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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 2

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Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 2

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SABR Article

World Series Game 4 Played on Monday, September 9, 1918 (D) at Fenway Park

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
BOS A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  4  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flack rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Hollocher ss                  4   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Mann lf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Paskert cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Merkle 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       9   1
Pick 2b                       2   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
  Zeider ph,3b                0   0   0   0       2   0       1   2
Deal 3b                       2   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
  O'Farrell ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wortman 2b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Killefer c                    2   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Barber ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tyler p                       0   0   0   0       2   0       1   4
  Hendrix ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  McCabe pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Douglas p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   7   2       6   0      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Douglas (1).
PB: Killefer 2 (2).
BATTING - 
GDP: Killefer (1,off Ruth); O'Farrell (1,off Ruth); Barber (1,off Bush).
Team LOB: 6.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Shean 2b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   4
Strunk cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Whiteman lf                   3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Bush p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McInnis 1b                    3   1   1   0       0   0      16   1
Ruth p,lf                     2   0   1   2       0   0       0   4
Scott ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   8
Thomas 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Agnew c                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Schang ph,c                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   3   4   2       2   1      27  21
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Ruth-Scott-McInnis, Scott-Shean-McInnis, Scott-Shean-McInnis.
BATTING - 
2B: Shean (1,off Tyler).
3B: Ruth (1,off Tyler).
SH: Ruth (1,off Tyler); Hooper (1,off Douglas).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Shean (1,2nd base off Tyler/Killefer).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tyler                         7     3   2   2   2   1   0  26
Douglas L(0-1)                1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        8     4   3   2   2   1   0  31

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruth W(2-0)                   8     7   2   2   6   0   0  33
Bush SV(1)                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     7   2   2   6   0   0  35
Ruth faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Ruth (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bush 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Brick Owens, 1B - Hank O'Day, 2B - George Hildebrand, 3B - Bill Klem
Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 22183
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Boston Red Sox           
1. Flack               rf        Hooper              rf
2. Hollocher           ss        Shean               2b
3. Mann                lf        Strunk              cf
4. Paskert             cf        Whiteman            lf
5. Merkle              1b        McInnis             1b
6. Pick                2b        Ruth                p
7. Deal                3b        Scott               ss
8. Killefer            c         Thomas              3b
9. Tyler               p         Agnew               c

CUBS 1ST: Flack singled to right; Hollocher lined to shortstop;
Flack was picked off first (catcher to first); Mann popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper flied to right; Shean doubled to left;
Strunk struck out; Whiteman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

CUBS 2ND: Paskert grounded out (pitcher to first); Merkle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pick singled to third; Deal
singled to left [Pick to second]; Killefer forced Pick
(shortstop to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: McInnis popped to shortstop; Ruth grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyler walked; Flack forced Tyler (shortstop to
second); Hollocher grounded out (first unassisted) [Flack to
second]; Flack was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Thomas popped to shortstop; Agnew flied to left;
Hooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

CUBS 4TH: Mann grounded out (third to first); Paskert grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott: great play; Merkle flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Shean walked; Strunk flied to center; Shean stole
second; Whiteman walked; McInnis forced Shean (pitcher to third)
[Whiteman to second]; Ruth tripled to right [Whiteman scored,
McInnis scored]; Scott flied to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 5TH: Pick singled to second; Deal flied to right; Killefer
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Pick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Agnew
grounded out (third to first); Hooper flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 6TH: Tyler walked; Flack forced Tyler (pitcher to second);
Hollocher grounded out (second to first) [Flack to second]; Mann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Shean grounded out (third to first); Strunk
grounded out (second to first); Whiteman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 7TH: Paskert grounded out (shortstop to first); Merkle
walked; ZEIDER BATTED FOR PICK; Zeider walked [Merkle to
second]; Debut game for Rollie Zeider; O'FARRELL BATTED
FOR DEAL; O'Farrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Zeider out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: ZEIDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WORTMAN
REPLACED O'FARRELL (PLAYING 2B); McInnis singled to left;
Debut game for Chuck Wortman; Ruth out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [McInnis to second]; Scott reached on a
fielder's choice [McInnis out at third (pitcher to third)];
Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox
2.

CUBS 8TH: Killefer walked; HENDRIX BATTED FOR TYLER; Hendrix
singled to left [Killefer to second]; Debut game for Claude
Hendrix; Ruth threw a wild pitch [Killefer to third, Hendrix
to second]; Flack grounded out (first unassisted); McInnis
tagged Flack; MCCABE RAN FOR HENDRIX; Hollocher grounded out
(second to first) [Killefer scored, McCabe to third]; Mann
singled to left [McCabe scored]; Paskert grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: DOUGLAS REPLACED MCCABE (PITCHING); SCHANG BATTED
FOR AGNEW; Schang singled to center; Debut game for Phil
Douglas; Killefer allowed a passed ball [Schang to second];
Hooper reached on an error by Douglas on a sacrifice bunt
[Schang scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hooper to second]; Shean
flied to left; Strunk flied to center; Whiteman grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Red Sox
3.

CUBS 9TH: SCHANG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Merkle singled to
center; Zeider walked [Merkle to second]; RUTH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); BUSH REPLACED WHITEMAN (PITCHING); On a bunt
Wortman forced Merkle (first to third) [Zeider to second];
BARBER BATTED FOR KILLEFER; Barber grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wortman out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Red Sox 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             2   7   1    6
 Red Sox          3   4   0    4
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