New York Yankees 22 – 2 Detroit Tigers
2 May 1939 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | final score 22–2 | 1 in 37,612 games | |
| 63 | 22-17-0 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Charlie Keller | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Red Rolfe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Tommy Henrich | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Dickey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Keller | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | HR, 3B |
| George Selkirk | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Babe Dahlgren | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Red Ruffing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dixie Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Rogell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank Croucher | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy Cullenbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Les Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Red Lynn | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 0.2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| George Gill | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |