Philadelphia Athletics 3 – 16 Detroit Tigers
23 July 1939 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 16-13-2 runs-hits-errors line | Detroit Tigers | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 49 | final score 16–3 | 1 in 2,212 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Roy Cullenbine | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 13 | 2 |
Box score
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Moses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Eddie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Siebert | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dee Miles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eric Tipton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Nagel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 2B |
| Skeeter Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Ambler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dario Lodigiani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gantenbein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chubby Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ross | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Joyce | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Schelle | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nels Potter | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chubby Dean | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Benny McCoy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Earl Averill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beau Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Rudy York | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Pinky Higgins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Cullenbine | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Billy Rogell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Bridges | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bridges | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |