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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1927-06-24 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:53

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 5–3. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 6th. Sloppy Thurston earned the win. Sloppy Thurston went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	5	11
BOS	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8

W: Sloppy Thurston L: Slim Harriss SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bucky Harris	5	1	0	1	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	0	1	0	1	0
Goose Goslin	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Rice	5	0	1	0	0	0
Muddy Ruel	4	0	0	0	1	1
Ossie Bluege	3	2	3	0	1	0
Bobby Reeves	3	2	1	0	0	1
Sloppy Thurston	4	0	3	3	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ira Flagstead	4	1	2	0	0
Fred Haney	3	1	1	0	1
Cleo Carlyle	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	2	0
Phil Todt	4	1	1	0	0
Buddy Myer	4	0	1	0	0
Wally Shaner	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Moore	3	0	1	1	0
Slim Harriss	2	0	1	0	0
Jack Tobin	1	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sloppy Thurston	9.0	8	2	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Harriss	7.0	8	2	2
Ted Wingfield	2.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl McNeely: 43
Bucky Harris: 13/BG
Tris Speaker: 23/BG

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: S
Fred Haney: SB2
Fred Haney: W
Cleo Carlyle: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Bill Regan: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Goose Goslin: 3/BG
Sam Rice: 13/BG
Muddy Ruel: 13/BG

Bot 2

Phil Todt: S9
Buddy Myer: S8.1-2
Wally Shaner: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Bill Moore: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Slim Harriss: 63

Top 3

Ossie Bluege: W
Bobby Reeves: 3/SH.1-2
Sloppy Thurston: S7.2-H
Earl McNeely: S.1-3
Bucky Harris: SB2
Bucky Harris: 3/FL
Tris Speaker: 63

Bot 3

Ira Flagstead: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
Fred Haney: 3/BP/FL
Cleo Carlyle: 43.2-3
Bill Regan: D8.3-H(UR)
Phil Todt: 8/F

Top 4

Goose Goslin: 13
Sam Rice: S6
Muddy Ruel: SB2
Muddy Ruel: W
Ossie Bluege: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Bobby Reeves: K/C
Sloppy Thurston: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Buddy Myer: 8/F
Wally Shaner: 2/FL
Bill Moore: 43

Top 5

Earl McNeely: 63
Bucky Harris: E6/TH
Tris Speaker: S7/G6.1-3
Goose Goslin: E3/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Sam Rice: 8
Muddy Ruel: K

Bot 5

Slim Harriss: S
Ira Flagstead: 9
Fred Haney: 43.1-2
Cleo Carlyle: 53

Top 6

Ossie Bluege: S8
Bobby Reeves: D8/78.1-3
Sloppy Thurston: S7.3-H;2-3
Earl McNeely: 4/P
Bucky Harris: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Tris Speaker: OA.1X2(26)

Bot 6

Bill Regan: 63
Phil Todt: 3
Buddy Myer: 9

Top 7

Tris Speaker: 63
Goose Goslin: 8
Sam Rice: 53

Bot 7

Wally Shaner: W
Bill Moore: S/BR.1X2(99)
Jack Tobin: 9
Ira Flagstead: 53

Top 8

Muddy Ruel: 63
Ossie Bluege: S8
Bobby Reeves: 64(1)/FO
Sloppy Thurston: D9.1-H
Earl McNeely: S5.2-3
Bucky Harris: 13

Bot 8

Fred Haney: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Cleo Carlyle: 3/G.2-3
Bill Regan: 63.3-H(UR)
Phil Todt: 9

Top 9

Tris Speaker: W
Goose Goslin: 13.1-2
Sam Rice: 13
Muddy Ruel: 63

Bot 9

Buddy Myer: 9
Wally Shaner: 53
Bill Moore: 43