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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1917-05-07 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 962 · overcast · 1:34

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 1–0. Babe Ruth 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	1	0	1	4
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Babe Ruth L: Walter Johnson SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Barry	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dick Hoblitzell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Duffy Lewis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tillie Walker	4	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	3	1	2	0	0	1
Pinch Thomas	2	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	2	0	0	1	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Howie Shanks	4	0	0	0
Eddie Foster	4	0	0	0
Clyde Milan	2	0	1	0
Sam Rice	3	0	0	1
Patsy Gharrity	3	0	0	0
Ray Morgan	3	0	0	0
George McBride	3	1	0	1
Eddie Ainsmith	3	1	0	1
Walter Johnson	3	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	2	1	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	9.0	4	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: K
Jack Barry: 99
Dick Hoblitzell: 99

Bot 1

Howie Shanks: 7/F7D
Eddie Foster: 99
Clyde Milan: W
Sam Rice: K

Top 2

Duffy Lewis: K
Tillie Walker: 99
Larry Gardner: 99

Bot 2

Patsy Gharrity: 99
Ray Morgan: 99
George McBride: 43/G34

Top 3

Everett Scott: K
Pinch Thomas: 99
Babe Ruth: 99

Bot 3

Eddie Ainsmith: S8/G46
Walter Johnson: 1/BP
Howie Shanks: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Harry Hooper: 99
Jack Barry: K
Dick Hoblitzell: 99

Bot 4

Eddie Foster: 99
Clyde Milan: 99
Sam Rice: E5/G5S.B-1
Patsy Gharrity: 7/F7LD

Top 5

Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: K
Larry Gardner: 99

Bot 5

Ray Morgan: 8/F
George McBride: S6/G56
Eddie Ainsmith: CS2(24)
Eddie Ainsmith: 7/F7D

Top 6

Everett Scott: S5/L
Pinch Thomas: 99/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: K
Harry Hooper: 9/F9

Bot 6

Walter Johnson: 99
Howie Shanks: 99
Eddie Foster: 99

Top 7

Jack Barry: W
Dick Hoblitzell: 7/F
Duffy Lewis: S/L78.1-2
Tillie Walker: 53.2-3;1-2
Larry Gardner: 53

Bot 7

Clyde Milan: 99
Sam Rice: 99
Patsy Gharrity: 99

Top 8

Everett Scott: D7/G5L
Pinch Thomas: S5/BG25.2-3
Babe Ruth: 8/F8D/SF.3-H
Harry Hooper: 3/G.1-2
Jack Barry: 99

Bot 8

Ray Morgan: E6/TH1
George McBride: K/C
Eddie Ainsmith: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 9

Dick Hoblitzell: 99
Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: K

Bot 9

Walter Johnson: 99
Howie Shanks: 99
Eddie Foster: 99

Notes & reviews

Johnson threw 11 pitches in the 1st
Johnson threw 8 pitches in the 2nd
Johnson threw 5 pitches in the 3rd
Johnson threw 9 pitches in the 4th
Johnson threw 8 pitches in the 5th
Johnson threw 11 pitches in the 6th
Johnson threw 20 pitches in the 7th
Johnson threw 18 pitches in the 8th
McBride was ejected by HP umpire Owens for arguing called third strike
Johnson threw 14 pitches in the 9th (94 total)

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