Washington Senators (1901-60) 4 – 24 Boston Red Sox
27 September 1940 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | final score 24–4 | 1 in 56,419 games | |
| 67 | 24-22-3 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Red Sox | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Dom DiMaggio | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators (1901-60) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 24 | 22 | 3 |
Box score
Washington Senators (1901-60) batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Case | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Welaj | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gee Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cecil Travis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Sanford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmy Pofahl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rene Monteagudo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Krakauskas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Washington Senators (1901-60) pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Monteagudo | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Thuman | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 5.0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom DiMaggio | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Doc Cramer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tony Lupien | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Cronin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Tom Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Doerr | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR, 2 2B |
| Jim Tabor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Gelbert | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene Desautels | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 44 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ostermueller | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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