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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1927-08-08 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 4500 · 1:49

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Red Ruffing earned the win. Harry Heilmann went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Lil Stoner SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Warner	4	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	1	1	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Neun	3	0	1	0	0	0
Marty McManus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Woodall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lil Stoner	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Wingo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	0	0	0	0	2
Buddy Myer	2	1	0	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cleo Carlyle	4	1	2	0	0	1
Wally Shaner	3	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Todt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Hofmann	3	0	1	1	0	0
Red Ruffing	2	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lil Stoner	7.0	4	1	4
Ownie Carroll	1.0	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	7	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Warner: S
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Heinie Manush: 99
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: K
Buddy Myer: W
Ira Flagstead: 9(B)/DP.1X1(93)

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 99
Johnny Neun: 99
Marty McManus: S
Larry Woodall: SB2
Larry Woodall: 99

Bot 2

Bill Regan: 7
Cleo Carlyle: S7
Wally Shaner: S8.1-3
Phil Todt: FC4.3-H(E4/TH2)(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Fred Hofmann: SB3;SB2
Fred Hofmann: 63.3-H(UR)
Red Ruffing: K

Top 3

Lil Stoner: K
Jack Warner: 99
Charlie Gehringer: W
Heinie Manush: 99

Bot 3

Jack Rothrock: K
Buddy Myer: HP
Ira Flagstead: 3/FL
Bill Regan: E4.1-H(UR);B-3(THH)
Cleo Carlyle: K

Top 4

Bob Fothergill: 8/8D
Harry Heilmann: HR/7
Johnny Neun: 99
Marty McManus: 99

Bot 4

Wally Shaner: 99
Phil Todt: 99
Fred Hofmann: 99

Top 5

Larry Woodall: S
Lil Stoner: 56(1)3/GDP
Jack Warner: 99

Bot 5

Red Ruffing: 99
Jack Rothrock: 99
Buddy Myer: 99

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 99
Heinie Manush: 9
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: 99
Bill Regan: 99
Cleo Carlyle: S
Wally Shaner: 99

Top 7

Harry Heilmann: 99
Johnny Neun: S
Marty McManus: 43.1-2
Larry Woodall: 99

Bot 7

Phil Todt: 99
Fred Hofmann: S
Red Ruffing: 99/SH.1-2
Jack Rothrock: 99

Top 8

Al Wingo: 8
Jack Warner: D7
Charlie Gehringer: D7.2-H
Heinie Manush: 3/P
Bob Fothergill: 63

Bot 8

Buddy Myer: 99
Ira Flagstead: 99
Bill Regan: T8/89
Cleo Carlyle: 99

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 63
Johnny Neun: HP
Marty McManus: 99
Johnny Bassler: 3/FL