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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1928-07-09 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:48

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–0. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Jack Russell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jack Russell L: Earl Whitehill SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Bill Sweeney	4	0	0
Jack Warner	4	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	0
Harry Rice	4	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	0
Al Wingo	4	1	0
Jackie Tavener	3	0	1
Larry Woodall	1	0	0
Earl Whitehill	3	1	0
Pinky Hargrave	2	1	0
Marty McManus	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Whitehill	8.0	4	3	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	9.0	5	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Sweeney: 4/L
Jack Warner: 5/L
Charlie Gehringer: S9
Harry Rice: 43

Bot 1

Ira Flagstead: W
Buddy Myer: 16(1)3/GDP
Phil Todt: K

Top 2

Bob Fothergill: 7/L
Al Wingo: S7
Jackie Tavener: W.1-2
Larry Woodall: FC6.2-3;1X2(6E4)
Earl Whitehill: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Ken Williams: E5/P.B-2
Bill Regan: 53
Doug Taitt: SB3
Doug Taitt: FC4.3-H(UR)
Wally Gerber: SB2
Wally Gerber: 43.2-3
Charlie Berry: PB.3-H(UR)
Charlie Berry: 7/F

Top 3

Bill Sweeney: 63
Jack Warner: S7
Charlie Gehringer: E6/G.1-2
Harry Rice: E5/G.2-3;1-2
Bob Fothergill: 6/P
Al Wingo: 8/F

Bot 3

Jack Russell: K
Ira Flagstead: K
Buddy Myer: S8
Phil Todt: POCS2(136)

Top 4

Jackie Tavener: 6/L
Pinky Hargrave: S9
Earl Whitehill: 36(1)1/GDP

Bot 4

Phil Todt: 8/F
Ken Williams: 1/P
Bill Regan: 7/F

Top 5

Bill Sweeney: E6/G
Jack Warner: 3/P
Charlie Gehringer: 8/F
Harry Rice: 43

Bot 5

Doug Taitt: FLE2
Doug Taitt: 163
Wally Gerber: W
Charlie Berry: FC6.1-3(E6/TH2)
Jack Russell: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Ira Flagstead: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Buddy Myer: SB2
Buddy Myer: 43

Top 6

Bob Fothergill: 63
Al Wingo: 7/F
Jackie Tavener: 43

Bot 6

Phil Todt: 43
Ken Williams: 6/P
Bill Regan: K

Top 7

Pinky Hargrave: 7/FL
Earl Whitehill: S
Bill Sweeney: 54(1)/FO
Jack Warner: 3/FL

Bot 7

Doug Taitt: S
Wally Gerber: 16(1)/FO
Charlie Berry: 7/F
Jack Russell: K

Top 8

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Harry Rice: 6/P
Bob Fothergill: 31

Bot 8

Ira Flagstead: W
Buddy Myer: 14/SH.1-3
Phil Todt: S/89.3-H
Ken Williams: SB2
Ken Williams: 1/P
Bill Regan: 43

Top 9

Al Wingo: 7/L
Jackie Tavener: 43
Marty McManus: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Larry Woodall ejected by HP Umpire Bill Dinneen

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