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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1924-07-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 2nd. Earl Whitehill earned the win. Heinie Manush went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Earl Whitehill L: Alex Ferguson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Pants Rowland · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Billy Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Les Burke	3	1	0	1	1	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	2	3	1	1
Ty Cobb	2	0	0	0	2	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	0	0	1	1
Lu Blue	4	1	0	0	0	1
Topper Rigney	4	0	3	0	0	1
Bob Jones	3	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	3	1	1	1	1	0
Earl Whitehill	3	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Homer Ezzell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	5	0	2	2	0	0
Joe Harris	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ike Boone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ira Flagstead	3	1	0	0	1	0
Shano Collins	4	1	1	1	0	1
Johnnie Heving	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chappie Geygan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buster Ross	1	0	0	0	1	1
Howie Shanks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Val Picinich	0	1	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	9.0	8	4	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Ferguson	2.1	6	4	3
Buster Ross	6.2	2	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Les Burke: 3/FL
Heinie Manush: S9
Ty Cobb: 43/G.1-2
Harry Heilmann: W
Lu Blue: K

Bot 1

Homer Ezzell: 8
Bill Wambsganss: S7
Joe Harris: S8.1-3
Ike Boone: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Ira Flagstead: 4/L

Top 2

Topper Rigney: S8.BX2(86)
Bob Jones: T9
Johnny Bassler: W
Earl Whitehill: W.1-2
Les Burke: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Heinie Manush: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ty Cobb: W
Harry Heilmann: OA.3XH(42)
Harry Heilmann: K

Bot 2

Shano Collins: K
Johnnie Heving: S9
Chappie Geygan: 99/F
Alex Ferguson: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Lu Blue: 1E3
Topper Rigney: K/C
Bob Jones: S8.1-3
Johnny Bassler: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Earl Whitehill: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Les Burke: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Homer Ezzell: 8
Bill Wambsganss: 23/BG
Joe Harris: 8

Top 4

Heinie Manush: W
Ty Cobb: 53/SH.1-2
Harry Heilmann: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Lu Blue: 7

Bot 4

Ike Boone: 63
Ira Flagstead: W
Shano Collins: T7.1-H
Johnnie Heving: 63.3-H
Chappie Geygan: 8

Top 5

Topper Rigney: S/BG
Bob Jones: 3/SH.1-2
Johnny Bassler: 8/L
Earl Whitehill: 43

Bot 5

Buster Ross: W
Homer Ezzell: 8
Bill Wambsganss: 7
Joe Harris: 8

Top 6

Les Burke: W
Heinie Manush: K
Ty Cobb: 3(B)4(1)/GDP

Bot 6

Ike Boone: S
Ira Flagstead: 99
Shano Collins: 99
Johnnie Heving: 99

Top 7

Harry Heilmann: 99
Lu Blue: 99
Topper Rigney: S
Bob Jones: 63

Bot 7

Chappie Geygan: 99
Buster Ross: K
Homer Ezzell: 99

Top 8

Johnny Bassler: 99
Earl Whitehill: 99
Les Burke: 99

Bot 8

Bill Wambsganss: 99
Joe Harris: D7
Ike Boone: 7
Ira Flagstead: 5/P

Top 9

Heinie Manush: 99
Ty Cobb: W
Harry Heilmann: 99
Lu Blue: CS2(24)

Bot 9

Shano Collins: 7
Johnnie Heving: W
Howie Shanks: 3/P
Val Picinich: W.1-2
Homer Ezzell: S7.2-3;1-2
Bill Wambsganss: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;BX2(756)

Notes & reviews

Cobb broke for second; Geygan dropped Heving's throw prompting Manush to break for home; Wambsganss retrieved the ball and threw out Manush with Cobb retreating to 1B

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