New York Yankees 20 – 8 Detroit Tigers
18 May 1931 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | final score 20–8 | 1 in 25,075 games | |
| 41 | 4 walks | Lou Gehrig | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Ed Wells | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Combs | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmie Reese | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Babe Ruth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Samuel Byrd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Gehrig | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ben Chapman | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Lazzeri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Joe Sewell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lyn Lary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Dickey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Wells | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 45 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Wells | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Johnson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Marv Owen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Charlie Gehringer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Alexander | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Stone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty McManus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Frank Doljack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Wally Schang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gee Walker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Whit Wyatt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Akers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Whitehill | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Whit Wyatt | 4.1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Mark Koenig | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Art Herring | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |