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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1925-08-03 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3000 · 1:53

St. Louis Browns defeated Boston Red Sox 12–4. St. Louis Browns put up 7 in the 3rd. Joe Giard earned the win and Elam Vangilder picked up the save. Leo Dixon went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	17
BOS	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	5

W: Joe Giard L: Howard Ehmke SV: Elam Vangilder

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Tobin	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby LaMotte	5	2	1	0	0	0
George Sisler	5	2	4	1	0	0
Harry Rice	5	2	2	2	0	0
Marty McManus	4	1	0	1	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	5	2	1	2	0	0
Gene Robertson	5	1	3	1	0	0
Leo Dixon	5	0	4	2	0	0
Joe Giard	2	1	0	0	0	1
Elam Vangilder	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ira Flagstead	4	1	1	0	1	1
Homer Ezzell	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ike Boone	2	0	0	0	2	0
Roy Carlyle	4	2	2	1	0	1
Bill Wambsganss	0	0	0	0	1	0
Doc Prothro	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Rogell	3	0	0	1	0	1
Al Stokes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Howard Ehmke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Val Picinich	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jack Rothrock	2	0	1	2	0	0
Tex Vache	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Giard	4.2	5	6	0
Elam Vangilder	4.1	0	1	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	17	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Tobin: S8
Bobby LaMotte: 16(1)/FO
George Sisler: 4/P
Harry Rice: SB2#
Harry Rice: 13

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: 7/F
Homer Ezzell: 63
Ike Boone: W
Roy Carlyle: CS2(26)

Top 2

Marty McManus: 6/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: 7/F
Gene Robertson: 9/F

Bot 2

Roy Carlyle: S9
Bill Wambsganss: W.1-2
Doc Prothro: PO2(E2).2-3;1-2
Doc Prothro: W
Billy Rogell: 8/F8XD/SF.3-H;2-3
Al Stokes: 2/FL
Howard Ehmke: 9/F

Top 3

Leo Dixon: S7
Joe Giard: 16(1)/FO
Jack Tobin: W.1-2
Bobby LaMotte: 96(1)/FO/F9S.2-3
George Sisler: S5/G5L.3-H;1-H(E5/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-3
Harry Rice: E4/G.3-H(UR)
Marty McManus: FC6.1-H(E6/TH2)(NR)(UR);B-3
Baby Doll Jacobson: S7.3-H(UR)
Gene Robertson: SB2
Gene Robertson: S/89.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Leo Dixon: D7.2-H(UR)
Joe Giard: K/C

Bot 3

Ira Flagstead: S8
Homer Ezzell: 6/P
Ike Boone: 6/P
Roy Carlyle: 43

Top 4

Jack Tobin: 23/BG
Bobby LaMotte: 8/F
George Sisler: S9
Harry Rice: SB2
Harry Rice: 43

Bot 4

Val Picinich: D7
Doc Prothro: 53
Billy Rogell: FC5.2X3(545)
Al Stokes: 53

Top 5

Marty McManus: 5/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: 5/P
Gene Robertson: 8/L

Bot 5

Howard Ehmke: 7/L
Ira Flagstead: W
Homer Ezzell: W.1-2
Ike Boone: 8/F
Roy Carlyle: S7.2-H;1-3
Val Picinich: W.1-2
Jack Rothrock: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Billy Rogell: K

Top 6

Leo Dixon: E5/TH1
Elam Vangilder: 13/SH.1-2
Jack Tobin: 4/P
Bobby LaMotte: 5/FL

Bot 6

Al Stokes: K
Howard Ehmke: 3/FL
Ira Flagstead: K

Top 7

George Sisler: D7
Harry Rice: S8.2XH(82)
Marty McManus: 4/LDP.1X1(43)

Bot 7

Homer Ezzell: 31
Ike Boone: W
Roy Carlyle: K
Val Picinich: 3/FL

Top 8

Baby Doll Jacobson: 63
Gene Robertson: S8
Leo Dixon: S9.1-3
Elam Vangilder: CSH(242).1-2#
Elam Vangilder: 8/F

Bot 8

Jack Rothrock: 13/BG
Billy Rogell: 43
Al Stokes: 3/L

Top 9

Jack Tobin: S8
Bobby LaMotte: S3/G3S.1-2
George Sisler: S1/G.2-3;1-2
Harry Rice: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Marty McManus: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Baby Doll Jacobson: E6/G.3-H
Gene Robertson: S9.1-3
Leo Dixon: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Elam Vangilder: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Tex Vache: 9/L
Ira Flagstead: 8/F
Homer Ezzell: 9/F

Notes & reviews

BG=100 BG=2500 SLA: Ken Williams out with sore arm. Giard was presented with a diamond stickpin before game by his hometown fans from Ware, MA.
Sisler's first game back after infected leg problem
Sensational stop but wild throw hit Wamby on the foot and rolled toward dugout. Wamby was badly hurt.
Low throw
Sensational 1-handed jumping catch
Fast play
LaMotte dodged around Picinich

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