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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		9
4
SLB
@NYY		2
1
CLE
@PHA		10
5
DET
@WSH		4
9
BSN
@CHC		7
8		 
(10)
BRO
@CIN		3
0
PHI
@PIT		6
2
Tuesday, April 30, 1940,
, Griffith Stadium
Attendance: 3,000, Time of Game: 2:20
Tigers
4
6-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Senators
9
6-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Joe Haynes (1-0)
L: Tommy Bridges (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  1    4  9  2
Senators        0  0  0   0  4  1   1  3  X    9 13  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Barney McCosky CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .405 1.204 3 0 HR
Bruce Campbell RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .351 .901 0 0 3B
Charlie Gehringer 2B 4 0 3 2 1 0 .268 .753 2 2
Hank Greenberg LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .820 4 0
Rudy York 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .733 8 0 GDP
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .661 1 4
Dick Bartell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .534 4 2
Birdie Tebbetts C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .438 2 1
   Billy Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143
Tommy Bridges P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0 0
   Lynn Nelson 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000
   Dizzy Trout P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Earl Averill 1 1 1 0 0 0 .800 1.800
Team Totals 35 4 9 3 5 4 .257 .750 24 9
3B: B Campbell (1).
HR: B McCosky (3).
TB: B McCosky 5; C Gehringer 3; B Campbell 3; L Nelson; B Tebbetts; E Averill.
GIDP: R York (1).
RBI: C Gehringer 2 (6); B McCosky (6).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: T Bridges (1); P Higgins (4).

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
George Case CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .205 .586 1 0 SB
Buddy Lewis RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .262 .690 3 1 CS
Gee Walker LF 5 3 3 4 0 0 .304 .725 2 0 2B,SB
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .083 .298 9 0
Cecil Travis 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .375 .994 0 1 2·2B
Jimmy Bloodworth 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .630 5 5
Jimmy Pofahl SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .270 .736 0 5
Rick Ferrell C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 7 0
Joe Haynes P 4 1 2 0 0 1 .400 .800 0 1
Team Totals 38 9 13 8 4 2 .342 .826 27 13
2B: C Travis 2 (5); G Walker (2).
TB: C Travis 5; G Walker 4; J Haynes 2; G Case 2; B Lewis; J Bloodworth; J Pofahl.
RBI: G Walker 4 (9); C Travis 2 (5); J Bloodworth (5); Z Bonura (1).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Pofahl-J Bloodworth-Z Bonura.
E: J Bloodworth (3).
Baserunning
SB: G Case (3, -1st base off  POCS); G Walker (2, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: B Lewis (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Tommy Bridges, L (2-1) 6 7 5 4 2 1 0 2.63 29 39
Dizzy Trout 2 6 4 4 2 1 0 18.00 13
Team Totals 8 13 9 8 4 2 0 9.00 42 39

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Joe Haynes, W (1-0) 9 9 4 4 5 4 1 6.75 40 52
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 4 1 4.00 40 52
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - (none), 3B - Lou Kolls.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 3,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Washington Senators
1 Barney McCosky CF 1 George Case CF
2 Bruce Campbell RF 2 Buddy Lewis RF
3 Charlie Gehringer 2B 3 Gee Walker LF
4 Hank Greenberg LF 4 Zeke Bonura 1B
5 Rudy York 1B 5 Cecil Travis 3B
6 Pinky Higgins 3B 6 Jimmy Bloodworth 2B
7 Dick Bartell SS 7 Jimmy Pofahl SS
8 Birdie Tebbetts C 8 Rick Ferrell C
9 Tommy Bridges P 9 Joe Haynes P

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