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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1921-08-13 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 7845 · 1:23

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 6–1. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 1st. Walter Johnson 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	1	1	8
WS1	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		6	10

W: Walter Johnson L: Elmer Myers SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Nemo Leibold	4	0	2	0	0
Eddie Foster	4	0	0	0	2
Mike Menosky	4	0	0	0	3
Del Pratt	4	0	2	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	1	2	0	0
Shano Collins	4	0	1	1	1
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0	0
Muddy Ruel	3	0	0	0	1
Elmer Myers	3	0	1	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl Smith	3	0	2	0	0	0
Clyde Milan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Judge	3	1	2	1	0	0
Bing Miller	3	2	2	0	1	0
Bucky Harris	4	1	1	1	0	0
Howie Shanks	3	0	1	2	1	0
Bobby LaMotte	3	0	0	0	0	0
Val Picinich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Walter Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Myers	8.0	10	2	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	9.0	8	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nemo Leibold: 99
Eddie Foster: 99
Mike Menosky: K

Bot 1

Earl Smith: 99
Clyde Milan: 99
Joe Judge: S8
Bing Miller: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Bucky Harris: S6.3-H;2-3
Howie Shanks: SB2
Howie Shanks: S8.3-H;2-H
Bobby LaMotte: 99(1)/FO

Top 2

Del Pratt: S5
Stuffy McInnis: 99(1)/FO
Shano Collins: 8
Everett Scott: 9

Bot 2

Val Picinich: 99
Walter Johnson: 99
Earl Smith: S8
Clyde Milan: 43

Top 3

Muddy Ruel: K
Elmer Myers: S1
Nemo Leibold: 8
Eddie Foster: 99(1)/FO

Bot 3

Joe Judge: D
Bing Miller: FC1/BG.2X3(15);B-1
Bucky Harris: 3/FL
Howie Shanks: 99(1)/FO

Top 4

Mike Menosky: K
Del Pratt: S
Stuffy McInnis: 7
Shano Collins: K

Bot 4

Bobby LaMotte: 99
Val Picinich: 99
Walter Johnson: 99

Top 5

Everett Scott: 63
Muddy Ruel: 99
Elmer Myers: 99

Bot 5

Earl Smith: S1
Clyde Milan: 26(1)/FO/BG
Joe Judge: 3/FL
Bing Miller: D7.1-H(E6/THH)(NR)(UR);B-H(NR)(UR)
Bucky Harris: 63

Top 6

Nemo Leibold: S7
Eddie Foster: K
Mike Menosky: K
Del Pratt: 3/FL

Bot 6

Howie Shanks: 99
Bobby LaMotte: 99
Val Picinich: 99

Top 7

Stuffy McInnis: S8
Shano Collins: 3/FL
Everett Scott: 99(1)/FO
Muddy Ruel: 3/P

Bot 7

Walter Johnson: S4
Earl Smith: 99/SH.1-2
Clyde Milan: S7.2-3
Joe Judge: 9/SF.3-H
Bing Miller: W.1-2
Bucky Harris: 8

Top 8

Elmer Myers: K
Nemo Leibold: S
Eddie Foster: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 8

Howie Shanks: W
Bobby LaMotte: 99/SH.1-2
Val Picinich: K/C
Walter Johnson: 7

Top 9

Mike Menosky: 43
Del Pratt: 2/P
Stuffy McInnis: D8
Shano Collins: D9.2-H
Everett Scott: 4/P

Notes & reviews

it was announced that Walter Johnson ecliped Cy Young's all-time strikeout total and he received a hearty ovation from the fans (subsequent accounting showed this was premature, and it would not be until a month later that Johnson actually became the all-time strikeout king)

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