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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1928-08-24 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2000 · 1:40

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Red Ruffing earned the win.

Line score

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

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

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Rothrock	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	2	1	1	0	2	0
Phil Todt	3	0	2	0	1	0
Doug Taitt	3	0	0	1	0	0
Billy Rogell	3	0	0	1	0	1
Bill Regan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Hofmann	3	0	2	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lil Stoner	8.2	7	4	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	9	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Sweeney: 63
Marty McManus: S
Charlie Gehringer: CS2(26)
Charlie Gehringer: 9/F

Bot 1

Buddy Myer: 8/F
Jack Rothrock: 43
Ira Flagstead: 8/F

Top 2

Pinky Hargrave: 43
Harry Heilmann: S
Bob Fothergill: 7/F
Al Wingo: D7.1XH(762)

Bot 2

Phil Todt: S
Doug Taitt: 46(1)3/GDP
Billy Rogell: 8/F

Top 3

Jackie Tavener: 8/F
Lil Stoner: 63
Bill Sweeney: W
Marty McManus: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Bill Regan: 53
Fred Hofmann: S
Red Ruffing: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Marty McManus: 53
Charlie Gehringer: T
Pinky Hargrave: 43
Harry Heilmann: W
Bob Fothergill: 3/G

Bot 4

Buddy Myer: 63
Jack Rothrock: S8
Ira Flagstead: D7.1-3
Phil Todt: W
Doug Taitt: 7/SF.3-H
Billy Rogell: 3/G

Top 5

Al Wingo: 43
Jackie Tavener: 8/F
Lil Stoner: D
Bill Sweeney: S.2-3
Marty McManus: 8/F

Bot 5

Bill Regan: 3/G
Fred Hofmann: S
Red Ruffing: 5/FL
Buddy Myer: S.1-3
Jack Rothrock: 7/F

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: S7
Pinky Hargrave: 6/P
Harry Heilmann: S8.1-3
Bob Fothergill: 6/P
Al Wingo: SBH;SB2
Al Wingo: 63

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: 2/FL
Doug Taitt: CS2(26)
Doug Taitt: 43

Top 7

Jackie Tavener: 7/F
Lil Stoner: 9/F
Bill Sweeney: 9/F

Bot 7

Billy Rogell: K
Bill Regan: 4/P
Fred Hofmann: 6/P

Top 8

Marty McManus: K
Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Pinky Hargrave: S
Harry Heilmann: 2/FL

Bot 8

Red Ruffing: 8/F
Buddy Myer: K
Jack Rothrock: W
Ira Flagstead: CS2(24)

Top 9

Bob Fothergill: 8/F
Al Wingo: 3/G
Jackie Tavener: 5/P

Bot 9

Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: S9.1-3
Doug Taitt: 16(1)/FO
Billy Rogell: 8/SF.3-H

Notes & reviews

Doug Taitt swung at attempted intentional ball four

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