New York Yankees 15 – 3 Detroit Tigers
3 August 1948 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 15-12-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | Billy Pierce | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 45 | final score 15–3 | 1 in 1,343 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Henrich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Charlie Keller | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Joe DiMaggio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yogi Berra | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| George McQuinn | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | HR |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Phil Rizzuto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Spec Shea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spec Shea | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sam Vico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Kell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Outlaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vic Wertz | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Hoot Evers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Wakefield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Lipon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Swift | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Pierce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Trucks | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Pierce | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Stubby Overmire | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Houtteman | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |