New York Yankees 16 – 1 Washington Senators (1901-60)
16 August 1938 · WAS09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | final score 16–1 | 1 in 3,699 games | |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Lou Gehrig | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Joe DiMaggio | 1 in 98 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Red Rolfe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Myril Hoag | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lou Gehrig | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Selkirk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Glenn | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Lefty Gomez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Gomez | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Case | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Lewis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Al Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zeke Bonura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cecil Travis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taffy Wright | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ossie Bluege | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Rick Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Giuliani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Chase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Appleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Chase | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Chief Hogsett | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Appleton | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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