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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1928-07-21 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:33

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Red Ruffing earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
BOS	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		5	12

W: Red Ruffing L: George Grant SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Hildebrand · 1B: Bill Guthrie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Charlie Jamieson	4	0	1	0	0
Carl Lind	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Sewell	3	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hodapp	4	0	0	0	0
Ed Morgan	2	1	0	0	2
Homer Summa	4	1	2	0	0
Sam Langford	3	0	0	1	0
Luke Sewell	3	0	1	1	0
George Grant	2	0	0	0	0
Bruce Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Rogell	3	1	1	2	0
Buddy Myer	3	0	1	1	0
Ira Flagstead	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	0	0	0
Ken Williams	4	1	4	0	0
Doug Taitt	4	1	1	0	0
Wally Gerber	3	1	3	1	0
Fred Hofmann	2	1	1	1	1
Red Ruffing	2	0	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Grant	7.0	10	0	1
Mel Harder	1.0	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	5	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: 7/L
Carl Lind: 5/L
Joe Sewell: 43

Bot 1

Billy Rogell: 43
Buddy Myer: S9
Ira Flagstead: 8/L
Phil Todt: 31

Top 2

Johnny Hodapp: 63
Ed Morgan: 53
Homer Summa: S
Sam Langford: CS2(24)

Bot 2

Ken Williams: S/89
Doug Taitt: D9.1-3
Wally Gerber: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Fred Hofmann: S8.3-H
Red Ruffing: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Sam Langford: 63
Luke Sewell: 3/G
George Grant: 43

Bot 3

Billy Rogell: 5/L
Buddy Myer: 13
Ira Flagstead: 6/P

Top 4

Charlie Jamieson: 6/L
Carl Lind: FLE2
Carl Lind: S/F78S
Joe Sewell: 5/FL
Johnny Hodapp: 164(1)/FO

Bot 4

Phil Todt: 9
Ken Williams: S7.BX2(76)
Doug Taitt: 9

Top 5

Ed Morgan: W
Homer Summa: D7.1-3
Sam Langford: 43.3-H;2-3
Luke Sewell: S9.3-H
George Grant: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Wally Gerber: S8/G46
Fred Hofmann: HP.1-2
Red Ruffing: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Rogell: T9/9D.3-H;2-H
Buddy Myer: 7/SF.3-H
Ira Flagstead: 63

Top 6

Charlie Jamieson: 3/G
Carl Lind: 8
Joe Sewell: HP
Johnny Hodapp: 43

Bot 6

Phil Todt: 43
Ken Williams: S8
Doug Taitt: 7
Wally Gerber: S7.1-3
Fred Hofmann: SB2.1-2(PB)
Fred Hofmann: K/C

Top 7

Ed Morgan: 43
Homer Summa: 43
Sam Langford: 63

Bot 7

Red Ruffing: S8
Billy Rogell: 13/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Ira Flagstead: 13

Top 8

Luke Sewell: 2
Bruce Caldwell: 31
Charlie Jamieson: S4
Carl Lind: 8

Bot 8

Phil Todt: 7/L
Ken Williams: D7
Doug Taitt: 7
Wally Gerber: S7.2XH(72)

Top 9

Joe Sewell: 4/L
Johnny Hodapp: 63
Ed Morgan: W
Homer Summa: 63