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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1931-07-27 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 1500 · 1:51

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 13–4. Boston Red Sox put up 8 in the 4th. Danny MacFayden earned the win. Earl Webb went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	9
BOS	0	0	2	8	1	2	0	0		13	15

W: Danny MacFayden L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Johnson	4	2	2	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	5	1	2	1	0	0
John Stone	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dale Alexander	4	0	1	2	0	0
Marty McManus	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	0	2	0	0	0
Marv Owen	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Grabowski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Bridges	2	0	0	0	0	1
Louis Brower	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hub Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	2	2	1	1	1
Hal Rhyne	1	1	0	1	2	1
Otis Miller	5	1	1	1	0	1
Earl Webb	5	1	2	3	0	1
Bill Sweeney	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Oliver	5	2	3	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	2	3	2	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	3	2	1	2	1	0
Danny MacFayden	4	0	1	0	0	2
Al Van Camp	2	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Connolly	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	6.0	13	4	6
Mark Koenig	2.0	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny MacFayden	9.0	9	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Johnson: D7
Charlie Gehringer: 31.2-3
John Stone: T8.3-H
Dale Alexander: 8.3-H
Marty McManus: 4/P

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: K
Hal Rhyne: K
Otis Miller: K

Top 2

Mark Koenig: D
Marv Owen: 23/SH.2-3
Johnny Grabowski: K
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 2

Earl Webb: 7
Bill Sweeney: 6/P
Tom Oliver: 43

Top 3

Roy Johnson: 99
Charlie Gehringer: 99
John Stone: 99

Bot 3

Charlie Berry: S6
Rabbit Warstler: W.1-2
Danny MacFayden: K
Jack Rothrock: S.2-3;1-2
Hal Rhyne: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Otis Miller: E9/F.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Earl Webb: K
Bill Sweeney: 99/P

Top 4

Dale Alexander: 99
Marty McManus: 99
Mark Koenig: 99

Bot 4

Tom Oliver: S8
Charlie Berry: S/89.1-3
Rabbit Warstler: FC1/SH/TH.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
Danny MacFayden: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Jack Rothrock: S.3-H;2-3
Hal Rhyne: SB2
Hal Rhyne: W
Otis Miller: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Earl Webb: D7/7L.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bill Sweeney: S.2-H
Tom Oliver: S8.1-3
Charlie Berry: 99/F.3-H
Rabbit Warstler: 8

Top 5

Marv Owen: 99
Johnny Grabowski: 99
Tommy Bridges: 99

Bot 5

Danny MacFayden: K
Jack Rothrock: W
Hal Rhyne: 99/SH.1-2
Otis Miller: E6.2-H(NR)(UR)
Earl Webb: 99

Top 6

Roy Johnson: T
Charlie Gehringer: D8.3-H
John Stone: 99/G.2-3
Dale Alexander: 99/F.3-H
Louis Brower: K

Bot 6

Al Van Camp: D
Tom Oliver: S.2-3
Charlie Berry: S.3-H;1-3(E6)
Rabbit Warstler: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Danny MacFayden: S
Jack Rothrock: 99

Top 7

Mark Koenig: S
Marv Owen: 99
Johnny Grabowski: 99
Hub Walker: HP.1-2
Roy Johnson: 8/8XD

Bot 7

Bobby Reeves: 99
Otis Miller: 99
Earl Webb: S
Al Van Camp: 99

Top 8

Charlie Gehringer: S
John Stone: 99
Dale Alexander: S.1-2
Louis Brower: 99
Mark Koenig: 99

Bot 8

Tom Oliver: 99
Ed Connolly: K
Rabbit Warstler: T
Danny MacFayden: 99

Top 9

Marv Owen: S
Johnny Grabowski: 99
Hub Walker: 99
Roy Johnson: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 99