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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1926-08-18 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2500 · 1:34

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Red Ruffing earned the win. Baby Doll Jacobson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Dixie Davis SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Pants Rowland · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Rice	5	0	0	0	0	1
George Sisler	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ken Williams	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bing Miller	2	1	1	0	2	0
Marty McManus	2	0	0	0	2	0
Wally Schang	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Gerber	4	0	0	1	0	1
Dixie Davis	1	1	0	0	2	0
Herschel Bennett	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Tobin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Topper Rigney	4	0	1	1	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	4	1	1	1	0	1
Sy Rosenthal	3	2	2	0	1	0
Bill Regan	2	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Todt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Haney	3	0	1	1	0	0
Alex Gaston	3	0	0	0	0	1
Red Ruffing	3	1	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dixie Davis	8.0	7	1	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	5	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Rice: 6/L
George Sisler: 4/P
Ken Williams: 3/G

Bot 1

Jack Tobin: 3/FL
Topper Rigney: 7/F
Baby Doll Jacobson: HR/7
Sy Rosenthal: W
Bill Regan: PB.1-2
Bill Regan: S7.2-H(UR)
Phil Todt: 3/G

Top 2

Bing Miller: W
Marty McManus: W.1-2
Wally Schang: 43.2-3;1-2
Gene Robertson: 2/FL
Wally Gerber: K

Bot 2

Fred Haney: 2/FL
Alex Gaston: K/C
Red Ruffing: 43

Top 3

Dixie Davis: W
Harry Rice: K
George Sisler: S9.1-3
Ken Williams: S9.3-H;1-2
Bing Miller: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Jack Tobin: 8/F
Topper Rigney: 8/F
Baby Doll Jacobson: K/C

Top 4

Marty McManus: E5/G
Wally Schang: 5/P
Gene Robertson: 4/P
Wally Gerber: 53

Bot 4

Sy Rosenthal: S/3
Bill Regan: 13/SH.1-2
Phil Todt: 43.2-3
Fred Haney: 3/P

Top 5

Dixie Davis: 6/L
Harry Rice: 7/F
George Sisler: S8
Ken Williams: 3/G

Bot 5

Alex Gaston: 63
Red Ruffing: S/1
Jack Tobin: 13/SH.1-2
Topper Rigney: S8.2-H
Baby Doll Jacobson: 7/F

Top 6

Bing Miller: W
Marty McManus: W.1-2
Wally Schang: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Gene Robertson: E1.3-3;1-2;B-1
Wally Gerber: 85(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Dixie Davis: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Rice: 6/P

Bot 6

Sy Rosenthal: S9
Bill Regan: 34/SH.1-2
Phil Todt: E4.2-3
Fred Haney: S/5.3-H(UR);1-2
Alex Gaston: OA.2X3(25)
Alex Gaston: 43

Top 7

George Sisler: 7/F
Ken Williams: 63
Bing Miller: D7
Marty McManus: 13

Bot 7

Red Ruffing: K
Jack Tobin: 13/BG
Topper Rigney: 53

Top 8

Wally Schang: 43
Gene Robertson: K
Wally Gerber: 43

Bot 8

Baby Doll Jacobson: 53
Sy Rosenthal: 53
Bill Regan: 8/F

Top 9

Herschel Bennett: S9
Harry Rice: 46(1)/FO
George Sisler: 16(1)3/GDP