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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1928-05-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:49

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 15–2. Boston Red Sox put up 11 in the 3rd. Jack Russell earned the win. Ken Williams went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 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	11
BOS	0	1	11	1	0	2	0	0		15	16

W: Jack Russell L: Lefty Stewart SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl McNeely	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ski Melillo	4	0	1	1	0	1
Heinie Manush	4	1	2	0	0	0
Fred Schulte	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Kress	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lu Blue	3	0	0	1	0	0
Otis Brannan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wally Schang	1	0	1	0	1	0
Lefty Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boom-Boom Beck	2	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Manion	2	0	1	0	0	0
Guy Sturdy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ira Flagstead	4	2	2	3	1
Phil Todt	4	2	2	0	0
Buddy Myer	5	2	3	2	0
Ken Williams	4	1	1	3	0
Bill Regan	5	2	3	0	0
Doug Taitt	3	1	1	1	2
Wally Gerber	3	1	2	2	1
Charlie Berry	3	3	2	2	2
Jack Russell	4	1	0	0	0
Billy Rogell	1	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Lefty Stewart	2.1	7	2
Dick Coffman	0.1	4	0
Boom-Boom Beck	5.1	5	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	9.0	11	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Earl McNeely: 53
Ski Melillo: K
Heinie Manush: S9
Fred Schulte: 8/L

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: S
Phil Todt: 23/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: 63.2-3
Ken Williams: 9/F

Top 2

Red Kress: 63
Lu Blue: 63
Otis Brannan: K

Bot 2

Bill Regan: D7
Doug Taitt: 43.2-3
Wally Gerber: S7/5.3-H
Charlie Berry: 8/F
Jack Russell: 53

Top 3

Wally Schang: S/P
Lefty Stewart: 14(1)3/GDP
Earl McNeely: D7
Ski Melillo: S9.2-H
Heinie Manush: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: S7.1-2
Buddy Myer: S/89/F.2-3;1-2
Ken Williams: 4/SF.3-H
Bill Regan: S/4.2-3;1-2
Doug Taitt: S/3.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wally Gerber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Charlie Berry: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jack Russell: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ira Flagstead: WP.2-3;1-2
Ira Flagstead: S/4.3-H;2-H
Phil Todt: S9.1-3
Buddy Myer: S7.3-H;1-H(E7)(NR);B-3
Ken Williams: HR/9.3-H
Bill Regan: E9/F
Doug Taitt: SB2
Doug Taitt: W
Wally Gerber: 3/P

Top 4

Fred Schulte: 63
Red Kress: S7/6
Lu Blue: 36(1)/FO
Otis Brannan: 43

Bot 4

Charlie Berry: T8
Jack Russell: E6/G.3-H(NR)
Ira Flagstead: 14/SH.1-2
Phil Todt: 9/SF.2-3
Buddy Myer: 8/F

Top 5

Wally Schang: W
Boom-Boom Beck: S7.1-2
Earl McNeely: 5(2)3/GDP.1-2
Ski Melillo: 43

Bot 5

Ken Williams: 4/P
Bill Regan: S7
Doug Taitt: 2/FL/DP.1X2(26)

Top 6

Heinie Manush: S4
Fred Schulte: S7.1-2
Red Kress: 143.2-3;1-2
Lu Blue: 43.3-H;2-3
Otis Brannan: 3/G

Bot 6

Wally Gerber: D7
Charlie Berry: W
Jack Russell: FC1/BG.2-3(E1/TH);1-2
Ira Flagstead: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Phil Todt: 5/FL
Buddy Myer: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Ken Williams: 43

Top 7

Clyde Manion: S/6
Boom-Boom Beck: 8/F
Earl McNeely: S9.1-2
Ski Melillo: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Heinie Manush: 43

Bot 7

Bill Regan: 63
Doug Taitt: W
Billy Rogell: 9/F
Charlie Berry: CS2(26)

Top 8

Fred Schulte: 63
Red Kress: 63
Guy Sturdy: 9/L

Bot 8

Charlie Berry: W
Jack Russell: 53/SH.1-2
Ira Flagstead: 8/L
Phil Todt: 9/F

Top 9

Otis Brannan: S9
Clyde Manion: 8/F
Frank Wilson: 3/G.1-2
Earl McNeely: 3/G