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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1925-09-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 1000 · overcast · 1:37

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4–0. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Paul Zahniser earned the win. Doc Prothro went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Zahniser L: Elam Vangilder SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Moriarty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Herschel Bennett	4	2	1	0
Bobby LaMotte	5	1	0	0
George Sisler	4	1	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	3	0	1	0
Marty McManus	3	1	1	0
Gene Robertson	3	0	1	0
Joe Evans	3	1	0	0
Leo Dixon	3	1	1	0
Elam Vangilder	3	1	0	1
Pinky Hargrave	1	0	0	0
Jack Tobin	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tom Jenkins	4	2	2	0	1
Ira Flagstead	3	1	2	0	0
Roy Carlyle	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	1	1	1
Doc Prothro	4	1	4	2	0
Bill Wambsganss	2	0	0	0	0
Herb Welch	3	0	1	1	0
Al Stokes	3	0	0	0	0
Paul Zahniser	3	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elam Vangilder	8.0	10	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Zahniser	9.0	8	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herschel Bennett: S9
Bobby LaMotte: 64(1)/FO
George Sisler: 4/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: 53

Bot 1

Tom Jenkins: S6/G.B-2(E6/TH1)
Ira Flagstead: S8/G46.2-3
Roy Carlyle: 43.1-2
Phil Todt: 3/G.3-3;2-2
Doc Prothro: D8.3-H;2-H
Bill Wambsganss: 63

Top 2

Marty McManus: D7
Gene Robertson: W
Joe Evans: 4/P
Leo Dixon: 7/F
Elam Vangilder: K

Bot 2

Herb Welch: 7/F
Al Stokes: 63
Paul Zahniser: 43

Top 3

Herschel Bennett: E6/G
Bobby LaMotte: 4(1)3/GDP
George Sisler: S9
Baby Doll Jacobson: PB.1-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: 63

Bot 3

Tom Jenkins: K/C
Ira Flagstead: 9/F
Roy Carlyle: E6/TH1
Phil Todt: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Marty McManus: 53
Gene Robertson: 8/F
Joe Evans: S9
Leo Dixon: W.1-2#
Elam Vangilder: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Doc Prothro: S9
Bill Wambsganss: 14/SH.1-2
Herb Welch: PO2(26)
Herb Welch: 63

Top 5

Herschel Bennett: 6/P
Bobby LaMotte: S7
George Sisler: 2/FL
Baby Doll Jacobson: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Al Stokes: 43
Paul Zahniser: 43
Tom Jenkins: 63

Top 6

Marty McManus: 53
Gene Robertson: 43
Joe Evans: 8/F

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: S7#
Roy Carlyle: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Phil Todt: K

Top 7

Leo Dixon: 6/L
Elam Vangilder: S7
Herschel Bennett: W.1-2
Bobby LaMotte: 2/FL
George Sisler: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Doc Prothro: S/P46
Bill Wambsganss: 53/SH.1-2
Herb Welch: S8/G46.2-H
Al Stokes: 6/L
Paul Zahniser: 13

Top 8

Baby Doll Jacobson: W
Marty McManus: W.1-2
Gene Robertson: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Pinky Hargrave: 8#

Bot 8

Tom Jenkins: S
Ira Flagstead: 3/BG/SH.1-2#
Roy Carlyle: E5.2-3#
Phil Todt: S.3-H;1-2
Doc Prothro: S.2-3;1-2
Bill Wambsganss: 4(1)3/GDP#

Top 9

Leo Dixon: S#
Jack Tobin: 7#
Herschel Bennett: S.1-2#
Bobby LaMotte: 64(1)3/GDP#

Notes & reviews

Cool
The ball slipped out of LaMotte's hand as he checked his throw when he saw it would be futile.
Over Vangilder
May've been S.1-2
guess on 7
Prothro's popup fell between LaMotte and McManus
Missing top of 8th to end in BOS192509172. Following events deduced from Boston Globe...
Guessing DP here

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