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The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 8 to 0, in Game 5 of the 1940 World Series on October 6, 1940.

Final

CIN

Reds

2-3

0

DET

8

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

0

3

4

0

4

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

0

8

H

3

13

E

0

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 3rd

CIN

DET

Tigers

Home run by Hank Greenberg; Barney McCosky and Charlie Gehringer scored.

0

3

Bottom 4th

CIN

DET

Tigers

Double by Dick Bartell; Billy Sullivan scored.

0

4

Tigers

Fly out by Hank Greenberg; Dick Bartell scored.

0

5

Tigers

Single by Bruce Campbell; Barney McCosky and Charlie Gehringer scored.

0

7

Bottom 8th

CIN

DET

Tigers

Wild pitchSome( by Johnny Hutchings); Hank Greenberg scored.

0

8

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