Friday, April 19, 1918
New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
(1st game)
NEW YORK AB R H PO A E BOSTON AB R H PO A E
Gilhooley, rf....4 0 0 2 0 0 Hooper, rf.....3 1 1 1 0 0
Miller, cf.......3 0 1 2 0 0 Shean, 2b......1 0 1 2 2 0
Pratt, 2b........4 0 1 2 5 0 Strunk, cf.....3 0 2 5 0 0
Pipp, 1b.........4 0 0 9 1 1 Hoblitzell,1b..4 0 0 7 0 0
Baker, 3b........2 0 0 3 1 0 McInnis, 3b....4 1 1 2 2 0
Bodie, lf........3 1 0 0 0 0 Whiteman, lf...3 0 1 1 0 0
Peckinpaugh, ss..4 0 0 3 2 1 Scott, ss......4 0 2 4 1 0
Ruel, c..........2 0 1 3 1 0 Agnew, c.......4 0 0 5 2 0
Russell, p.......3 0 1 0 0 0 Bush, p........3 0 0 1 3 0
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Total...........29 1 4 24 10 2 Total.........29 2 8 27 10 0
New York....................0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -- 1 4 2
Boston......................0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x -- 2 8 0
Double: Miller. Stolen bases: Gilhooley, Shean. Sacrifice hit: Shean. Sacrifice Fly: Strunk. Double plays: Pratt to Peckinpaugh; Bush to Hoblitzell. Left on bases: New York 6, Boston 9. First base on error: Boston 1. Boston RBI: Scott and Strunk.
NEW YORK IP H R ER BB K BOSTON IP H R ER BB K
Russell (L)...8 8 2 ? 4 3 Bush (W).......9 4 1 1 5 4
Passed Ball: Agnew.
Time: 2:12 (Herald and Journal); 2:04 (Globe)
Attendance: 3,812.
Umpires: Bill Dineen (plate) and Tom Connolly (bases).
Play-by-play:
First Inning
Yankees — Gilhooley fouls out to first. Miller doubles to the embankment in left. Pratt strikes out. Pipp strikes out.
Red Sox — Hooper walks. Shean sacrifices first to second covering, Hooper to second. Strunk grounds out shortstop to first, Hooper to third. Hoblitzell flies out to right field.
Second Inning
Yankees — Baker walks. Bodie bunts into double play on attempted sacrifice, out to pitcher, Baker doubled off first, pitcher to first. Peckinpaugh grounds out shosrttop to first.
Red Sox — McInnis single to center. Whiteman singles to shortstop on hit-and-run, McInnis to 3rd as Peckinpaugh’s throw goes past Pipp at first (Boston Herald says high throw, Boston Post says low). Scott grounds out on a slow roller, shortstop to first, McInnis scores, Whiteman to second. Agnew strikes out looking. Bush strikes out looking.
Third Inning
Yankees — Ruel walks. Russell safe on fielder’s choice, Ruel out, pitcher to shortstop. Gilhooley safe on fielder’s choice, Russell out pitcher to shortstop. Gilhooley steals second base. Miller walks. Gilhooley out trying to steal third base, catcher to third.
Red Sox — Hooper safe at first on Pipp’s error on a low liner that goes into right field. Shean singles to left, Hooper to third. Strunk flies out to deep right, Hooper scores. Shean steals second base. Hoblitzell grounds out second to first, Shean to third. McInnis flies out to center.
Fourth Inning
Yankees — Pratt fouls out to catcher. Pipp pops out to second. Baker grounds out to first unassisted.
Red Sox — Whiteman walks. Scott singles to right, Whiteman to second. On a double steal attempt, Whiteman out catcher to third, Scott steals second. Agnew grounds out second to first, Scott to third. Bush strikes out looking.
Fifth Inning
Yankees — Bodie walks. Peckinpaugh grounds out to first unassisted, Bodie to second. Ruel grounds out second to first, Bodie to third. Russell safe on Scott’s error on a ground ball with the infield in, Bodie scores. Gilhooley grounds out third to first.
Red Sox — Hooper lines out to first base (Pipp leaps to make catch). Shean walks. Strunk singles to center, Shean to second. Hoblitzell lines into a double play to second (Pratt makes circus catch), Shean out, second to shortstop.
Sixth Inning
Yankees — Miller strikes out. Pratt singles to left. Pratt to second on Agnew’s passed ball. Pipp strikes out. Baker walks. Bodie flies out to center (Strunk initially misjudged it).
Red Sox — McInnis pops out to first. Whiteman fouls out to third. Scott singles to right center. Agnew grounds out second to first.
Seventh Inning
Yankees — Peckinpaugh flies out to center. Ruel singles to center. Russell safe on fielder’s choice bunt, Ruel out catcher to second. Gilhooley safe on fielder’s choice, Russell out second to shortstop.
Red Sox — Bush grounds out second to first. Hooper singles to right. Shean walks, Hooper to second. Strunk safe on infield single to first, Hooper to third, Shean to second. Hoblitzell fouls out to first. McInnis fouls out to third.
Eighth Inning
Yankees — Miller grounds out third to first. Pratt flies out to center. Pipp flies out to center.
Red Sox — Whiteman flies out to deep center. Scott pops out to shortstop. Agnew grounds out shortstop to first.
Ninth Inning
Yankees — Baker flies out to center. Bodie flies out to right. Peck pops out to shortstop.
Notes:
Cold and windy.
Boston Marathon held today.
In 1917, Boston was 12-10 versus New York.
Since start of 1916, Mays, Ruth and Leonard have a 19-10 record against the Yankees (Ruth 9-1; Mays 5-4; Leonard 5-5). Ruth was 4-5 in 1916 and 5-0 in 1917.
Ruth’s 1917 results were: 6-4 and 4-2 wins at Fenway and 10-3, 3-1 and 8-3 wins at Polo Grounds. In these games he allowed 9, 5, 3, 8 and 6 hits, respectively.
Game 1 should not have been close. All morning, Boston had men in scoring position, 9 men on base in first seven innings. In 7th, loaded the bases with one out, but could not score. Yankees’ Allan Russell is a good spitball pitcher.
See second game of April 19 for scores and end-of-day standings.
� 1997-20243 by Allan Wood.