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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1921-06-18 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 9000 · 2:15

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 11–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 7th. Sad Sam Jones earned the win. Muddy Ruel went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	7	13
BOS	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	3		11	13

W: Sad Sam Jones L: Hooks Dauss SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Wilson · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Jones	4	2	2	1	0	0
Ty Cobb	3	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Veach	5	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	1	1	1	0	1	0
Ralph Young	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Ainsmith	3	0	1	1	0	0
Hooks Dauss	4	1	2	0	0	2
Donie Bush	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	1	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Bassler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ossie Vitt	3	0	0	0	0
Mike Menosky	2	1	1	0	2
Del Pratt	5	1	1	1	0
Tim Hendryx	2	0	0	0	2
Stuffy McInnis	5	2	3	0	0
Shano Collins	5	3	1	0	0
Everett Scott	4	2	3	1	1
Muddy Ruel	3	1	1	3	0
Sad Sam Jones	3	1	2	2	1
Nemo Leibold	1	0	0	0	0
Eddie Foster	2	0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hooks Dauss	8.0	13	6	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	9.0	13	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: S8
Bob Jones: 99/SH.1-2
Ty Cobb: 31.2-3
Bobby Veach: 9

Bot 1

Ossie Vitt: 99
Mike Menosky: S3.B-2(E4/TH)
Del Pratt: D9.2-H
Tim Hendryx: W
Stuffy McInnis: S6.2-3;1-2
Shano Collins: PO2(E2).3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Shano Collins: 1(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: W
Ira Flagstead: 99/SH.1-2
Ralph Young: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Bot 2

Everett Scott: S8
Muddy Ruel: PB.1-2
Muddy Ruel: 9
Sad Sam Jones: W
Ossie Vitt: 13.2-3;1-2
Mike Menosky: HP
Del Pratt: 4(1)/FO

Top 3

Hooks Dauss: S8
Lu Blue: 99(1)/FO
Bob Jones: 99(1)/FO
Ty Cobb: D9.1-3
Bobby Veach: 3/G

Bot 3

Tim Hendryx: HP
Stuffy McInnis: S1/BG.1-2
Shano Collins: 35(2)/FO.1-2
Everett Scott: 13.2-3;1-2
Muddy Ruel: D/78.3-H;2-H
Sad Sam Jones: S7.2XH(72)

Top 4

Harry Heilmann: 99
Ira Flagstead: S9
Ralph Young: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Bot 4

Ossie Vitt: 13
Mike Menosky: 99
Del Pratt: 99

Top 5

Hooks Dauss: S7
Lu Blue: 8
Bob Jones: 2/FL
Ty Cobb: S8.1-2
Bobby Veach: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
Harry Heilmann: 8

Bot 5

Tim Hendryx: 99
Stuffy McInnis: S
Shano Collins: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Ira Flagstead: W
Ralph Young: S1/BG.1-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);B-3
Eddie Ainsmith: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Hooks Dauss: K
Lu Blue: 53

Bot 6

Everett Scott: D7
Muddy Ruel: 99/SH.2-3
Sad Sam Jones: FC5.3-3(E5);B-1
Nemo Leibold: FC5.3XH(5253);1-3;B-2
Mike Menosky: IW
Del Pratt: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Jones: T9
Ty Cobb: 8/SF.3-H
Bobby Veach: 3/G
Harry Heilmann: 99

Bot 7

Tim Hendryx: 63
Stuffy McInnis: 63
Shano Collins: E6/TH
Everett Scott: SB2
Everett Scott: W
Muddy Ruel: E4/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Sad Sam Jones: SB2
Sad Sam Jones: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-2(E7)
Eddie Foster: S7.2-3
Mike Menosky: SBH(UR);SB2.1-3(E6/THH)
Mike Menosky: W
Del Pratt: SB2
Del Pratt: 8/L

Top 8

Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Eddie Ainsmith: D
Hooks Dauss: K

Bot 8

Tim Hendryx: W
Stuffy McInnis: 99(1)/FO
Shano Collins: S8.1-2
Everett Scott: S8.2-H;1-2
Muddy Ruel: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH2);1-3
Muddy Ruel: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Sad Sam Jones: HP
Eddie Foster: 9

Top 9

Lu Blue: D7
Bob Jones: S8.2-H
Chick Shorten: D8.1-H
Bobby Veach: 4/P
Harry Heilmann: 63
Johnny Bassler: 8

Notes & reviews

Grounder to 3bman Jones who got Scott in rundown between 3B and home. Jones dropped throw during rundown allowing Scott to return safely to 3B
Cobb ejected by HP umpire Wilson for arguing balls and strikes during Blue's at bat

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