St. Louis Browns 2 – 20 New York Yankees
7 August 1949 · NYC16
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | final score 20–2 | 1 in 16,119 games | |
| 60 | 20-22-1 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Phil Rizzuto | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – | 20 | 22 | 1 |
Box score
St. Louis Browns batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dillinger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Lehner | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Priddy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Whitey Platt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy Sievers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Sherm Lollar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ned Garver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Starr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Karl Drews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
St. Louis Browns pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 2.1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Kennedy | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Starr | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karl Drews | 2.2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Red Embree | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Keller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Bauer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Henrich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Gene Woodling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Yogi Berra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Gus Niarhos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Brown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Cliff Mapes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Coleman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Byrne | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Byrne | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |