Detroit Tigers 6 – 18 Philadelphia Athletics
16 August 1928 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | final score 18–6 | 1 in 8,679 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Al Simmons | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Jimmie Foxx | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 17 | 1 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sweeney | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Marty McManus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Harry Rice | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ken Holloway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pinky Hargrave | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Merv Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Wingo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jackie Tavener | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vic Sorrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Billings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Fothergill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Sorrell | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Billings | 3.2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Ken Holloway | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bishop | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jimmy Dykes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mule Haas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Mickey Cochrane | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Hauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Simmons | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jimmie Foxx | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2 2B |
| Bing Miller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ossie Orwoll | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Boley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| George Earnshaw | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt French | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Earnshaw | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |