New York Yankees 18 – 5 Philadelphia Athletics
31 May 1927 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | final score 18–5 | 1 in 5,938 games | |
| 56 | 18-24-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 36,917 games |
| 37 | 5 hits | Earle Combs | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Combs | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Mark Koenig | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Babe Ruth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Lou Gehrig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Meusel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cedric Durst | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Lazzeri | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Ray Morehart | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Grabowski | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Urban Shocker | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Shocker | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Lamar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zack Wheat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ty Cobb | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Simmons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt French | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Dykes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Mickey Cochrane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Foxx | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Poole | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Boley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Ehmke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Rommel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Pate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dud Branom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ehmke | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Rommel | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Pate | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |