Yankees Break Historic American League Record in Victory
Summary
The New York Yankees scored 13 runs in just one inning during their game against the Athletics, becoming the first team in the American League to do so while not scoring in any other inning. This rare achievement sets a new record for the team and ties an MLB record for consecutive batters reaching base at the start of an inning.Key Facts
- The Yankees scored all 13 runs in the third inning and no runs in the other innings against the Athletics on May 31.
- They did not get any hits in the other seven innings of the game.
- Only two other MLB teams (Philadelphia Phillies in 2003 and Atlanta Braves in 1972) had previously scored 13 or more runs in a single inning as their only scoring for the game.
- Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe batted twice during the third inning.
- The inning featured 18 Yankees at-bats against three different pitchers from the Athletics.
- The first 12 Yankees batters in the third inning all reached base safely, tying a record in the MLB expansion era.
- This is the first time since MLB expanded to more than 16 teams in 1961 that a team scored 13+ runs with all hits in one inning.
- The Yankees' previous franchise record for runs in one inning is 14, set in 1920.
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