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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 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 August 26, 1918 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Cunningham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,668 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ossie Vitt | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Art Griggs | First Baseman |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| George Cunningham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Hack Miller | Left Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Jack Coffey | Third Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1918
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Mays
Jones is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mays
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean bunts and there's an error on the play. Hooper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk bunts for an out with unknown description. Hooper moves to third. Shean moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Miller reaches second base with a double. Hooper scores. Shean scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis bunts for an out with unknown description. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Mays
Griggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Griggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Mays
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griggs scores. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Mays
Schang fires to second and picks off Harper for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffey vs. Cunningham
Coffey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cunningham
Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mays
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Mays
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Ty Cobb now playing center field.
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean bunts for an out with unknown description. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Mays
Griggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Mays covering. Safe. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Mays
Harper hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Harper reaches third base with a triple. Veach scores. Griggs goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Mays
Harper is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Harper scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffey vs. Cunningham
Coffey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mays
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Mays
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cunningham
Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Hooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Cunningham
There goes Hooper. The throw from Spencer and he is safe. Hooper steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hooper scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shean moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Cunningham
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb 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, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Mays
Griggs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffey vs. Cunningham
Coffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Mays
Harper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mays
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cunningham
Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Cunningham
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Cunningham
Shean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Mays
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Mays
Jones bunts for an out with unknown description. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Miller is chasing the ball. Cobb rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coffey juggles the ball. That's an error on Coffey. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griggs vs. Mays
Griggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Veach trying to get to third. Strunk throws the ball in to Coffey, who tags Veach for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Strunk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochran vs. Cunningham
George Cochran pinch hits for Hack Miller.
Cochran hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Cunningham
Scott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Mays
George Whiteman now playing left field.
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Mays
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Mays
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Harper moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bush vs. Mays
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffey vs. Cunningham
Coffey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Cunningham
Mays strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1918 -- DET at Boston (D)
DET AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 4 1 1 0 Hooper H, rf 2 2 1 0
Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 1 0 Shean D, 2b 3 1 1 1
Ossie Vitt, cf 1 0 0 0 Strunk A, cf 3 0 2 0
Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 1 2 Miller H, lf 3 0 1 2
Bobby Veach, lf 4 1 2 0 Cochran G, ph 1 0 0 0
Art Griggs, 1b 4 2 3 0 Whiteman G, lf 0 0 0 0
George Harper, rf 4 1 3 3 McInnis S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0 Scott E, ss 4 0 0 0
Tubby Spencer, c 3 0 0 0 Coffey J, 3b 3 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 4 0 0 0 Schang W, c 4 0 0 0
Mays C, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 11 5 30 3 5 3
DET 010 300 020 -- 6
Boston 200 010 000 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
George Cunningham (W) 9.0 5 3 2 3 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Mays C (L) 9.0 11 6 5 2 4
E -- Donie Bush, Mays C, Coffey J
LOB -- DET 5, Boston 6
2B -- Miller H, Art Griggs, Strunk A
3B -- George Harper
HR -- Ty Cobb
SB -- Hooper H
CS -- Bob Jones, George Harper
SH -- Strunk A, McInnis S, Shean D, Bob Jones
T -- 1:36
A -- 3668
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