New York Yankees 21 – 0 Philadelphia Athletics
13 August 1939 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | final score 21–0 | 1 in 45,135 games | |
| 60 | 21-23-0 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Babe Dahlgren | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Red Rolfe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Keller | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe DiMaggio | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Bill Dickey | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Selkirk | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Tommy Henrich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gordon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Babe Dahlgren | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Red Ruffing | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 47 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Ruffing | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Moses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dee Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Skeeter Newsome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Tipton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Earle Brucker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dick Siebert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Sam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Ambler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gantenbein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cotton Pippen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nels Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Pippen | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Nels Potter | 6.0 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
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