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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1928-08-21 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2500 · 1:55

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Elam Vangilder earned the win and Lil Stoner picked up the save. Marty McManus 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	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	10
BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	12

W: Elam Vangilder L: Slim Harriss SV: Lil Stoner

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Sweeney	5	1	2	0	0	1
Marty McManus	4	1	1	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	3	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Heilmann	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Fothergill	3	1	2	0	1	0
Al Wingo	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jackie Tavener	4	0	2	1	0	0
Elam Vangilder	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lil Stoner	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Rogell	4	2	2	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	3	1	2	1	1	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	1	1	1
Ira Flagstead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	2	1	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Slim Harriss	1	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Sumner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Taitt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elam Vangilder	7.2	10	3	0
Lil Stoner	1.1	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Harriss	7.0	8	2	4
Pat Simmons	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Sweeney: S
Marty McManus: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Pinky Hargrave: 99

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: S
Billy Rogell: 99/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: 99
Bill Regan: W
Ira Flagstead: SB3;SB2
Ira Flagstead: 99

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: 99
Bob Fothergill: D
Al Wingo: K
Jackie Tavener: 99

Bot 2

Ken Williams: 99
Phil Todt: S
Charlie Berry: S.1-2
Slim Harriss: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Jack Rothrock: 99

Top 3

Elam Vangilder: K
Bill Sweeney: K
Marty McManus: HR/7
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Bot 3

Billy Rogell: S
Buddy Myer: 99/SH.1-2
Bill Regan: D/7D.2-H
Ira Flagstead: 99
Ken Williams: 99

Top 4

Pinky Hargrave: K
Harry Heilmann: W
Bob Fothergill: S.1-2
Al Wingo: S.2-H;1-2
Jackie Tavener: S.2-H;1-3
Elam Vangilder: 64(1)3(B)/GDP

Bot 4

Phil Todt: 99
Charlie Berry: S
Slim Harriss: S9.1XH(942)
Jack Rothrock: W.1-2
Billy Rogell: 99

Top 5

Bill Sweeney: S8
Marty McManus: 99/SH.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S7.2-H
Pinky Hargrave: 99/SF.1-2
Harry Heilmann: 99

Bot 5

Buddy Myer: S
Bill Regan: 6(1)3/GDP
Ira Flagstead: 99

Top 6

Bob Fothergill: W
Al Wingo: SB2
Al Wingo: 99
Jackie Tavener: 99
Elam Vangilder: 99

Bot 6

Ken Williams: 99
Phil Todt: 99
Charlie Berry: 99

Top 7

Bill Sweeney: 99
Marty McManus: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Bot 7

Carl Sumner: 99
Jack Rothrock: 99
Billy Rogell: 99

Top 8

Pinky Hargrave: 99
Harry Heilmann: 99
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 8

Buddy Myer: W
Bill Regan: 99
Ira Flagstead: S.1-2
Ken Williams: 99
Phil Todt: S.2-H;1-3
Charlie Berry: 99

Top 9

Al Wingo: D/7D
Jackie Tavener: D/8D.2-3
Lil Stoner: K
Bill Sweeney: FC5.2X3(5);B-1
Marty McManus: 8

Bot 9

Doug Taitt: 99
Jack Rothrock: 99
Billy Rogell: S9
Buddy Myer: D/7D.1-H
Bill Regan: K/C