CIN @ DET

October 04, 1940

Final Score: CIN 4 - DET 7

Game Information

Ballpark
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
52,877
Game Duration
128 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tommy Bridges
Losing Pitcher
Jim Turner

Umpires

Home Plate
Lee Ballanfant
First Base
Steve Basil
Second Base
Bill Klem
Third Base
Red Ormsby

Line Score

CIN @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 10 1
DET 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 x 7 13 1

CIN Batting

CIN @ DET — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Baker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Beggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lonny Frey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ival Goodman 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Eddie Joost 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ernie Lombardi 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Frank McCormick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike McCormick 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Whitey Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Myers 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Lew Riggs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Ripple 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Werber 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Team Totals 37 4 10 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 .270

DET Batting

CIN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dick Bartell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Tommy Bridges 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce Campbell 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Charlie Gehringer 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hank Greenberg 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Pinky Higgins 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500
Barney McCosky 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Birdie Tebbetts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rudy York 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Team Totals 35 7 13 6 0 5 3 1 2 0 .371

CIN Pitching

CIN @ DET — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joe Beggs - 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 0 9.00
Whitey Moore - 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jim Turner (L) L 6.0 8 5 5 0 4 2 7.50
Team Totals 8.0 13 7 6 0 5 2 6.75

DET Pitching

CIN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tommy Bridges (W) W 9.0 10 4 3 1 5 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 4 3 1 5 0 3.00

Cincinnati Reds at Detroit Tigers, October 4, 1940

On October 4, 1940, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 at Tiger Stadium in a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 52,877, a running time of 128 minutes, and a day start. The Cincinnati Reds scored in the first, eighth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run ninth. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the fourth, seventh, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the seventh. The Cincinnati Reds had 10 hits and the Detroit Tigers 13, with 1 and 1 errors. Tommy Bridges was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Jim Turner after 6.0 innings and 5 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Tommy Bridges, who had 5. The Cincinnati Reds used Joe Beggs, Whitey Moore, and Jim Turner on the mound. Billy Werber led the Cincinnati Reds at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Bruce Campbell, 3 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Pinky Higgins drove in 3 for the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers got more home runs from Pinky Higgins and Rudy York. The home-plate umpire was Lee Ballanfant.

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