Detroit Tigers vs Cincinnati Reds - October 3,1940

Visiting Team

Detroit Tigers

Home Team

Cincinnati Reds

Game Date

October 3,1940

Year

1940

Game Type

Playoffs: Major League Baseball World Series (Game 2)

Innings Played

Ballpark

Crosley Field

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

30,640

Time of Game

1:54

Umpires

[HP]: Red Ormsby [1B]: Lee Ballanfant [2B]: Steve Basil [3B]: Bill Klem

2nd inning: **Debut game for Birdie Tebbetts**
3rd inning: S3/BG **toward first**
4th inning: 6/P8S **in short center**
4th inning: D7/7L **down the left field foul line**
4th inning: D7/7LD.2-H **into the left field corner**
4th inning: **Debut game for Johnny Gorsica**
5th inning: D7/7LD **into the left field corner**
8th inning: S **off of Higgins's glove**

Detroit Tigers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Dick Bartell	ss	32.316	R	3	1	0	0	1	0	.286	2	18
2	Barney McCosky	cf	23.175	L	2	1	0	0	2	0	.286	2	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	2b	37.145	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	.125	2	20
4	Hank Greenberg	lf	29.276	R	3	0	1	1	1	0	.250	2	23
5	Rudy York	1b	27.047	R	4	0	0	0	0	2	.250	2	21
6	Bruce Campbell	rf	30.349	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	.286	2	7
7	Pinky Higgins	3b	31.129	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.286	2	14
8	Birdie Tebbetts	c	27.328	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	4
9	Schoolboy Rowe	p	30.266	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	1	7
	Johnny Gorsica	p	25.188	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	1	2
Totals

Errors: Birdie Tebbetts

2B: Hank Greenberg (1), Pinky Higgins (1)

RBI: Charlie Gehringer (1), Hank Greenberg (1)

GDP: Hank Greenberg (1)

Cincinnati Reds - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Billy Werber	3b	32.105	R	3	0	1	1	1	0	.286	2	11
2	Mike McCormick	cf	23.150	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.125	2	14
3	Ival Goodman	rf	32.072	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	.375	2	11
4	Frank McCormick	1b	29.116	R	4	1	1	0	0	0	.143	2	14
5	Jimmy Ripple	lf	30.355	L	4	1	1	2	0	0	.250	2	17
6	Jimmie Wilson	c	40.072	R	4	1	2	0	0	0	.333	2	20
7	Eddie Joost	2b	24.120	R	4	0	1	1	0	0	.375	2	7
8	Billy Myers	ss	30.050	R	3	0	1	1	0	1	.143	2	11
9	Bucky Walters	p	31.167	R	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	1	4
Totals

2B: Billy Werber (2), Bucky Walters (1)

HR: Jimmy Ripple (1)

RBI: Billy Werber (1), Jimmy Ripple 2 (3), Eddie Joost (1), Billy Myers (1)

Detroit Tigers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Schoolboy Rowe	R	L 0-2	3.1	8	5	5	1	1	1	15.75	3.25	2	8
2	Johnny Gorsica	R		4.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.82	0.91	2	2
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Schoolboy Rowe (0-0-0), Johnny Gorsica (0-0-0)

Cincinnati Reds - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Bucky Walters	R	W 1-0	9.0	3	3	3	4	4	0	3.00	0.78	1	3
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bucky Walters (0-0-0)

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Cincinnati Reds	CIN		0	2	2		1	0	0		0	0	x		5	9	0		Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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