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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 17, 1918 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Happy Finneran |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,188 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Frank Walker | Left Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Right Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | First Baseman |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Archie Yelle | Catcher |
| Happy Finneran | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Fred Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1918
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Leonard
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Leonard
Veach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Leonard
There goes Veach. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Veach steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Leonard
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Leonard
Vitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Finneran
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Finneran
Shean bunts for an out with unknown description. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Finneran
Strunk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Strunk reaches second base with a double. Hooper scores. Strunk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Finneran
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Strunk scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Finneran
McInnis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Finneran
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finneran fields it and throws to third for the out. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Finneran
Scott hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yelle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yelle. McInnis scores. Thomas moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Finneran
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonard vs. Finneran
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Scott scores. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. Jones
Deacon Jones now pitching.
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leonard
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Leonard
Yelle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Jones
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Jones
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Jones
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Leonard
Cobb bunts for an out with unknown description. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Leonard
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Jones
Scott bunts for an out with unknown description. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Jones
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard takes first base on ball four. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hooper vs. Jones
Hooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Schang moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shean vs. Jones
Shean hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schang scores. Leonard moves to third. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strunk vs. Jones
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Leonard
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Leonard
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leonard
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Jones
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Jones
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Jones
Schang takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hooper vs. Jones
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Leonard
Yelle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Jones
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Jones
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a fly ball towards left. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Leonard
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Leonard
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Cobb scores. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Leonard
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Leonard
Vitt takes first base on ball four. Veach moves to third. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Leonard
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veach scores. Heilmann scores. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Leonard
Oscar Stanage pinch hits for Archie Yelle.
Stanage strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyer vs. Leonard
Ben Dyer pinch hits for Deacon Jones.
Dyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vitt scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker 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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
George Cunningham now pitching. Tubby Spencer now catching.
McInnis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Cunningham
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott bunts for an out with unknown description. McInnis moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McInnis scores. Thomas scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Cunningham
Leonard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Hooper hits a fly ball towards center. Cobb settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cobb. Schang scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Leonard
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Leonard
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Leonard
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Leonard
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Cunningham
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Cunningham
Cunningham fires to first and picks off Ruth. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Leonard
Young 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 -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Leonard
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Leonard
Bush hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Bush reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Cunningham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Leonard
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bush scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Leonard
Leonard fires to first and picks off Cobb. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Cunningham
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Cunningham
Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Leonard
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Leonard
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Leonard
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Leonard
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1918 -- DET at Boston (D)
DET AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 4 1 2 3 Hooper H, rf 5 1 1 1
Frank Walker, lf 5 0 0 0 Shean D, 2b 5 0 1 1
Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 2 1 Strunk A, cf 4 1 1 1
Bobby Veach, rf 5 1 2 0 Ruth B, lf 5 0 0 1
Harry Heilmann, 1b 3 1 2 0 McInnis S, 1b 5 2 2 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 1 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 3 1 0
Ralph Young, 2b 5 1 1 2 Scott E, ss 2 2 1 0
Archie Yelle, c 1 0 0 0 Schang W, c 3 2 3 2
Oscar Stanage, ph 1 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 4 0 3 3
Tubby Spencer, c 1 1 0 0
Happy Finneran, p 0 0 0 0
Deacon Jones, p 2 0 0 0
Ben Dyer, ph 1 0 1 1
George Cunningham, p 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 10 7 37 11 13 9
DET 000 005 030 -- 8
Boston 502 003 01x -- 11
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Happy Finneran (L) 0.2 4 5 4 2 0
Deacon Jones 4.1 4 2 2 3 1
George Cunningham 3.0 5 4 3 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 10 8 6 7 5
E -- Archie Yelle, Donie Bush, Frank Walker, Ty Cobb, Ralph Young, Scott E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- DET 8, Boston 12
2B -- Strunk A, Donie Bush
SB -- Bobby Veach
SH -- Shean D, Ty Cobb, Scott E 2
HBP -- by Deacon Jones (Thomas F)
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 2:05
A -- 4188
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