Detroit Tigers 4 – 1 Cleveland Guardians
2 October 1938 · CLE07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game · 18 | Bob Feller | 1 in 6,627 games |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero · 5 | Chet Laabs | 1 in 934 games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny McCoy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pete Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Cullenbine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2B |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Chet Laabs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Tony Piet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mark Christman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Harry Eisenstat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Eisenstat | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Irwin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Weatherly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bruce Campbell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Heath | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Trosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frankie Pytlak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Keltner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Grimes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Feller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |