Boston Red Sox 16 – 4 Philadelphia Athletics
9 August 1938 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | final score 16–4 | 1 in 1,819 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Jim Tabor | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Bobby Doerr | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Vosmik | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Joe Cronin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ben Chapman | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Tabor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bobby Doerr | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Peacock | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Harris | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Harris | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Finney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Moses | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Werber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Sperry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mule Haas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ace Parker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lynn Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nels Potter | 6.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Eddie Smith | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Nelson | 2.0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |