Washington Senators (1901-60) 8 – 18 New York Yankees
5 May 1931 · NYC16
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 18-19-3 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 62 | final score 18–8 | 1 in 11,877 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Ben Chapman | 1 in 492 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| New York Yankees | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 18 | 19 | 3 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Myer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Rice | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Harris | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B |
| Sam West | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Kuhel | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Hayes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Bolton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bump Hadley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pinky Hargrave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Hadley | 1.2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| General Crowder | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Burke | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tauscher | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Combs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmie Reese | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Babe Ruth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Samuel Byrd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Gehrig | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Ben Chapman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Tony Lazzeri | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Lyn Lary | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Dickey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Pennock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Ruffing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Pennock | 2.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Red Ruffing | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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