New York Yankees 13 – 17 Detroit Tigers
14 August 1929 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 17-15-6 runs-hits-errors line | Detroit Tigers | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 66 | final score 17–13 | 1 in 18,806 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Charlie Gehringer | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – | 17 | 15 | 6 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Durst | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gene Robertson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Earle Combs | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Ruth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Gehrig | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Lazzeri | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Dickey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mark Koenig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Pipgras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom Zachary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilcy Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 45 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pipgras | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Waite Hoyt | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Zachary | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Wilcy Moore | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Harry Rice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Harry Heilmann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ownie Carroll | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Alexander | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Marty McManus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Merv Shea | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heinie Schuble | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Yats Wuestling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Augie Prudhomme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Fothergill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinny Graham | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Augie Prudhomme | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ownie Carroll | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |