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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1

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Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1

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SABR Article

World Series Game 6 Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1918 (D) at Fenway Park

CHI N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
BOS A    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flack rf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Hollocher ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Mann lf                       3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Paskert cf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Merkle 1b                     3   0   1   1       0   1       8   2
Pick 2b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Deal 3b                       2   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Barber ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zeider 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Killefer c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  O'Farrell ph,c              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tyler p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  McCabe ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hendrix p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   1   3   1       2   1      24  13
FIELDING - 
E: Flack (1), Tyler (1).
BATTING - 
HBP: Mann (1,by Mays).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Flack (1,3rd base off Mays/Schang).
CS: Mann (1,2nd base by Mays/Schang).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hooper rf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Shean 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   1       2   4
Strunk cf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Whiteman lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Ruth lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McInnis 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0      16   1
Scott ss                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Thomas 3b                     2   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
Schang c                      1   0   0   0       2   0       1   2
Mays p                        2   1   1   0       1   0       0   6
Totals                       27   2   5   0       5   1      27  18
BATTING - 
SH: Hooper (2,off Tyler); Thomas (1,off Tyler).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Schang (1,2nd base by Tyler/Killefer).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tyler L(1-1)                  7     5   2   0   5   1   0  31
Hendrix                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     5   2   0   5   1   0  34

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mays W(2-0)                   9     3   1   1   2   1   0  30
HBP: Mays (1,Mann).
Umpires: HP - George Hildebrand, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - Brick Owens, 3B - Hank O'Day
Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 15238
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        Scott               ss
7. Deal                3b        Thomas              3b
8. Killefer            c         Schang              c
9. Tyler               p         Mays                p

CUBS 1ST: Weather: cold wind; Flack grounded out (third
to first); Hollocher grounded out (second to first); Mann
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Hooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Shean
struck out; Strunk singled to shortstop; Whiteman flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

CUBS 2ND: Paskert grounded out (second to first); Merkle struck
out; Pick singled to left; Pick was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: McInnis grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas walked; Schang forced
Thomas (shortstop to second); Late throw to 2B but Thomas
overslid the bag; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

CUBS 3RD: Deal flied to left; Killefer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tyler grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Mays walked; Hooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mays to second]; Shean walked; Strunk
grounded out (second to first) [Mays to third, Shean to second];
Whiteman reached on an error by Flack [Mays scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Shean scored (unearned) (no RBI), Whiteman to first];
McInnis singled to shortstop [Whiteman out at third (shortstop
to first to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Red
Sox 2.

CUBS 4TH: Flack singled to center; Hollocher grounded out (first
unassisted) [Flack to second]; Mann was hit by a pitch; Mann
was hit on the lower leg; Mann was picked off first (catcher
to first); Paskert walked while Flack stole third; Merkle
singled to left [Flack scored, Paskert to second]; Pick flied to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott singled to third; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Scott to second]; Schang walked; On a
bunt Mays singled to third [Scott to third, Schang to second];
Hooper forced Scott (first to catcher) [Schang to third, Mays to
second]; Shean forced Mays (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 5TH: Deal grounded out (pitcher to first); Killefer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tyler grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Strunk flied to left; Whiteman grounded out
(shortstop to first); McInnis reached on an error by Tyler
[McInnis to first]; Scott flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 6TH: Flack walked; Hollocher forced Flack (first to
shortstop); Mann forced Hollocher (pitcher to second); Mann was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Thomas flied to center; Schang walked; Mays flied
to center; Schang was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 7TH: Paskert grounded out (pitcher to first); Merkle
grounded out (third to first); Thomas: great stop and
throw; Pick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hooper grounded out (first unassisted); Shean
grounded out (third to first); Strunk singled to center;
Whiteman flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox
2.

CUBS 8TH: BARBER BATTED FOR DEAL; Barber lined to left;
Whiteman: diving catch; O'FARRELL BATTED FOR KILLEFER;
O'Farrell popped to shortstop; RUTH REPLACED WHITEMAN (PLAYING
LF); MCCABE BATTED FOR TYLER; McCabe popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Whiteman hurt his neck/shoulder catching Barber's
liner; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: O'FARRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ZEIDER
REPLACED BARBER (PLAYING 3B); HENDRIX REPLACED MCCABE
(PITCHING); McInnis flied to left; Scott flied to center; Thomas
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

CUBS 9TH: Flack popped to third in foul territory; Hollocher
flied to left; Mann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             1   3   2    2
 Red Sox          2   5   0    8
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