New York Yankees 2 – 13 Detroit Tigers
24 August 1949 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 13-9-0 runs-hits-errors line | Detroit Tigers | 1 in 31,990 games |
| 40 | final score 13–2 | 1 in 627 games | |
| 38 | 6 RBI | Vic Wertz | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 13 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Cliff Mapes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Tommy Henrich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Mize | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Keller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Coleman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Silvera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Woodling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Niarhos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Byrne | 2.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Fred Sanford | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cuddles Marshall | 2.0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Kolloway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pat Mullin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vic Wertz | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| George Kell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hoot Evers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Neil Berry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Swift | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Art Houtteman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Houtteman | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |