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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sad Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slim Love |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Jack Coffey | Third Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Sad Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roxy Walters | Right Fielder |
| John Hummel | Center Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
| Ham Hyatt | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Slim Love | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1918
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Love
Hooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walters. Hooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shean vs. Love
Shean bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strunk vs. Love
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Hummel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hooper tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Love
Ruth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Love
McInnis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Jones
Walters 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Jones
Hummel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Jones
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Jones
There goes Baker. The throw from Schang and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Love
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffey vs. Love
Coffey hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Love
Schang bunts towards the mound. Love fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Love
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Jones
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards second. Shean can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Jones
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis can't make a play. That's a base hit. Fournier moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fournier scores. Hyatt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hannah vs. Jones
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Peckinpaugh steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Love vs. Jones
Love strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walters vs. Jones
Walters hits a popup towards third. Coffey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hummel vs. Jones
Hummel hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hummel for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Love
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Love
Shean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Love
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Shean for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jones
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Jones
Fournier hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Love
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Love
McInnis bunts towards the mound. Love fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Love
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Hummel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coffey vs. Love
Coffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Love
Schang takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to third. Coffey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Love
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hyatt vs. Jones
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hyatt for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Love
Hooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Love
Shean hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Love
Strunk hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hummel. Strunk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Love
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Love fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Strunk trying to get to home. Fournier throws to Hannah who tags Strunk for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Love vs. Jones
Love 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, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Jones
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hummel vs. Jones
Hummel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Love
McInnis bunts towards the mound. Love fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Love
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fournier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffey vs. Love
Coffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Love
Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McInnis scores. Coffey moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Love
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to home to get Coffey. Schang moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hooper vs. Love
Hooper takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shean vs. Love
Shean takes first base on ball four. Schang scores. Jones moves to third. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strunk vs. Love
Strunk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jones
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Jones
Fournier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hyatt vs. Jones
Hyatt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fournier moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coffey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Love
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Love
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Love
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffey vs. Love
Coffey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Love vs. Jones
Love strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Jones
Walters is hit by the pitch. Hannah moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hummel vs. Jones
Hummel strikes out. There goes Hannah. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Walters. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Jones
Baker 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 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Love
Schang hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Love
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Love
Hooper hits a fly ball into right field. Walters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Jones
Fournier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hyatt vs. Jones
Hyatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pratt scores. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball towards center. Strunk catches it and throws to second to double up Fournier. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Love
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shean for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Love
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strunk for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Love
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Jones
George Mogridge pinch hits for Slim Love.
Mogridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Jones
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hummel vs. Jones
There goes Walters. The throw from Schang and he is out, Shean applying the tag. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1918, game 1 -- Boston at NYA (D)
Boston AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 4 1 1 0 Roxy Walters, rf 4 0 0 0
Shean D, 2b 3 0 1 1 John Hummel, cf 4 0 1 0
Strunk A, cf 4 0 1 1 Frank Baker, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 3 0 1 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0
McInnis S, 1b 3 1 2 0 Jack Fournier, 1b 3 1 2 0
Scott E, ss 4 0 0 0 Ham Hyatt, lf 4 0 2 1
Coffey J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 1 1
Schang W, c 3 1 2 1 Truck Hannah, c 2 0 0 0
Jones S, p 4 0 0 0 Slim Love, p 3 0 0 0
George Mogridge, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 9 3 32 2 7 2
Boston 100 002 000 -- 3
NYA 010 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 3
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Slim Love (L) 9.0 9 3 3 5 3
E -- Schang W
DP -- Boston 1, NYA 1
LOB -- Boston 10, NYA 8
2B -- Hooper H, Strunk A
SB -- Frank Baker, Roger Peckinpaugh, Roxy Walters, Truck Hannah
CS -- Roxy Walters
SH -- Shean D, McInnis S
SF -- Strunk A
HBP -- by Slim Love (Ruth B), by Jones S (Roxy Walters)
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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