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Red Sox
@ Cubs
Comiskey Park
September 6, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 6, 1918 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 20,040 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Bill Klem 2B: Brick Owens 3B: Hank O'Day |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| George Whiteman | Left Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Fred Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Flack | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Les Mann | Left Fielder |
| Dode Paskert | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bill Killefer | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Cubs
Comiskey Park
September 6, 1918
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Tyler
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Tyler
Shean strikes out. There goes Hooper. The throw from Killefer to Hollocher, and Hooper is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Tyler
Strunk hits a popup towards third. Deal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Bush
Flack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Bush
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Bush
Mann hits a fly ball for an out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paskert vs. Bush
Paskert hits a fly ball into left field. Whiteman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whiteman vs. Tyler
Whiteman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Tyler
McInnis bunts in front of the plate. Killefer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whiteman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Tyler
Scott bunts in front of the plate. Killefer fields it and throws to first for the out. Whiteman moves to third. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Tyler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields it and throws to home to get Whiteman. McInnis moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agnew vs. Tyler
Agnew hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Bush
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Bush
Pick bunts towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Deal vs. Bush
Deal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killefer vs. Bush
Killefer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper. Killefer reaches second base with a double. Merkle scores. Pick moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Tyler vs. Bush
Tyler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strunk throws the ball in to Scott who tags Tyler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pick scores. Killefer scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Bush
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Bush covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Bush
There goes Flack. The throw from Agnew and he is out, Shean applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Tyler
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Tyler
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Tyler
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Tyler
Strunk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Killefer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Bush
Hollocher 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Bush
Mann bunts towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mann for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Bush
Paskert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whiteman vs. Tyler
Whiteman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Tyler
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tyler
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Bush
Merkle hits a fly ball towards left. Whiteman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Whiteman. Merkle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pick vs. Bush
Pick bunts towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Bush
Deal hits a line drive into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killefer vs. Bush
There goes Pick. The throw from Agnew and he is out, Scott applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tyler
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Tyler
Agnew hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Tyler
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal juggles the ball. That's an error on Deal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Tyler
Hooper hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Killefer vs. Bush
Killefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Bush
Tyler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Agnew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Flack vs. Bush
Flack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Tyler
Shean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Tyler
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whiteman vs. Tyler
Whiteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Bush
Hollocher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper who is chasing the ball. Hollocher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Mann vs. Bush
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Paskert vs. Bush
Paskert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to home to get Hollocher. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Merkle vs. Bush
Merkle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paskert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pick vs. Bush
There goes Merkle. The throw from Agnew to Scott and they have Merkle trapped. The throw over to McInnis, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Tyler
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tyler
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tyler
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Flack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Bush
Pick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Bush
Deal bunts towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Deal for the out. Pick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Killefer vs. Bush
Killefer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tyler vs. Bush
Tyler hits a fly ball into left field. Whiteman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Flack vs. Bush
Flack hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Tyler
Wally Schang pinch hits for Sam Agnew.
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Tyler
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Paskert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Tyler
Hooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schang trying to get to third. Flack throws the ball in to Deal, who tags Schang for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Tyler
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyler covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Bush
Wally Schang now catching.
Hollocher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Bush
Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Whiteman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paskert vs. Bush
Paskert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Tyler
Strunk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Flack who is chasing the ball. Strunk reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Whiteman vs. Tyler
Whiteman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Paskert who is chasing the ball. Whiteman reaches third base with a triple. Strunk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
McInnis vs. Tyler
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Tyler
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Dubuc vs. Tyler
Jean Dubuc pinch hits for Fred Thomas.
Dubuc strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schang vs. Tyler
Schang hits a popup towards short. Hollocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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