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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1927-04-12 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 30000 · 2:05

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 6–2. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 1st. Stan Coveleski earned the win and Firpo Marberry picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	11
WS1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		6	9

W: Stan Coveleski L: Slim Harriss SV: Firpo Marberry

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee-Wee Wanninger	5	1	4	0	0	0
Fred Haney	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jack Tobin	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ira Flagstead	4	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Todt	5	0	0	0	0	2
Wally Shaner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	1	0	0
Fred Hofmann	4	0	2	0	0	0
Slim Harriss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	1	0	0	0	0	1
Baby Doll Jacobson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Bratschi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Rice	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bucky Harris	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	5	1	2	1	0	0
Goose Goslin	5	1	1	1	0	1
Buddy Myer	0	1	0	0	4	0
Joe Judge	2	0	2	2	1	0
Ossie Bluege	3	0	0	1	0	2
Muddy Ruel	4	0	1	1	0	0
Stan Coveleski	2	0	0	0	0	2
Firpo Marberry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slim Harriss	4.0	7	4	4
Ted Wingfield	2.0	0	0	0
Tony Welzer	1.0	0	1	1
Danny MacFayden	1.0	2	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	4.0	4	1	0
Firpo Marberry	5.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee-Wee Wanninger: S9
Fred Haney: 3/SH.1-2
Jack Tobin: 13.2-3
Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: 43

Bot 1

Sam Rice: S1/BG
Bucky Harris: D7/F7S.1-3
Tris Speaker: 13.3-3
Goose Goslin: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Buddy Myer: W
Joe Judge: S8.3-H;1-2
Ossie Bluege: E6/G.2-3;1-2
Muddy Ruel: 53

Top 2

Wally Shaner: 3/F
Bill Regan: 43
Fred Hofmann: D
Slim Harriss: 53

Bot 2

Stan Coveleski: K
Sam Rice: 1/F
Bucky Harris: 53

Top 3

Pee-Wee Wanninger: 43
Fred Haney: 6/F
Jack Tobin: 9/F

Bot 3

Tris Speaker: 7/F
Goose Goslin: S6/G6D
Buddy Myer: W.1-2
Joe Judge: SB3;SB2
Joe Judge: W
Ossie Bluege: 8/8D/SF.3-H;2-3
Muddy Ruel: S8.3-H;1-2
Stan Coveleski: SB3
Stan Coveleski: K/C

Top 4

Ira Flagstead: S6/G
Phil Todt: 8/F8D
Wally Shaner: 7/F7D
Bill Regan: D/89.1-H
Fred Hofmann: 13

Bot 4

Sam Rice: E1/TH.B-1
Bucky Harris: 34/SH.1-2
Tris Speaker: S7/L.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Goose Goslin: K/C
Buddy Myer: W
Joe Judge: S/F7S.2-H(UR);1-2
Ossie Bluege: K

Top 5

Jack Rothrock: K
Pee-Wee Wanninger: S
Fred Haney: W.1-2
Jack Tobin: 7/F
Ira Flagstead: K

Bot 5

Muddy Ruel: E6.B-1
Firpo Marberry: 13/SH.1-2
Sam Rice: FC1.2X3(15)
Bucky Harris: CS2(14)

Top 6

Phil Todt: K
Wally Shaner: 99
Bill Regan: 8/F

Bot 6

Bucky Harris: 7/F
Tris Speaker: 63
Goose Goslin: 8/F

Top 7

Fred Hofmann: 43
Baby Doll Jacobson: 8/F
Pee-Wee Wanninger: S
Fred Haney: W.1-2
Jack Tobin: S.2-H;1-2
Ira Flagstead: 99(1)/FO

Bot 7

Buddy Myer: W
Joe Judge: 34/SH.1-2
Ossie Bluege: K
Muddy Ruel: 3/F

Top 8

Phil Todt: 99
Wally Shaner: S
Bill Regan: 8/F
Fred Hofmann: S.1-2
Fred Bratschi: 7/F

Bot 8

Firpo Marberry: 13
Sam Rice: S
Bucky Harris: FC.1-2#
Tris Speaker: S.2-3;1-2
Goose Goslin: PO1(13)
Goose Goslin: 9/F

Top 9

Pee-Wee Wanninger: S
Fred Haney: 99
Jack Tobin: S.1-2
Ira Flagstead: 99
Phil Todt: K

Notes & reviews

Opening Day 1927 at Griffith Stadium. President Coolidge was in attendance and tossed out the first ball to Tris Speaker.
Runner held at third base by Harriss.
Coveleski replaced due to tendon problems in his thigh.

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