Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Retrosheet


Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 8, 1918 (D) at Navin Field

BOS A    3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     4   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
Shean 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Strunk cf                     2   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Ruth p                        4   0   1   1       0   2       0   1
McInnis 1b                    4   1   1   2       0   0      12   0
Miller lf                     4   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
Scott ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   8
Mayer c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Cochran 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   4   8   4       3   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cochran-Shean-McInnis.
BATTING - 
2B: McInnis (8,off Boland); Miller (1,off Boland); Mayer (2,off Boland); Strunk
(13,off Boland).
SH: Shean (30,off Boland).
GDP: Mayer (1,off Kallio).
Team LOB: 7.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bush ss                       5   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
B. Jones 3b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
T. Cobb cf                    3   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Veach lf                      3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Griggs 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1      10   0
Harper rf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       4   0
Young 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Spencer c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Boland p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Kavanagh ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kallio p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Walker ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1       4   3      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bush-Young-Griggs.
E: Bush (34), Harper (4).
BATTING - 
3B: B. Jones (4,off Ruth).
SH: T. Cobb (8,off Ruth).
GDP: Veach (5,off Ruth).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: T. Cobb (30,3rd base off Ruth/Mayer); Veach (19,2nd base off Ruth/Mayer).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruth W(10-5)                  9     7   1   1   4   3   0  37
WP: Ruth (3).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Boland L(12-9)                7     7   4   4   3   4   0  32
Kallio                        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     8   4   4   3   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Silk O'Loughlin, 1B - Billy Evans

Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Hooper              rf        Bush                ss
2. Shean               2b        B. Jones            3b
3. Strunk              cf        T. Cobb             cf
4. Ruth                p         Veach               lf
5. McInnis             1b        Griggs              1b
6. Miller              lf        Harper              rf
7. Scott               ss        Young               2b
8. Mayer               c         Spencer             c
9. Cochran             3b        Boland              p

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper walked; Shean out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Hooper to second]; Strunk walked; Ruth struck out;
McInnis doubled to right [Hooper scored, Strunk scored]; Miller
doubled to left [McInnis scored]; Scott flied out to center; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Bush grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Cobb singled to left;
Veach walked [T. Cobb to second]; T. Cobb stole third and Veach
stole second; Griggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Mayer flied out to center; Cochran singled to
center; Hooper reached on a fielder's choice [Cochran to second
(error by Bush; assist by Young)]; Shean popped to catcher;
Strunk popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Harper singled to center; Young singled to center
[Harper to second]; Spencer popped to first; Boland flied out to
center; Bush struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Ruth flied out to right; McInnis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: B. Jones flied out to center; T. Cobb flied out to
left; Veach singled to center; Ruth threw a wild pitch [Veach to
second]; Griggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayer
doubled to left; Cochran grounded out (second to first) [Mayer
to third]; Hooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Harper walked; Young flied out to center; Spencer
forced Harper (second to shortstop); Boland popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Shean out on an unknown play; Strunk doubled; Ruth
struck out; McInnis out on an unknown play; 10 minute rain
delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Bush out on an unknown play; B. Jones tripled to
right; T. Cobb hit a sacrifice fly to right [B. Jones scored];
Veach struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller struck out; Scott out on an unknown play;
Mayer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Griggs out on an unknown play; Harper out on an
unknown play; Young out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Cochran out on an unknown play; Hooper singled to
right [Hooper to second (error by Harper)]; Shean out on an
unknown play [Hooper to third]; Strunk walked; Ruth singled
[Hooper scored, Strunk to third]; McInnis out on an unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Spencer out on an unknown play; KAVANAGH BATTED FOR
BOLAND; Kavanagh grounded out (second to first); Bush out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: KALLIO REPLACED KAVANAGH (PITCHING); Miller
singled; Scott out on an unknown play; Mayer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: B. Jones out on an unknown play; T. Cobb singled;
Veach grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [T.
Cobb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Cochran out on an unknown play; Hooper out on an
unknown play; Shean out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Griggs walked; Harper singled [Griggs to second];
Young out on an unknown play; Spencer out on an unknown play;
WALKER BATTED FOR KALLIO; Walker walked [Griggs to third, Harper
to second]; Bush out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Tigers 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   8   0    7
 Tigers           1   7   2    9
Read Me