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St. Louis Browns @
Boston Red Sox
1915-06-17 Β· Day game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 4918 Β· soaked Β· 2:20
Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 11β10. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Babe Ruth earned the win and Carl Mays picked up the save. Doc Lavan went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| BOS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
W: Babe Ruth L: Parson Perryman SV: Carl Mays
Umpires β HP: Silk O'Loughlin Β· 1B: George Hildebrand Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Browns β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burt Shotton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Jimmy Austin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Del Pratt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tillie Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Doc Lavan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Hank Severeid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Parson Perryman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ivan Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Hoch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gus Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olaf Henriksen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heinie Wagner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tris Speaker | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duffy Lewis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dick Hoblitzell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Janvrin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Larry Gardner | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pinch Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Babe Ruth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Browns β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parson Perryman | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
Harry Hoch | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Babe Ruth | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Carl Mays | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Burt Shotton: 99
- Jimmy Austin: 99
- Del Pratt: S6
- Tillie Walker: S7.1-2#
- Ernie Walker: K
Bot 1
- Olaf Henriksen: 99
- Heinie Wagner: HP
- Tris Speaker: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2);B-1#
- Duffy Lewis: D.2-H(UR);1-3
- Dick Hoblitzell: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Hal Janvrin: 99
Top 2
- John Leary: 99
- Doc Lavan: K#
- Hank Severeid: K
Bot 2
- Larry Gardner: T/89
- Pinch Thomas: S.3-H
- Babe Ruth: 99
- Olaf Henriksen: 99
- Heinie Wagner: 99
Top 3
- Parson Perryman: K
- Burt Shotton: 99
- Jimmy Austin: K
Bot 3
- Tris Speaker: S
- Duffy Lewis: 99/SH.1-2
- Dick Hoblitzell: S.2-3#
- Hal Janvrin: S1/BG.3-3;1-2#
- Larry Gardner: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Pinch Thomas: 99
- Babe Ruth: 99
Top 4
- Del Pratt: 99
- Tillie Walker: 99
- Dee Walsh: K
Bot 4
- Olaf Henriksen: E6/TH
- Heinie Wagner: 99
- Tris Speaker: 99
- Duffy Lewis: 99
Top 5
- John Leary: 99
- Doc Lavan: 99
- Hank Severeid: K
Bot 5
- Dick Hoblitzell: 99
- Hal Janvrin: W
- Larry Gardner: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Pinch Thomas: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Babe Ruth: S9.3-H
- Olaf Henriksen: 64(1)/FO#
Top 6
- Parson Perryman: K
- Burt Shotton: W
- Jimmy Austin: S.1-3
- Del Pratt: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Tillie Walker: 64(1)/FO#
Bot 6
- Bill Rodgers: K
- Tris Speaker: 99
- Duffy Lewis: 8
Top 7
- Dee Walsh: 31
- John Leary: E3#
- Doc Lavan: S.1-2#
- Hank Severeid: K#
- Ivan Howard: K
Bot 7
- Dick Hoblitzell: 99
- Hal Janvrin: W
- Larry Gardner: S.1-3;B-2(TH)#
- Pinch Thomas: 99
- Babe Ruth: S.3-H;2-H
- Olaf Henriksen: 99
Top 8
- Burt Shotton: W
- Jimmy Austin: S7.1-2
- Del Pratt: S.2-H;1-2
- Tillie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
- Dee Walsh: K
- John Leary: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Doc Lavan: T/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Hank Severeid: 8/SF.3-H
- Harry Hoch: S
- Burt Shotton: W.1-2
- Jimmy Austin: S7.2-H;1-2
- Del Pratt: 3/G
Bot 8
- Bill Rodgers: 99
- Tris Speaker: E6/TH
- Duffy Lewis: SB2
- Duffy Lewis: W
- Dick Hoblitzell: SB3;SB2
- Dick Hoblitzell: 99/BINT
- Hal Janvrin: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Larry Gardner: 8/L
Top 9
- Tillie Walker: S/6
- Dee Walsh: S8.1-2
- John Leary: 13.2-3;1-2
- Doc Lavan: E2/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)#
- Hank Severeid: 46(1)/FO#
- Gus Williams: 3/G
Notes & reviews
- Scheduled morning game postponed due to rain.
- No fielding credit awarded for BINT in 1915 $Hoblitzel out for running into own batted ball.




















