Monday, May 6, 1918
Polo Grounds
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 3
BOSTON
AB R H PO A E NEW
YORK
AB R H PO A E
Harry Hooper, rf.....3 0 1 2 1 1 Frank
Gilhooley, rf....3 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Shean, 2b.......3 0 0 5 5 0 Roger
Peckinpaugh, ss..4 2 2 2 3 0
Amos Strunk, cf......4 0 1 3 1 0 Frank
Baker, 3b........4 2 3 2 3 0
Wally Schang, lf.....3 0 2 1 0 1 Del
Pratt, 2b..........2 2 1 3 4 0
Stuffy McInnis, 3b...3 1 1 1 2 0 Wally
Pipp, 1b.........3 3 3 15 1 0
Babe Ruth, 1b........4 1 2 4 2 0 Ping
Bodie, lf.........4 1 3 0 1 0
Everett Scott, ss....3 1 1 3 1 0 Elmer
Miller, cf.......3 0 0 4 0 0
Sam Agnew, c.........4 0 2 4 6 1 Truck
Hannah, c........4 0 1 1 1 0
Carl Mays, p.........2 0 0 0 1 0
George Mogridge, p.....3 0 0 0 5 0
Sam Jones, p........2 0 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- --
--
-- -- -- -- -- --
Total.............. 31 3 10 24 19 3
Total................ 30 10 13 27 18 0
Boston....................0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -- 3
10 3
New York..................0 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 x -- 10
13 0
Doubles: Schang, Scott, Agnew, Pipp, Bodie,
Baker. Triple: McInnis.
Home Run: Ruth. Stolen bases: Miller, Pipp. Sacrifice hits: Scott,
McInnis, Shean, Pratt. Sacrifice Fly: Pratt. Double plays: Hooper to
Ruth to Agnew to Scott; Pipp to Peckinpaugh. Left on bases: New York 7,
Boston 6. First base on error: New York.
Boston RBI: Ruth 2, Agnew.
BOSTON
IP H R
ER BB K NEW
YORK IP H
R ER BB K
Mays (L)......4.1 6 6
6 Mogridge (W).....9
10 3 3 1
Jones.........3.2 7 4
2
Hit by Pitcher: Miller (by Mays), Shean (by
Mogridge).
Attendance: 5,000.
This was a historic game as Babe Ruth played first base and batted 6th -- the first time he had appeared in a game other than as a pitcher or pinch-hitter and the first time he batted any spot other than 9th. Ruth hit his second home run of the year -- 5 of his 11 career homers have come at the Polo grounds. Paul Shannon of the Boston Post began his game story: "Babe Ruth still remains the hitting idol of the Polo Grounds." The game began at 3:45 pm.