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Lineups and Summary
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 8, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 8, 1918 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Babe Ruth | First Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | Third Baseman |
| George Whiteman | Left Fielder |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burt Shotton | Right Fielder |
| Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Left Fielder |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 8, 1918
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Shaw
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Shaw
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shaw
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Bush
Shotton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Bush
Bush fires to first and picks off Shotton. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Bush
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Bush
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shotton. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Shaw
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whiteman vs. Shaw
Whiteman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Shaw
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agnew vs. Shaw
Agnew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bush
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ruth juggles the ball. That's an error on Ruth. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Bush
There goes Shanks. The throw from Agnew and he is safe. Shanks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Bush
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Bush
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Bush
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ainsmith vs. Bush
Bush fires to first and picks off Foster. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shaw
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Shaw
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Shaw
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Bush
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Bush
Shaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shotton vs. Bush
Shotton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shaw
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth strikes out. There goes Strunk. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Shaw
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strunk scores. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whiteman vs. Shaw
Whiteman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Shaw
The ball gets by Ainsmith for a passed ball. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Shaw
Scott bunts towards the mound. Shaw picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Shaw. McInnis scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Agnew vs. Shaw
Agnew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Bush
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Bush
Milan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Bush
Shanks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shaw
Joe Casey now catching.
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shotton who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hooper vs. Shaw
Hooper hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bush tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Shaw
Shean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Shaw
There goes Shean. The throw from Casey and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Shaw
Strunk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shotton. Strunk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Bush
Judge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bush
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Bush
Foster takes first base on ball four. Judge moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casey vs. Bush
Casey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Judge scores. Morgan scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Bush
Frank Schulte pinch hits for Jim Shaw.
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schulte vs. Bush
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Casey scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shotton vs. Mays
Carl Mays now pitching.
Shotton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavan vs. Mays
Lavan bunts towards the mound. Mays fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schulte moves to third. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milan vs. Mays
Milan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Agnew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shanks vs. Mays
Shanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Shotton scores. Lavan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Judge vs. Mays
There goes Shanks. The throw from Agnew and he is safe. Shanks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judge vs. Mays
Judge hits a popup, foul, towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Mays
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hooper throws the ball in to Scott who tags Morgan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lavan scores. Shanks scores. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Harper
Harry Harper now pitching.
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whiteman vs. Harper
There goes McInnis. The throw from Casey and he is safe. McInnis steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whiteman vs. Harper
Whiteman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Harper
Scott hits a line drive towards short. Lavan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agnew vs. Harper
Agnew hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Mays
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Mays
Casey takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Mays
Harper bunts towards the mound. Mays fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shotton vs. Mays
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Casey moves to third. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavan vs. Mays
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Harper moves to third. Shotton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milan vs. Mays
Milan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. Shotton scores. Lavan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shanks vs. Mays
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays has Lavan trapped. There's the throw to Agnew and over to McInnis, who tags Lavan for the out. Milan moves to third. Shanks moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Judge vs. Mays
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judge vs. Mays
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Mays
There goes Judge. The throw from Agnew to Scott and they have Judge trapped. The throw over to Ruth, who applies the tag for the out. Shanks scores. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Harper
Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Harper
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Harper
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wyckoff
Weldon Wyckoff now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Wyckoff
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Wyckoff
Casey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Wyckoff
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shotton vs. Wyckoff
Shotton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to third. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavan vs. Wyckoff
Lavan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Harper
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Harper
Ruth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Harper
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Wyckoff
Fred Thomas now playing shortstop. Wally Mayer now catching.
Milan bunts towards the mound. Wyckoff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shanks vs. Wyckoff
There goes Milan. The throw from Mayer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shanks vs. Wyckoff
Shanks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Judge vs. Wyckoff
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Wyckoff
There goes Judge. The throw from Mayer and he is safe. Judge steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Wyckoff
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Milan scores. Judge moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Wyckoff
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiteman vs. Harper
Whiteman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Harper
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayer vs. Harper
Mayer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Senators, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyckoff vs. Harper
Wyckoff strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1918 -- Boston at WS1 (D)
Boston AB R H RBI WS1 AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 3 0 0 1 Burt Shotton, rf 4 2 3 1
Shean D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Doc Lavan, ss 5 1 1 0
Strunk A, cf 4 1 2 0 Clyde Milan, cf 5 2 2 2
Ruth B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Howie Shanks, lf 5 2 1 2
McInnis S, 3b 4 1 3 1 Joe Judge, 1b 3 1 1 0
Whiteman G, lf 4 0 1 0 Ray Morgan, 2b 5 1 2 3
Scott E, ss 2 0 1 2 Eddie Foster, 3b 4 2 3 0
Thomas F, ss 1 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 1 0 0 0
Agnew S, c 3 0 0 0 Joe Casey, c 2 1 1 2
Mayer W, c 1 0 0 0 Jim Shaw, p 1 0 0 0
Bush B, p 2 1 1 0 Frank Schulte, ph 1 1 1 2
Mays C, p 1 0 0 0 Harry Harper, p 2 1 2 0
Wyckoff W, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 38 14 17 12
Boston 010 210 000 -- 4
WS1 000 085 01x -- 14
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bush B (L)* 4.0 5 5 5 2 0
Mays C 2.0 8 8 8 2 0
Wyckoff W 2.0 4 1 0 1 2
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw (W) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4
Harry Harper (S) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
E -- Ruth B, Jim Shaw, Mayer W
LOB -- Boston 5, WS1 5
2B -- Ruth B, Strunk A
3B -- Bush B
SB -- Howie Shanks 3, Strunk A, McInnis S, Clyde Milan 2, Joe Judge
CS -- Shean D, Joe Judge
SF -- Scott E, Hooper H
WP -- Bush B
PB -- Eddie Ainsmith
T -- 2:24
A -- 3000
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