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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1923-07-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2500 · 1:45

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Howard Ehmke earned the win. George Burns went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	8
BOS	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		7	10

W: Howard Ehmke L: Bob Hasty SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wid Matthews	5	1	1	0	0	0
Beauty McGowan	5	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Perkins	5	1	2	1	0	1
Joe Hauser	4	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Welch	3	0	0	0	2	1
Chick Galloway	4	1	1	0	0	1
Harry Riconda	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jimmy Dykes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Hasty	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Heimach	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bing Miller	1	0	0	0	0	1
Heinie Scheer	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Mitchell	5	1	1	0	0	0
Shano Collins	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	2	2	2	1	1	0
George Burns	4	2	3	2	0	0
Joe Harris	1	1	1	2	3	0
Al DeVormer	4	0	1	2	0	0
Norm McMillan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chick Fewster	3	0	0	0	1	0
Howard Ehmke	4	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Hasty	1.1	4	1	0
Fred Heimach	6.2	6	4	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	8	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wid Matthews: 8/F
Beauty McGowan: 8/F
Cy Perkins: S7.B-2(E7)
Joe Hauser: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(E8)
Frank Welch: W
Chick Galloway: K

Bot 1

Johnny Mitchell: S8
Shano Collins: 7/F
Ira Flagstead: D7.1-H
George Burns: 6/P
Joe Harris: HR8/IPHR.2-H
Al DeVormer: 99

Top 2

Harry Riconda: K
Jimmy Dykes: 99
Bob Hasty: 99

Bot 2

Norm McMillan: 63
Chick Fewster: W
Howard Ehmke: D.1-3
Johnny Mitchell: OA.3XH(2);2-3
Johnny Mitchell: 99

Top 3

Wid Matthews: S
Beauty McGowan: 99
Cy Perkins: 99
Joe Hauser: HP.1-2
Frank Welch: K

Bot 3

Shano Collins: 99
Ira Flagstead: S
George Burns: D.1-3
Joe Harris: IW
Al DeVormer: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Norm McMillan: K#
Chick Fewster: PO1(99)#

Top 4

Chick Galloway: 99
Harry Riconda: S
Jimmy Dykes: 31.1-2
Fred Heimach: D.2-H
Wid Matthews: 99

Bot 4

Chick Fewster: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99
Johnny Mitchell: 99

Top 5

Beauty McGowan: 99
Cy Perkins: 99
Joe Hauser: 99

Bot 5

Shano Collins: 99
Ira Flagstead: W
George Burns: S4/G.1-3(E4)#
Joe Harris: IW.1-2
Al DeVormer: 2/P
Norm McMillan: 9/F

Top 6

Frank Welch: W
Chick Galloway: 99
Harry Riconda: W.1-2
Bing Miller: K
Fred Heimach: 1/L

Bot 6

Chick Fewster: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99
Johnny Mitchell: 99

Top 7

Wid Matthews: 3E1.B-2
Beauty McGowan: 99
Cy Perkins: S8.2-H(UR)
Joe Hauser: 99
Frank Welch: 99

Bot 7

Shano Collins: S
Ira Flagstead: 99/SH.1-2
George Burns: HR/7.2-H
Joe Harris: W
Al DeVormer: 99
Norm McMillan: 99

Top 8

Chick Galloway: S6
Harry Riconda: E6/G.1-3
Heinie Scheer: K+SBH(UR);SB2
Fred Heimach: 99
Wid Matthews: 99

Bot 8

Chick Fewster: 99
Howard Ehmke: 99
Johnny Mitchell: 99

Top 9

Beauty McGowan: 99
Cy Perkins: K#
Joe Hauser: S
Frank Welch: 99

Notes & reviews

Red Sox manager Chance ejected by 1B umpire Owens for aruging that pitcher held ball before collision

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