New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 31, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1940 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Crosetti ss 4 1 1 0
Rolfe 3b 4 0 0 1
Henrich rf 5 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 5 1 0 0
Keller lf 5 0 1 1
Dickey c 5 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 5 2 3 1
Dahlgren 1b 5 1 2 0
Chandler p 1 0 0 0
  Selkirk ph 1 1 1 2
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 4 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0
  McKain p 0 0 0 0
Campbell rf 6 2 3 1
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 0
Greenberg lf 5 1 2 1
York 1b 3 1 1 1
Higgins 3b 4 0 1 3
Fox cf 5 1 2 0
Tebbetts c 5 0 2 0
Bridges p 3 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 1 0
  Metha pr 0 1 0 0
  Croucher ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 14 6
New York 110 010 012 00–682
Detroit 110 000 031 01–7143
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chandler   8.0 9 5 5 3 2
  Murphy   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Gomez  L(3-2) 2.0 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
10.1
14
7
7
6
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges   9.0 8 6 4 3 11
  McKain  W(4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
8
6
4
3
12
  E–Keller 2 (7), Bartell (17), Tebbetts 2 (8).  DP–New York 2. Gordon-Crosetti-Dahlgren, Crosetti-Gordon-Dahlgren.  2B–New York Crosetti (17); Dahlgren (15).  3B–Detroit Higgins (1).  HR–New York Gordon (19,2nd inning off Bridges 0 on); Selkirk (11,9th inning off Bridges 1 on).  SH–Chandler (4).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Gordon (13).  CS–Gordon (4).  U–Bill McGowan, Eddie Rommel, Lou Kolls.  T–2:50.  A–13,169.
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