams scored]; Doerr doubled [Cronin scored]; Finney grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 4TH: York homered; Meyer flied out to left; Tebbetts singled; Bartell forced Tebbetts (shortstop to second); Gorsica forced Bartell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Gelbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Fleming struck out; DiMaggio singled; DiMaggio stole second; Cramer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Fox singled; McCosky forced Fox (shortstop to second); Higgins singled [McCosky to third]; Greenberg flied to left [McCosky scored]; York struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Foxx singled to pitcher; Williams forced Foxx (shortstop unassisted); Williams stole second; Cronin popped to first; Doerr reached on an error by York (assist by Higgins) [Williams scored (no RBI)]; Doerr was picked off first (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Tebbetts walked; Bartell flied out to left; Gorsica forced Tebbetts (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Finney grounded out (second to first); Gelbert struck out; Fleming grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Fox popped to third in foul territory; McCosky singled; Higgins singled [McCosky to second]; Greenberg struck out; York singled [McCosky scored, Higgins to second]; Meyer forced York (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: DiMaggio doubled; Cramer reached on a fielder's choice [DiMaggio out at third (third to second to pitcher to shortstop), Cramer to second]; Foxx walked; Williams popped to second; Cronin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Tebbetts flied to left; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR BARTELL; Campbell walked; AVERILL BATTED FOR GORSICA; Averill singled to center [Campbell to second]; Fox lined to left; McCosky walked [Campbell to third, Averill to second]; Higgins homered [Campbell scored, Averill scored, McCosky scored]; Greenberg flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: CROUCHER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PLAYING SS); TROUT REPLACED AVERILL (PITCHING); Doerr popped to second; Finney walked; Gelbert struck out while Finney stole second; SPENCE BATTED FOR FLEMING; Spence singled to left [Finney scored]; DiMaggio walked [Spence to second]; Cramer singled to third [Spence to third, DiMaggio out at third (third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: DICKMAN REPLACED SPENCE (PITCHING); York flied out to center; Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Tebbetts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Foxx was called out on strikes; Williams singled to right; Cronin struck out; Doerr singled to center [Williams to third]; Finney singled to left [Williams scored, Doerr to second]; PEACOCK BATTED FOR GELBERT; Peacock walked [Doerr to third, Finney to second]; CAREY BATTED FOR DICKMAN; BENTON REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Benton threw a wild pitch [Doerr scored, Finney to third, Peacock to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 8.

Final Totals R H E LOB Tigers 7 12 3 9 Red Sox 8 12 0 10

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