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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1931-05-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 3500 · 1:58

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 6–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Jack Russell earned the win. Earl Webb went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	13
BOS	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2		6	10

W: Jack Russell L: Sad Sam Jones SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Myer	4	1	1	0	1	0
Sam Rice	5	0	1	1	0	0
Heinie Manush	5	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Cronin	5	1	1	1	0	0
Sam West	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ossie Bluege	4	0	2	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Spencer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sad Sam Jones	2	0	1	0	1	0
Pinky Hargrave	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hal Rhyne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	4	2	2	0	0	0
Al Van Camp	3	2	3	1	1	0
Earl Webb	4	1	2	3	0	0
Urbane Pickering	4	1	3	1	0	1
Bill Sweeney	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Oliver	4	0	0	1	0	0
Muddy Ruel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Russell	4	0	0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	8.0	10	1	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	9.0	13	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Myer: 8
Sam Rice: 9
Heinie Manush: 43

Bot 1

Hal Rhyne: 13
Jack Rothrock: S8
Al Van Camp: S7.1-3
Earl Webb: 8.3-H
Urbane Pickering: SB2
Urbane Pickering: S1.2-3
Bill Sweeney: K

Top 2

Joe Cronin: 63
Sam West: 13
Ossie Bluege: D/78
Joe Kuhel: 2/FL

Bot 2

Tom Oliver: 8
Muddy Ruel: 7
Jack Russell: 43

Top 3

Roy Spencer: S6
Sad Sam Jones: W.1-2
Buddy Myer: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Sam Rice: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Hal Rhyne: 3/FL
Jack Rothrock: 7
Al Van Camp: S8
Earl Webb: 13

Top 4

Heinie Manush: 63
Joe Cronin: 7
Sam West: S8
Ossie Bluege: S7.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 4

Bot 4

Urbane Pickering: D7
Bill Sweeney: 14/SH.2-3
Tom Oliver: 8.3-H
Muddy Ruel: 13

Top 5

Roy Spencer: 7
Sad Sam Jones: S9
Buddy Myer: 8
Sam Rice: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Russell: K
Hal Rhyne: 43
Jack Rothrock: S9
Al Van Camp: T9.1-H
Earl Webb: D9.3-H
Urbane Pickering: K

Top 6

Heinie Manush: S6
Joe Cronin: T8.1-H
Sam West: 43.3-H
Ossie Bluege: 7
Joe Kuhel: S6
Roy Spencer: 7

Bot 6

Bill Sweeney: 7
Tom Oliver: 7
Muddy Ruel: 8

Top 7

Sad Sam Jones: 43
Buddy Myer: D7
Sam Rice: S8.2-H
Heinie Manush: CS2(24)
Heinie Manush: S9
Joe Cronin: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Jack Russell: K/C
Hal Rhyne: 9
Jack Rothrock: 53

Top 8

Sam West: S1/BG
Ossie Bluege: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Ossie Bluege: 7.3-H(UR)
Joe Kuhel: 4
Roy Spencer: 6

Bot 8

Al Van Camp: W
Earl Webb: D7.1-H;B-3(E2)
Urbane Pickering: D7.3-H
Bill Sweeney: E5.2-3
Tom Oliver: 16(1)/FO.3-3
Muddy Ruel: SB2
Muddy Ruel: K/C
Jack Russell: 7

Top 9

Pinky Hargrave: K
Buddy Myer: W
Sam Rice: 43.1-2
Heinie Manush: S1.2-3
Joe Cronin: 8