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July 4, 1918

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Bottom 11 R H E
Red Sox 1 7 3
Athletics 1 9 3
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Red Sox 1 7 3
Athletics 2 9 3

Merlin Kopp Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .262
OBP .600 .380
At Bats 4 126
Hits 2 33
• Singles 2 26
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 3

Carl Mays Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 0
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Shibe Park - July 4, 1918
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Out
Carl Mays
Wally Schang
Stuffy McInnis
Frank Truesdale
Walter Barbare
Everett Scott
George Whiteman
Babe Ruth
Harry Hooper
Merlin Kopp
Bob Geary
Joe Dugan
Red Shannon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 1 7 3 8
Philadelphia Athletics 2 9 3 13
Winning Pitcher Scott Perry
Losing Pitcher Carl Mays
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Merlin Kopp
Attendance 12,000
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Bob Geary pinch runs for Tillie Walker. Kopp hits a fly ball into center field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shannon tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Tillie Walker pinch hits for Charlie Jamieson. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale misplays the ball. That's an error on Truesdale. Shannon moves to third. Dugan moves to second.
Bottom 11 Rube Oldring pinch hits for Scott Perry. Oldring strikes out.
Bottom 11 Dugan bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Shannon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 11 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Whiteman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 11 McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Perkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Barbare settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Whiteman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Ruth strikes out.
Top 10 There goes Truesdale. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Shannon applying the tag.
Top 10 Truesdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 10 Hooper hits a fly ball into center field. Acosta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Acosta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 There goes Kopp. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Kopp steals second.
Bottom 9 Kopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jamieson for the out.
Bottom 9 Walter Barbare now playing third base. Perry strikes out.
Top 9 Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Amos Strunk pinch hits for Jack Stansbury. Strunk hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Perry, and towards Shannon, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dugan hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Whiteman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McInnis hits a line drive into center field. Acosta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hooper scores. Ruth moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Ruth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hooper moves to third.
Top 8 Truesdale bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to second.
Top 8 Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon misplays the ball. That's an error on Shannon.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Acosta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Acosta moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a line drive towards short. Dugan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stansbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whiteman moves to third.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whiteman moves to second.
Top 7 Whiteman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gardner.
Bottom 6 Jamieson hits a line drive into center field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dugan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stansbury can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 6 Schang fires to first and picks off Shannon.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McInnis hits a fly ball into center field. Acosta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Truesdale moves to second.
Top 6 Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Truesdale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stansbury fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stansbury.
Bottom 5 Acosta strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kopp strikes out.
Top 5 Mays strikes out.
Top 5 Stansbury hits a fly ball into center field. Acosta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jamieson hits a line drive into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a line drive into center field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Whiteman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mays, and towards Scott, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kopp scores. Acosta moves to third. Burns moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kopp moves to third. Acosta moves to second.
Bottom 3 Acosta takes first base on ball four. Kopp moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kopp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stansbury fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ruth strikes out.
Top 3 Truesdale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second.
Top 3 Hooper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dugan misplays the ball. That's an error on Dugan.
Bottom 2 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stansbury strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Scott. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Whiteman hits a fly ball into left field. Kopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Burns hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Truesdale reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Acosta. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Acosta steals second.
Bottom 1 Acosta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kopp moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kopp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Schang. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Dugan applying the tag.
Top 1 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Truesdale moves to third.
Top 1 Ruth takes first base on ball four. Truesdale moves to second.
Top 1 Truesdale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hooper strikes out.