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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1926-05-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3000 · 1:58

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 8th. Alex Ferguson earned the win and Firpo Marberry picked up the save. Phil Todt went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	1	8	14
BOS	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	13

W: Alex Ferguson L: Howard Ehmke SV: Firpo Marberry

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	6	1	4	1	0	2
Bucky Harris	4	1	2	0	1	2
Sam Rice	4	1	2	2	0	0
Goose Goslin	4	1	1	1	1	0
Joe Judge	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ossie Bluege	5	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	5	1	1	1	0	1
Muddy Ruel	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bullet Joe Bush	2	0	2	1	1	0
Alex Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ira Flagstead	4	2	1	0	1	0
Topper Rigney	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Carlyle	5	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Todt	5	0	2	3	0	2
Tom Jenkins	5	1	1	0	0	0
Boob Fowler	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Herrera	2	1	1	0	1	0
John Bischoff	4	1	3	2	0	0
Howard Ehmke	3	0	1	1	0	0
Sy Rosenthal	1	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bullet Joe Bush	5.0	9	1	3
Alex Ferguson	3.2	4	1	0
Firpo Marberry	0.1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	14	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl McNeely: S7
Bucky Harris: 13/SH.1-2
Sam Rice: S6.2-3
Goose Goslin: W.1-2
Joe Judge: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Ossie Bluege: 3/FL

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: S7
Topper Rigney: 13/SH.1-2
Roy Carlyle: K
Phil Todt: S8.2-H
Tom Jenkins: 13

Top 2

Roger Peckinpaugh: 7
Muddy Ruel: 63
Bullet Joe Bush: W
Earl McNeely: S7.1-2
Bucky Harris: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Rice: 3/G

Bot 2

Boob Fowler: 13
Mike Herrera: W
John Bischoff: CS2(24)
John Bischoff: D7
Howard Ehmke: 63

Top 3

Goose Goslin: 43
Joe Judge: S1
Ossie Bluege: 53.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: S9.2-H;B-3(E9/TH)
Muddy Ruel: W
Bullet Joe Bush: S8.3-H;1-2
Earl McNeely: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Bucky Harris: K/C

Bot 3

Ira Flagstead: 5/L
Topper Rigney: S
Roy Carlyle: 13.1-2
Phil Todt: K

Top 4

Sam Rice: 8
Goose Goslin: 3/FL
Joe Judge: 8

Bot 4

Tom Jenkins: T/78
Boob Fowler: S7.3-H
Mike Herrera: 34/SH.1-2
John Bischoff: S9.2-H
Howard Ehmke: D7.1-H
Ira Flagstead: 4
Topper Rigney: S7.2-3
Roy Carlyle: 43

Top 5

Ossie Bluege: 43
Roger Peckinpaugh: 53
Muddy Ruel: 53

Bot 5

Phil Todt: K23
Tom Jenkins: 63
Boob Fowler: 53

Top 6

Bullet Joe Bush: S7
Earl McNeely: K+SB2.1-2(PB)
Bucky Harris: S5.2-3
Sam Rice: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
Goose Goslin: 9

Bot 6

Mike Herrera: 6
John Bischoff: 7
Howard Ehmke: 4

Top 7

Joe Judge: 31
Ossie Bluege: 63
Roger Peckinpaugh: E5/TH.B-3
Muddy Ruel: 53

Bot 7

Ira Flagstead: 53
Topper Rigney: 9
Roy Carlyle: 63

Top 8

Alex Ferguson: 9
Earl McNeely: K/C
Bucky Harris: D9
Sam Rice: D9.2-H
Goose Goslin: S9.2-H;B-3(E3/TH)
Joe Judge: E6.3-H(NR)(UR)
Ossie Bluege: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Phil Todt: 43
Tom Jenkins: 7
Boob Fowler: 13

Top 9

Roger Peckinpaugh: K
Muddy Ruel: S7
Alex Ferguson: 13/SH.1-2
Earl McNeely: S7.2-H
Bucky Harris: SB2
Bucky Harris: K

Bot 9

Mike Herrera: D7
John Bischoff: S7.2-H
Sy Rosenthal: 46(1)/FO
Ira Flagstead: W.1-2
Topper Rigney: 2/FL
Roy Carlyle: S1.2-3;1-2
Phil Todt: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Tom Jenkins: 7