Cleveland Guardians 6 – 17 Boston Red Sox
3 August 1939 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | final score 17–6 | 1 in 5,504 games | |
| 55 | 6-15-6 runs-hits-errors line | Cleveland Guardians | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Johnny Allen | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – | 17 | 19 | 0 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bruce Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ben Chapman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Odell Hale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Heath | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Keltner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Oscar Grimes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Allen | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Trosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Allen | 5.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Dobson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Broaca | 1.1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lefty Sullivan | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Finney | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cronin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Joe Vosmik | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Tabor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Johnny Peacock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Wade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 43 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jake Wade | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |