Washington Senators (1901-60) 1 – 18 Cleveland Guardians
17 May 1940 · CLE06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | final score 18–1 | 1 in 8,679 games | |
| 23 | 9 total bases | Jeff Heath | 1 in 419 player-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | Ben Chapman | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 18 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Case | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buddy Lewis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Welaj | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gee Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Zeke Bonura | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cecil Travis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Krakauskas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gelbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Hudson | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Rene Monteagudo | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Gelbert | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Beau Bell | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Soup Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Chapman | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hal Trosky | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jeff Heath | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Ken Keltner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rollie Hemsley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Pytlak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Mack | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Al Milnar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 40 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Milnar | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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