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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1

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Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, May 11, 1917 (D) at Navin Field

BOS A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  2
DET A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     4   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Barry 2b                      5   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Gainer 1b                     4   2   2   0       1   1       8   1
Lewis lf                      2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Walker cf                     4   0   2   2       0   0       2   0
Gardner 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Scott ss                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Agnew c                       4   0   1   0       0   0       6   1
Ruth p                        4   0   2   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       35   2   9   2       3   4      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gardner-Gainer-Ruth.
E: Scott (5), Agnew (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Gainer (1,off Mitchell); Ruth (3,off Mitchell).
SH: Lewis (6,off Mitchell).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gardner (2,2nd base off Mitchell/Spencer).
CS: Ruth (1,Home by Cunningham/Spencer).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bush ss                       3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Young 2b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   4
Cobb rf                       3   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
Veach lf                      4   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Heilmann cf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Burns 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
Vitt 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Spencer c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Mitchell p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Crawford ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cunningham p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       2   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Vitt (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Veach (4,off Ruth); Heilmann (6,off Ruth).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young (1,2nd base off Ruth/Agnew).
CS: Cobb (3,2nd base by Ruth/Agnew).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruth W(7-0)                   9     5   1   1   2   6   0  33

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mitchell L(1-1)               8     8   2   2   2   3   0  34
Cunningham                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9     9   2   2   3   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Bill Dinneen
Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance: 3404
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Hooper              rf        Bush                ss
2. Barry               2b        Young               2b
3. Gainer              1b        Cobb                rf
4. Lewis               lf        Veach               lf
5. Walker              cf        Heilmann            cf
6. Gardner             3b        Burns               1b
7. Scott               ss        Vitt                3b
8. Agnew               c         Spencer             c
9. Ruth                p         Mitchell            p

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper was called out on strikes; Barry popped to
shortstop; Gainer doubled to center; Lewis walked; Walker
singled to center [Gainer scored, Lewis to third]; Gardner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Bush grounded out (second to first); Young flied out
to center; Cobb walked; Cobb was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott popped to shortstop; Agnew popped to
shortstop; Ruth doubled to left; Hooper flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Veach popped to shortstop; Heilmann grounded out
(second to first); Burns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Barry flied out to left; Gainer flied out to left;
Lewis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Vitt flied out to center; Spencer grounded out
(third to first); Mitchell popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Walker grounded out (third to first); Gardner flied
out to left; Scott singled to left; Agnew singled to left [Scott
to second]; Ruth popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Bush struck out; Young singled to center; Cobb flied
out to left; Veach doubled to right [Young scored]; Heilmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hooper flied out to center; Barry flied out to
center; Gainer singled to shortstop; Lewis grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Burns struck out; Vitt struck out; Spencer popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Walker grounded out (third to first); Gardner
singled to left; Scott struck out while Gardner stole second;
Agnew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Mitchell was called out on strikes; Bush flied out
to left; Young singled to center; Young stole second [Young to
third (error by Agnew)]; Cobb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Ruth grounded out (second to first); Hooper lined
to second; Barry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Veach popped to third; Heilmann struck out; Burns
reached on an error by Scott; Vitt flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Gainer walked; Lewis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Gainer to second]; Walker singled to center
[Gainer scored]; Gardner forced Walker (second to shortstop);
Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR MITCHELL; Crawford flied out to right; Bush walked;
Young flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: CUNNINGHAM REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Agnew
popped to first; Ruth singled; Hooper walked [Ruth to second];
Barry reached on an error by Vitt [Ruth to third, Hooper to
second]; Ruth was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted);
failed squeeze play; Gainer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: On a bunt Cobb singled to catcher; Veach hit into a
double play (third to first) [Cobb out at third (first to
pitcher)]; Heilmann doubled to center; Burns flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   9   2   10
 Tigers           1   5   1    5
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