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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1929-06-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:08

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 7th. Red Ruffing earned the win. Elliot Bigelow went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	12
BOS	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		6	10

W: Red Ruffing L: Ownie Carroll SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	2	2	1	1	1	0
Harry Heilmann	4	0	3	1	0	0
Marty McManus	2	1	1	1	1	0
Dale Alexander	4	0	1	0	0	1
Merv Shea	3	0	0	1	0	1
Yats Wuestling	3	1	2	0	0	1
Ownie Carroll	3	0	2	1	0	0
Pinky Hargrave	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Stone	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Reeves	4	2	2	0	0	0
Russ Scarritt	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	1
Elliot Bigelow	4	0	3	2	0	0
Bill Regan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Phil Todt	3	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Berry	4	1	1	1	0	0
Wally Gerber	3	0	1	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ken Williams	1	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ownie Carroll	7.0	10	1	1
Lil Stoner	1.0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	12	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: S7.B-3(E7)
Bob Fothergill: 3/P
Charlie Gehringer: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 99

Bot 1

Bobby Reeves: 99
Russ Scarritt: S
Bill Barrett: SB2
Bill Barrett: 43.2-3
Elliot Bigelow: S3/G.3-H
Bill Regan: 99

Top 2

Marty McManus: S
Dale Alexander: S.1-3
Merv Shea: 7/SF.3-H
Yats Wuestling: CS2(26)
Yats Wuestling: S
Ownie Carroll: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Phil Todt: 99
Charlie Berry: E6/TH1
Wally Gerber: S8.1-3
Red Ruffing: 99(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Bobby Reeves: 99

Top 3

Ownie Carroll: 99
Roy Johnson: 99
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 3

Russ Scarritt: 99
Bill Barrett: 99
Elliot Bigelow: S
Bill Regan: 99

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: S
Harry Heilmann: T.1-H
Marty McManus: 99
Dale Alexander: K
Merv Shea: K

Bot 4

Phil Todt: 99
Charlie Berry: 99
Wally Gerber: 99

Top 5

Yats Wuestling: K
Ownie Carroll: S
Roy Johnson: S8.1X3(85);B-2
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 5

Red Ruffing: 99
Bobby Reeves: D7/7L
Russ Scarritt: S.2-H
Bill Barrett: CS2(24)
Bill Barrett: K

Top 6

Charlie Gehringer: 99
Harry Heilmann: S
Marty McManus: CS2(26)
Marty McManus: W
Dale Alexander: 99

Bot 6

Elliot Bigelow: 99
Bill Regan: W
Phil Todt: 43.1-2
Charlie Berry: D7/F7DW.2-H
Wally Gerber: 99

Top 7

Merv Shea: 99
Yats Wuestling: S/G
Ownie Carroll: T8.1-H
Roy Johnson: FC5.3XH(52)
Bob Fothergill: 99

Bot 7

Red Ruffing: 8/L
Bobby Reeves: D7/F7DW
Russ Scarritt: 99
Ken Williams: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Elliot Bigelow: S8.2-H;B-2(E8/THH)
Bill Regan: 99

Top 8

Charlie Gehringer: W
Harry Heilmann: S9.1-3
Marty McManus: 99/SF.3-H
Dale Alexander: 99
Merv Shea: OA.1X2(99)

Bot 8

Phil Todt: W
Charlie Berry: SB2
Charlie Berry: 99
Wally Gerber: 99/SH.2-3
Red Ruffing: 99

Top 9

Merv Shea: 99
Pinky Hargrave: K
John Stone: 99

Notes & reviews

Scarritt fumbled
Infield hit
Reeves juggled grounder; Carroll fell on the base line
Fudge

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