DET @ CIN
Final Score: DET 3 - CIN 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Crosley Field
- Attendance
- 30,640
- Game Duration
- 114 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Bucky Walters
- Losing Pitcher
- Schoolboy Rowe
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Red Ormsby
- First Base
- Lee Ballanfant
- Second Base
- Steve Basil
- Third Base
- Bill Klem
Line Score
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bruce Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Johnny Gorsica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Pinky Higgins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Barney McCosky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rudy York | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
CIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ival Goodman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Eddie Joost | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Frank McCormick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mike McCormick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Myers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jimmy Ripple | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Bucky Walters | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Billy Werber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jimmie Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gorsica | - | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Schoolboy Rowe (L) | L | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.62 | |
CIN Pitching
Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds, October 3, 1940
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 at Crosley Field on October 3, 1940 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 30,640, a running time of 114 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Detroit Tigers scored in the first and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run first. The line score has the Cincinnati Reds crossing the plate in the second, third, and fourth; the second brought 2 runs. Hits were 3 for the Detroit Tigers and 9 for the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Bucky Walters, allowing 3 earned runs on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Schoolboy Rowe took the loss after 3.1 innings and 5 runs. Jimmie Wilson led the Cincinnati Reds at the plate: 2 for 4. Jimmy Ripple drove in 2 for the Cincinnati Reds. Jimmy Ripple also homered for the Cincinnati Reds. The home-plate umpire was Red Ormsby.
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