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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 31, 1917 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Boehling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 5,226 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Joe Boehling | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Hal Janvrin | Second Baseman |
| Del Gainer | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Tillie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Jack Barry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1917
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Mays
Graney hits a line drive into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Mays
Roth hits a line drive towards first. Gainer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Boehling
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janvrin vs. Boehling
There goes Hooper. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Boehling
Janvrin hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Boehling
Gainer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Boehling
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gainer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Boehling
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mays
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mays
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Janvrin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Boehling
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Boehling
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Boehling
Agnew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boehling vs. Mays
Boehling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Mays
Graney takes first base on ball four. Boehling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Mays
There goes Boehling. The throw from Agnew and he is out, Gardner applying the tag. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Boehling
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Boehling
Hooper bunts towards the mound. Boehling fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Janvrin vs. Boehling
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gainer vs. Boehling
There goes Janvrin. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Mays
Roth bunts towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mays, and towards Janvrin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Mays
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Mays
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Boehling
Gainer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Boehling
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Boehling
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman throws to second for one, and Wambsganss throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Boehling
Gardner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Boehling
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boehling vs. Mays
Boehling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Mays
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Boehling
Agnew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Boehling
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Boehling
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boehling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Mays
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Janvrin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mays
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Boehling
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gainer vs. Boehling
Gainer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boehling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Boehling
Lewis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Graney. Lewis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Boehling
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Boehling
Gardner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Speaker is chasing the ball. Gardner rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Boehling
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mays
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Janvrin misplays the ball. That's an error on Janvrin. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allison vs. Mays
Milo Allison pinch hits for Joe Boehling.
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Graney vs. Mays
Graney hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. O'Neill tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Coumbe
Fritz Coumbe now pitching.
Agnew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Coumbe
Mays hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Neill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Coumbe
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Mays
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Janvrin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Agnew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Coumbe
Janvrin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gainer vs. Coumbe
Gainer hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Coumbe
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Janvrin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Coumbe
Coumbe fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Coumbe. Janvrin moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Coumbe
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Janvrin tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Coumbe
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mays
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Mays
Evans hits a fly ball towards center. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Mays
Josh Billings pinch hits for Fritz Coumbe.
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Janvrin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Graney vs. Mays
Graney hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1917 -- CLE at BOS (D)
CLE AB R H RBI BOS AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 2 0 0 1 Harry Hooper, rf 2 0 0 0
Ray Chapman, ss 4 0 1 0 Hal Janvrin, 2b 3 1 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 3 0 2 0 Del Gainer, 1b 4 0 1 0
Braggo Roth, rf 3 0 0 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 2 1 2 0
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tilly Walker, cf 3 2 1 2
Joe Harris, 1b 2 0 0 0 Larry Gardner, 3b 4 1 2 3
Joe Evans, 3b 4 1 0 0 Everett Scott, ss 3 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 4 0 1 0 Sam Agnew, c 2 0 0 0
Joe Boehling, p 1 0 0 0 Carl Mays, p 3 0 1 0
Milo Allison, ph 1 0 0 0
Fritz Coumbe, p 0 0 0 0
Josh Billings, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 1 26 5 7 5
CLE 000 000 100 -- 1
BOS 000 103 01x -- 5
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Joe Boehling (L) 6.0 7 4 3 2 0
Fritz Coumbe 2.0 0 1 0 3 0
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Carl Mays (W) 9.0 4 1 0 5 1
E -- Ray Chapman, Bill Wambsganss, Hal Janvrin, Fritz Coumbe, Tilly Walker
DP -- CLE 2, BOS 1
LOB -- CLE 9, BOS 4
2B -- Duffy Lewis, Steve O'Neill
HR -- Larry Gardner
CS -- Harry Hooper, Hal Janvrin
SH -- Harry Hooper, Braggo Roth
SF -- Jack Graney, Tilly Walker
HBP -- by Carl Mays (Tris Speaker)
T -- 1:57
A -- 5226
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