DET @ CIN
Final Score: DET 7 - CIN 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Crosley Field
- Attendance
- 31,793
- Game Duration
- 129 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Bobo Newsom
- Losing Pitcher
- Paul Derringer
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Bill Klem
- First Base
- Red Ormsby
- Second Base
- Lee Ballanfant
- Third Base
- Steve Basil
Line Score
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Bruce Campbell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank Greenberg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Bobo Newsom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rudy York | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
CIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Harry Craft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Derringer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ival Goodman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Eddie Joost | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Frank McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike McCormick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Whitey Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Myers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Elmer Riddle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lew Riggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jimmy Ripple | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Billy Werber | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jimmie Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
DET Pitching
CIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer (L) | L | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Whitey Moore | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Elmer Riddle | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6.00 | |
Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds, October 2, 1940
Playing on the road, the Detroit Tigers won 7-2 over the Cincinnati Reds on October 2, 1940 in the World Series. The game information lists a crowd of 31,793, a game time of 129 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the second and fifth; the second brought 5 runs. The Cincinnati Reds scored single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. The Detroit Tigers had 10 hits and the Cincinnati Reds 8, with 1 and 3 errors. The win went to Bobo Newsom, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Paul Derringer after 1.1 innings and 5 runs. Whitey Moore led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Cincinnati Reds used Paul Derringer, Whitey Moore, and Elmer Riddle on the mound. For the Detroit Tigers, Bruce Campbell went 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Dick Bartell drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. For the Cincinnati Reds, Ival Goodman went 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Bill Klem.
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