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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 8

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Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 8

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, May 17, 1918 (D) at Fenway Park

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  5    0  3  0  -   8 10  5
BOS A    5  0  2    0  0  3    0  1  x  -  11 13  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bush ss                       4   1   2   3       1   0       2   0
Walker lf                     5   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
T. Cobb cf                    3   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Veach rf                      5   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Heilmann 1b                   3   1   2   0       2   0       9   1
Vitt 3b                       4   1   0   0       1   0       2   1
Young 2b                      5   1   1   2       0   0       1   3
Yelle c                       1   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Stanage ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Spencer c                   1   1   0   0       0   0       1   1
Finneran p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Deacon Jones p              2   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Dyer ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Cunningham p                0   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                       35   8  10   7       7   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Bush (12), Walker (3), T. Cobb (1), Young (8), Yelle (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Bush (3,off Leonard).
SH: T. Cobb (2,off Leonard).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Veach (5,2nd base off Leonard/Schang).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     5   1   1   1       1   0       1   0
Shean 2b                      5   0   1   1       0   0       3   4
Strunk cf                     4   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Ruth lf                       5   0   0   1       0   1       4   2
McInnis 1b                    5   2   2   0       0   0      11   0
Thomas 3b                     4   3   1   0       0   1       2   3
Scott ss                      2   2   1   0       1   0       0   3
Schang c                      3   2   3   2       2   0       6   2
Leonard p                     4   0   3   3       1   0       0   1
Totals                       37  11  13   9       6   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ruth-Scott-Shean.
E: Scott (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Strunk (5,off Finneran).
SH: Shean (14,off Finneran); Scott 2 (7,off Deacon Jones,off Cunningham).
HBP: Thomas (1,by Deacon Jones).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Finneran L(0-2)               0.2   4   5   4   2   0   0   9
Deacon Jones                  4.1   4   2   2   3   1   0  22
Cunningham                    3     5   4   3   1   1   0  16
Totals                        8    13  11   9   6   2   0  47
HBP: Deacon Jones (1,Thomas).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Deacon Jones 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonard W(4-3)                9    10   8   6   7   5   0  43
WP: Leonard (5).
Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - Silk O'Loughlin
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 4188
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Bush                ss        Hooper              rf
2. Walker              lf        Shean               2b
3. T. Cobb             cf        Strunk              cf
4. Veach               rf        Ruth                lf
5. Heilmann            1b        McInnis             1b
6. Vitt                3b        Thomas              3b
7. Young               2b        Scott               ss
8. Yelle               c         Schang              c
9. Finneran            p         Leonard             p

TIGERS 1ST: Bush out on an unknown play; Walker struck out; T.
Cobb walked; Veach singled [T. Cobb to third]; Veach stole
second; Heilmann walked; Vitt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper walked; Shean out on a sacrifice bunt
[Hooper to second]; Strunk doubled to center [Hooper scored,
Strunk to third (on throw to home)]; Ruth reached on a fielder's
choice [Strunk scored]; McInnis singled [Ruth to second]; Thomas
forced Ruth (pitcher to third) [McInnis to second]; Scott
singled to catcher [McInnis scored (error by Yelle) (no RBI),
Thomas to third, Scott to second]; Schang walked; Leonard
singled to left [Thomas scored, Scott scored (unearned), Schang
to second]; DEACON JONES REPLACED FINNERAN (PITCHING); Hooper
out on an unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Young out on an unknown play; Yelle out on an
unknown play; Deacon Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Shean out on an unknown play; Strunk walked; Ruth
struck out; McInnis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Bush walked; Walker out on an unknown play; T. Cobb
out on a sacrifice bunt [Bush to second]; Veach out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Thomas was hit by a pitch; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt [Thomas to second]; Schang singled [Thomas to third];
Leonard walked [Schang to second]; Hooper singled [Thomas
scored, Schang to third, Leonard to second]; Shean singled
[Schang scored, Leonard to third, Hooper to second]; Strunk out
on an unknown play; Ruth out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Heilmann out on an unknown play; Vitt out on an
unknown play; Young out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: McInnis out on an unknown play; Thomas reached on
an error by Bush; Scott out on an unknown play; Schang walked
[Thomas to second]; Leonard singled [Thomas to third, Schang to
second]; Hooper out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Yelle walked; Deacon Jones out on an unknown play;
Bush hit into a double play to left [Yelle out at second
(shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
7.

RED SOX 5TH: Shean out on an unknown play; Strunk out on an
unknown play; Ruth reached on an error by Walker [Ruth out at
second (left to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Walker struck out; T. Cobb singled to shortstop;
Veach singled to right [T. Cobb to third]; Leonard threw a wild
pitch [T. Cobb scored, Veach to second]; Heilmann walked; Vitt
walked [Veach to third, Heilmann to second]; Young singled to
left [Veach scored, Heilmann scored, Vitt to second]; STANAGE
BATTED FOR YELLE; Stanage struck out; DYER BATTED FOR DEACON
JONES; Dyer singled [Vitt scored, Young to second]; Bush singled
[Young scored, Dyer to second]; Walker grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: CUNNINGHAM REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); SPENCER
REPLACED STANAGE (PLAYING C ); McInnis singled; Thomas singled
[McInnis to second]; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt [McInnis to
third, Thomas to second]; Schang singled [McInnis scored, Thomas
scored]; Leonard out on an unknown play [Schang to second];
Hooper reached on an error by T. Cobb [Schang scored
(unearned)]; Shean out on an unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 10.

TIGERS 7TH: T. Cobb out on an unknown play; Veach out on an
unknown play; Heilmann singled; Vitt out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Strunk out on an unknown play; Ruth reached on an
error by Young; Ruth was picked off first (pitcher to first);
McInnis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 10.

TIGERS 8TH: Young grounded out (second to first); Spencer
reached on an error by Scott; Cunningham walked [Spencer to
second]; Bush doubled to left [Spencer scored (unearned),
Cunningham scored]; Walker struck out; T. Cobb singled to left
[Bush scored (unearned)]; T. Cobb was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: Thomas struck out; Scott walked; Schang singled
[Scott to second]; Leonard singled [Scott scored, Schang to
second]; Hooper out on an unknown play; Shean out on an unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 11.

TIGERS 9TH: Veach out on an unknown play; Heilmann singled; Vitt
out on an unknown play; Young out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Red Sox 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           8  10   5    8
 Red Sox         11  13   1   12
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