Detroit Tigers 5 – 2 New York Yankees
12 August 1923 · NYC16
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Babe Ruth | 1 in 93 player-games |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Syl Johnson | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Blue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ty Cobb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Manush | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Veach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fred Haney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Topper Rigney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Bassler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Syl Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Johnson | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Dugan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Babe Ruth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Elmer Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Pipp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aaron Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Everett Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Meusel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Schang | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Joe Bush | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |