Detroit Tigers 16 – 1 St. Louis Browns
21 April 1923 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1-14-5 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Browns | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 53 | final score 16–1 | 1 in 3,699 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Harry Heilmann | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Blue | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Jones | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Fred Haney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ty Cobb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Veach | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Fothergill | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Del Pratt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Topper Rigney | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Johnny Bassler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clyde Manion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hooks Dauss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Roy Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 39 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Dauss | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Moore | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Robertson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Gerber | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Tobin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ken Williams | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Marty McManus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Hank Severeid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Schulte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herschel Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cedric Durst | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pat Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Root | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elam Vangilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasty Wright | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bayne | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Charlie Root | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Danforth | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hub Pruett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |