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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3

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Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Monday, April 30, 1917 (D) at Fenway Park

PHI A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  3
BOS A    1  3  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 12  0
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Witt ss                       5   2   3   0       0   0       1   4
Grover 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   4
Bodie lf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Strunk cf                     4   0   1   2       0   1       6   0
Thrasher rf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
McInnis 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0      13   0
Bates 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Schang c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
J. Johnson p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Seibold p                   3   1   3   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       35   3  10   2       2   2      24  14
FIELDING - 
E: McInnis (4), Bates 2 (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Strunk (5,off Ruth).
SH: Grover (7,off Ruth).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Grover (1,2nd base by Ruth/Thomas).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     5   1   3   1       0   0       5   0
Barry 2b                      3   0   1   2       1   0       4   1
Hoblitzell 1b                 3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Lewis lf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Walker cf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       6   0
Gardner 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       0   2
Scott ss                      3   1   2   0       1   0       2   1
Thomas c                      4   1   1   1       0   0       2   1
Ruth p                        4   1   2   2       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   6  12   6       2   1      26   6
FIELDING - 
PB: Thomas (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hooper (2,off Seibold).
3B: Hooper (1,off J. Johnson).
SH: Barry (8,off J. Johnson); Hoblitzell (6,off Seibold).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Walker (1,2nd base by Seibold/Schang).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
J. Johnson L(2-1)             2     6   4   2   0   0   0  12
Seibold                       6     6   2   2   2   1   0  26
Totals                        8    12   6   4   2   1   0  38

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruth W(5-0)                   9    10   3   2   2   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Barry McCormick, 1B - Tommy Connolly
Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 2049
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Boston Red Sox           
1. Witt                ss        Hooper              rf
2. Grover              2b        Barry               2b
3. Bodie               lf        Hoblitzell          1b
4. Strunk              cf        Lewis               lf
5. Thrasher            rf        Walker              cf
6. McInnis             1b        Gardner             3b
7. Bates               3b        Scott               ss
8. Schang              c         Thomas              c
9. J. Johnson          p         Ruth                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Witt singled; Grover out on a sacrifice bunt
[Witt to second]; Bodie walked; Strunk forced Bodie [Witt to
third]; Thrasher struck out but Witt advanced to home and Strunk
advanced to second and Thrasher advanced to first on a passed
ball; McInnis out on an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper tripled to right; Barry hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hooper scored]; Hoblitzell out on an unknown play;
Lewis lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bates out on an unknown play; Schang lined to
center; J. Johnson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Walker singled; Gardner out on an unknown play;
Scott singled [Walker to second]; Thomas forced Scott [Walker to
third]; Ruth singled to shortstop [Walker scored, Thomas to
second]; Thomas advanced to third (error by Bates; assist by
Schang) and Ruth advanced to second; Hooper singled [Thomas
scored (unearned), Ruth to third]; Barry singled [Ruth scored
(unearned), Hooper to second]; Hoblitzell out on an unknown
play; 3 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Witt out on an unknown play; Grover out on an
unknown play; Bodie out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: SEIBOLD REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Lewis out
on an unknown play; Walker out on an unknown play; Gardner
singled; Scott singled [Gardner to second]; Thomas singled
[Gardner scored, Scott to second]; Ruth out on an unknown play;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Strunk out on an unknown play; Thrasher singled;
McInnis was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Thrasher out at second]; Bates out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Hooper out on an unknown play; Barry out on an
unknown play; Hoblitzell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Schang out on an unknown play; Seibold singled;
Witt out on an unknown play; Grover singled [Seibold to third];
Grover was caught stealing second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Lewis lined to center; Walker singled; Gardner out
on an unknown play; Scott out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bodie out on an unknown play; Strunk struck out;
Thrasher out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Thomas out on an unknown play; Ruth lined to
center; Hooper out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McInnis out on an unknown play; Bates out on an
unknown play; Schang out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Barry walked; Hoblitzell reached on an error by
Bates on a sacrifice bunt [Barry out at home (pitcher to
catcher) (error by McInnis), Hoblitzell to second]; Lewis out on
an unknown play; Walker reached on a fielder's choice
[Hoblitzell to third]; Walker was caught stealing second; 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Seibold singled to right; Witt singled to left
[Seibold to second]; Grover flied to right; Bodie flied to
center; Strunk doubled to right [Seibold scored, Witt scored];
Thrasher grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Gardner struck out; Scott walked; Thomas out on an
unknown play [Scott to second]; Ruth singled to left [Scott
scored]; Hooper doubled [Ruth to third]; Barry out on an unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McInnis out on an unknown play; Bates walked;
Schang out on an unknown play; Seibold singled [Bates to
second]; Witt singled to second [Bates to third, Seibold to
second]; Grover popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3  10   3    8
 Red Sox          6  12   0    8
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