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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1928-05-06 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 15000 · 1:37

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 3–0. Josh Billings earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Josh Billings L: Merle Settlemire SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ira Flagstead	3	0	1	1
Phil Todt	4	0	0	0
Buddy Myer	3	2	1	0
Ken Williams	3	0	1	0
Bill Regan	4	0	0	0
Doug Taitt	3	0	1	0
Wally Gerber	2	0	1	2
Johnnie Heving	3	0	0	0
Herb Bradley	3	0	0	1
Billy Rogell	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Tavener	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marty McManus	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Rice	3	1	1	1	1	0
Harry Heilmann	3	0	1	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Fothergill	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jack Warner	2	1	0	0	1	0
Merv Shea	3	0	1	0	0	0
Josh Billings	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Merle Settlemire	1.2	3	4	0
Herb Bradley	6.1	3	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Billings	9.0	2	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ira Flagstead: 6/P
Phil Todt: 43
Buddy Myer: 7/F

Bot 1

Jackie Tavener: 99
Marty McManus: 99
Harry Rice: S5/BG
Harry Heilmann: SB2
Harry Heilmann: W
Charlie Gehringer: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Bob Fothergill: 53

Top 2

Ken Williams: W
Bill Regan: 9/FL
Doug Taitt: 43.1-2
Wally Gerber: K/C

Bot 2

Jack Warner: W
Merv Shea: S7.1-2
Josh Billings: 4/BG34/SH.2-3;1-2
Jackie Tavener: 5/FL
Marty McManus: W
Harry Rice: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Harry Heilmann: 43

Top 3

Johnnie Heving: 99
Herb Bradley: 99
Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: 43

Bot 3

Charlie Gehringer: S8
Bob Fothergill: SB2
Bob Fothergill: S8.2-H
Jack Warner: 54(1)3/GDP
Merv Shea: 7/F

Top 4

Buddy Myer: W
Ken Williams: 46(1)/FO
Bill Regan: 64(1)/FO
Doug Taitt: W.1-2
Wally Gerber: W.2-3;1-2
Johnnie Heving: 9/F

Bot 4

Josh Billings: 63
Jackie Tavener: 99
Marty McManus: 99

Top 5

Herb Bradley: 99
Ira Flagstead: 99
Phil Todt: 99

Bot 5

Harry Rice: 99
Harry Heilmann: S7
Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Buddy Myer: S7
Ken Williams: 4/P
Bill Regan: 9/F
Doug Taitt: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Bob Fothergill: 99
Jack Warner: 99
Merv Shea: 99

Top 7

Wally Gerber: K
Johnnie Heving: 8/F8S
Herb Bradley: K

Bot 7

Josh Billings: 8/F89D
Jackie Tavener: K
Marty McManus: 99

Top 8

Ira Flagstead: K
Phil Todt: 99
Buddy Myer: S8
Ken Williams: 31

Bot 8

Harry Rice: 99
Harry Heilmann: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99

Top 9

Bill Regan: 99
Doug Taitt: 99
Billy Rogell: 99

Notes & reviews

Regan able to beat Billings to first after fielding bunt.

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