Philadelphia Athletics 13 – 8 Detroit Tigers
18 July 1949 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 13-19-4 runs-hits-errors line | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 in 24,881 games |
| 45 | final score 13–8 | 1 in 1,361 games | |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Johnny Groth | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Elmer Valo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ferris Fain | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Chapman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Hank Majeski | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Augie Galan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nellie Fox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buddy Rosar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Kellner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carl Scheib | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 6.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Carl Scheib | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Berry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Wakefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Campbell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Kell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Vic Wertz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hoot Evers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Groth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Johnny Lipon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Riebe | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Art Houtteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Kolloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pat Mullin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stubby Overmire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aaron Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Houtteman | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Stuart | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Marv Grissom | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stubby Overmire | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dizzy Trout | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |