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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1921-08-09 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:00

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–7. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 3rd. Allen Russell earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7	12
BOS	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1		8	14

W: Allen Russell L: Jim Middleton SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Nemo Leibold	3	1	1	0	2
Eddie Foster	5	0	2	0	0
Mike Menosky	5	2	3	1	0
Del Pratt	5	1	2	2	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	1	1	1
Shano Collins	5	1	2	0	0
Everett Scott	4	0	1	0	0
Muddy Ruel	4	1	1	0	0
Bullet Joe Bush	4	2	1	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hooks Dauss	7.0	11	3	0
Jim Middleton	1.0	3	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bullet Joe Bush	7.0	11	5	3
Allen Russell	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lu Blue: D/78
Ira Flagstead: 2/FL
Ty Cobb: S6/P.2-2
Bobby Veach: 2/G.2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: IW
Bob Jones: D/78.3-H;2-H;1-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-3
Donie Bush: 63

Bot 1

Nemo Leibold: 5/L
Eddie Foster: S8
Mike Menosky: D7.1-3
Del Pratt: FC5.3XH(525);2-3;B-1
Stuffy McInnis: W.1-2
Shano Collins: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Everett Scott: 53

Top 2

Johnny Bassler: S7.BX2(76)
Hooks Dauss: K/C
Lu Blue: S9
Ira Flagstead: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Muddy Ruel: 63
Bullet Joe Bush: S9
Nemo Leibold: W.1-2
Eddie Foster: S7.2-3;1-2
Mike Menosky: 2/FL
Del Pratt: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Stuffy McInnis: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Ty Cobb: 63
Bobby Veach: 43
Harry Heilmann: D7
Bob Jones: 43

Bot 3

Shano Collins: S8
Everett Scott: 23/SH.1-2
Muddy Ruel: S7.2-3
Bullet Joe Bush: FC1/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Nemo Leibold: PO2(E2/TH).2-H(UR);1-2
Nemo Leibold: W
Eddie Foster: 7
Mike Menosky: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Del Pratt: SB2.1-2(PB)
Del Pratt: 9

Top 4

Donie Bush: 5/P
Johnny Bassler: 7
Hooks Dauss: 3/G

Bot 4

Stuffy McInnis: 8/L
Shano Collins: T8
Everett Scott: 6/P
Muddy Ruel: 7/L

Top 5

Lu Blue: E6
Ira Flagstead: S7.1-2
Ty Cobb: 9(B)/DP.2-3;1X2(94)
Bobby Veach: D8.3-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: K

Bot 5

Bullet Joe Bush: 63
Nemo Leibold: S7
Eddie Foster: 8
Mike Menosky: SB2
Mike Menosky: 7/FL

Top 6

Bob Jones: 3/G
Donie Bush: 8
Larry Woodall: D7
Hooks Dauss: S8.2-H
Lu Blue: K

Bot 6

Del Pratt: 7
Stuffy McInnis: 53
Shano Collins: 9

Top 7

Ira Flagstead: 99
Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: S
Harry Heilmann: W.1-2
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 7

Everett Scott: S
Muddy Ruel: 99
Bullet Joe Bush: 99
Nemo Leibold: 99

Top 8

Donie Bush: W
Larry Woodall: W.1-2
Chick Shorten: W.2-3;1-2
Lu Blue: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ira Flagstead: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Ty Cobb: K/C

Bot 8

Eddie Foster: 99
Mike Menosky: S1/BG
Del Pratt: S9.1-3
Stuffy McInnis: S7.3-H;1-2
Shano Collins: 99
Everett Scott: 99

Top 9

Bobby Veach: S
Clyde Manion: HP.1-2
Bob Jones: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Donie Bush: W
Larry Woodall: 64(1)3(B)/GDP

Notes & reviews

Ruel was trapped off 2B but Bassler's throw was very wild
Heilmann ejected by HP umpire Owens for arguing strike two call (he tossed his bat to the ground). Manion took over the at bat.

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