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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 27, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 27, 1918 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Elmer Myers |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Dave Shean | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Left Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | Third Baseman |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Bullet Joe Bush | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Right Fielder |
| Merlin Kopp | Left Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Tillie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Red Shannon | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Shortstop |
| Wickey McAvoy | Catcher |
| Elmer Myers | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 27, 1918
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Myers
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dugan. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Myers
Shean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Myers
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strunk for the out. Hooper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Myers
Schang is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McInnis vs. Myers
There go the runners. The throw from McAvoy to Shannon covering second. The throw back to home, and Hooper is out at the plate. Schang moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Bush
Jamieson 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 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Bush
Kopp hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bush
Gardner hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Myers
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Myers
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Myers
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bush
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bush
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Bush
Shannon strikes out. Agnew throws to second to catch Burns, who is caught in a rundown. The throw to Shean who drops the ball. Burns is safe on the error.There goes Burns. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Bush
Bush spins and fires to second, with Scott covering, and Burns is picked off. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Myers
Agnew hits a fly ball into right field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Myers
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Bush
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McInnis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Bush
McAvoy hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Bush
Myers hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Myers
Shean takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Myers
Strunk takes first base on ball four. Shean moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Myers
Schang bunts towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. Shean moves to third. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McInnis vs. Myers
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shean scores. Strunk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Myers
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Myers's glove, towards Shannon, who fields it, throws to second, with Dugan covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Bush
Jamieson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Agnew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Bush
Kopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Bush
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shean scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kopp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Bush
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Myers
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Myers
Agnew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bush
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Bush
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. McInnis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Bush
Dugan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAvoy vs. Bush
There goes Dugan. The throw from Agnew and he is out, Scott applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Myers
Hooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shean vs. Myers
Shean bunts towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Myers
Strunk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Strunk reaches third base with a triple. Hooper scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Myers
Schang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strunk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Myers
There goes Schang. The throw from McAvoy and he is out, Shannon applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Myers
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Bush
McAvoy hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Bush
Claude Davidson pinch hits for Elmer Myers.
Davidson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Bush
Jamieson 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, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kopp vs. Bush
Kopp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shean settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Adams
Willie Adams now pitching.
Hoblitzell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Adams
There goes Hoblitzell. The throw from McAvoy and he is out, Shannon applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Adams
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agnew vs. Adams
Agnew hits a popup towards short. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Adams
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bush
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Bush
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Burns reaches second base with a double. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Bush
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner scores. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Bush
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dugan vs. Bush
Dugan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Adams
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hooper for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shean vs. Adams
Shean hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Adams
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Adams
There goes Strunk. The throw from McAvoy and he is safe. Strunk steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Adams
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAvoy vs. Bush
McAvoy hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Bush
Rube Oldring pinch hits for Willie Adams.
Oldring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Bush
Jamieson hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kopp vs. Bush
Bush fires to first and picks off Oldring. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Geary
Bob Geary now pitching.
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Geary
Hoblitzell hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Geary
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agnew vs. Geary
Agnew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopp vs. Bush
Kopp hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Bush
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bush
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1918 -- Boston at PHA (D)
Boston AB R H RBI PHA AB R H RBI
Hooper H, rf 4 1 1 0 Charlie Jamieson, rf 4 0 0 0
Shean D, 2b 2 1 0 0 Merlin Kopp, lf 4 0 1 0
Strunk A, cf 2 2 1 1 Larry Gardner, 3b 4 1 1 0
Schang W, lf 2 0 1 1 George Burns, 1b 4 0 2 0
McInnis S, 3b 4 0 1 2 Tilly Walker, cf 3 0 0 1
Hoblitzell D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Red Shannon, 2b 3 0 0 0
Scott E, ss 3 0 1 0 Joe Dugan, ss 3 0 1 0
Agnew S, c 4 0 0 0 Wickey McAvoy, c 3 0 0 0
Bush B, p 3 0 0 0 Elmer Myers, p 1 0 0 0
Claude Davidson, ph 1 0 1 0
Willie Adams, p 0 0 0 0
Rube Oldring, ph 1 0 1 0
Bob Geary, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 4 5 4 31 1 7 1
Boston 000 202 000 -- 4
PHA 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bush B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Myers (L) 6.0 4 4 4 2 0
Willie Adams 2.0 0 0 0 3 0
Bob Geary 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Joe Dugan, Shean D
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- Boston 4, PHA 3
2B -- George Burns
3B -- Strunk A
SB -- Strunk A
CS -- Hooper H, George Burns, Joe Dugan, Schang W, Hoblitzell D
SH -- Schang W, Shean D
HBP -- by Elmer Myers (Schang W)
T -- 1:40
A -- 4000
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