New York Yankees 3 – 8 Boston Red Sox
6 August 1940 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Dom DiMaggio | 1 in 192 player-games |
| 11 | 5 scoreless innings | Joe Heving | 1 in 29 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | 14 | 1 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Knickerbocker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Henrich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Charlie Keller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe DiMaggio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Joe Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buddy Rosar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Crosetti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spud Chandler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Buster Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spud Chandler | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Atley Donald | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B |
| Doc Cramer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Cronin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Lou Finney | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Tabor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Doerr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Heving | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Johnson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emerson Dickman | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Heving | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |