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Boston Red Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1928-09-21 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 600 · 1:26

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Red Ruffing earned the win. Red Ruffing went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Jack Ogden SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Dan Barry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dick Nallin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lu Blue	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ollie Sax	4	1	2	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	1	1	2	0	0
Fred Schulte	4	0	2	1	0	1
Red Kress	3	0	0	0	0	1
Otis Brannan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Beauty McGowan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ike Danning	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Ogden	3	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Bettencourt	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frank O'Rourke	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	9	1	4

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Ogden	9.0	9	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ira Flagstead: 53
Phil Todt: E6/P.B-2
Buddy Myer: 3/SH.2-3
Ken Williams: 9/F

Bot 1

Lu Blue: S9
Ollie Sax: S8.1-2
Heinie Manush: S8.2-H;1-H;B-2(E8)
Fred Schulte: S7.2-H(UR)
Red Kress: K
Otis Brannan: 2/FL
Beauty McGowan: 6/P

Top 2

Doug Taitt: S8
Bill Regan: PB.1-2
Bill Regan: 7/F
Wally Gerber: SB3.2X3(25)
Wally Gerber: 53

Bot 2

Ike Danning: 6/L
Jack Ogden: K
Lu Blue: 7/F

Top 3

Fred Hofmann: 7/L
Red Ruffing: 9/F
Ira Flagstead: K

Bot 3

Ollie Sax: 6/P
Heinie Manush: 3/G
Fred Schulte: K

Top 4

Phil Todt: D/89
Buddy Myer: S6.2-3
Ken Williams: 8/SF.3-H
Doug Taitt: D8.1-H
Bill Regan: 13
Wally Gerber: 63

Bot 4

Red Kress: 63
Otis Brannan: 7/F
Beauty McGowan: S9
Ike Danning: K

Top 5

Fred Hofmann: K/C
Red Ruffing: 9/L
Ira Flagstead: 53

Bot 5

Jack Ogden: 43
Lu Blue: 9/L
Ollie Sax: S8
Heinie Manush: 7/F

Top 6

Phil Todt: S9
Buddy Myer: 6/P
Ken Williams: W.1-2
Doug Taitt: 13.2-3;1-2
Bill Regan: 63

Bot 6

Fred Schulte: D9
Red Kress: 14/SH.2-3
Otis Brannan: FC4.3XH(42)
Beauty McGowan: 6/P

Top 7

Jack Rothrock: S8
Fred Hofmann: S8.1-3
Red Ruffing: HR/89.3-H;1-H
Ira Flagstead: W
Phil Todt: 53/SH.1-2
Buddy Myer: 7/F
Ken Williams: 3/G

Bot 7

Ike Danning: S8/P
Jack Ogden: E6/G.1-2
Lu Blue: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Ollie Sax: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Doug Taitt: 13
Bill Regan: 6/P
Jack Rothrock: D9
Fred Hofmann: W+SB3
Red Ruffing: 43

Bot 8

Heinie Manush: 8/F
Fred Schulte: 63
Red Kress: 8/F

Top 9

Ira Flagstead: 9/L
Phil Todt: 8/F
Buddy Myer: 63

Bot 9

Otis Brannan: S8
Beauty McGowan: 46(1)/FO
Larry Bettencourt: W.1-2
Frank O'Rourke: 8/F
Lu Blue: 43

Notes & reviews

Taitt given SB in box; changed from CS3 by DWV
Doug Taitt overslid base

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