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Boston Red Sox @ St. Louis Browns

1915-07-21 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1000 · 2:03

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 4–2. Babe Ruth earned the win and Smoky Joe Wood picked up the save. Babe Ruth went 4-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	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	11
SLA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

W: Babe Ruth L: Bill James SV: Smoky Joe Wood

Umpires — HP: Tommy Connolly · 1B: Bobby Wallace · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	0	2	0	0	1
Heinie Wagner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Hoblitzell	2	0	1	0	1	0
Duffy Lewis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Larry Gardner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pinch Thomas	4	2	1	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	4	3	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Austin	4	0	0	0	0	1
John Leary	4	0	0	0	0	0
Del Pratt	4	1	0	0	0	1
Tillie Walker	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Walsh	3	0	1	1	1	0
Doc Lavan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Sam Agnew	3	0	2	1	0	0
Bill James	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Severeid	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ivan Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Muddy Ruel	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	8.1	5	2	3
Smoky Joe Wood	0.2	0	1	2

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	8.0	10	1	0
Earl Hamilton	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: 99
Heinie Wagner: 99
Tris Speaker: 99

Bot 1

Burt Shotton: 99
Jimmy Austin: K
John Leary: 99

Top 2

Dick Hoblitzell: S
Duffy Lewis: 99
Larry Gardner: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Del Pratt: 99
Tillie Walker: 99
Dee Walsh: 99

Top 3

Everett Scott: 99
Pinch Thomas: 99
Babe Ruth: HR/9
Harry Hooper: T
Heinie Wagner: 8

Bot 3

Doc Lavan: S9.B-3(E4)
Sam Agnew: D8.3-H
Bill James: 99/SH.2-3
Burt Shotton: FC6.3XH(625);B-2
Jimmy Austin: 3/P

Top 4

Tris Speaker: S9
Dick Hoblitzell: 99/SH.1-2
Duffy Lewis: S7.2-3
Larry Gardner: S8.3-H;1-3
Everett Scott: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

John Leary: 99
Del Pratt: K
Tillie Walker: 99

Top 5

Pinch Thomas: 99
Babe Ruth: S
Harry Hooper: S8.1-3(TH3)
Heinie Wagner: 99
Tris Speaker: 99/G

Bot 5

Dee Walsh: 99
Doc Lavan: 99
Sam Agnew: 99

Top 6

Dick Hoblitzell: W
Duffy Lewis: 99(1)/FO
Larry Gardner: CS2(99)
Larry Gardner: 99

Bot 6

Bill James: K
Burt Shotton: 53
Jimmy Austin: 99

Top 7

Everett Scott: 99
Pinch Thomas: S8
Babe Ruth: D8/89.1-H
Harry Hooper: 43.2-3
Heinie Wagner: 8

Bot 7

John Leary: 99
Del Pratt: 99
Tillie Walker: 99

Top 8

Tris Speaker: 99
Dick Hoblitzell: 99
Duffy Lewis: 99

Bot 8

Dee Walsh: W
Doc Lavan: 9
Sam Agnew: S.1-2
Hank Severeid: S7.2-3;1-2
Burt Shotton: 4/P
Jimmy Austin: 6(1)/FO

Top 9

Larry Gardner: 99
Everett Scott: 99
Pinch Thomas: E6/G
Babe Ruth: D9/89.1-H(UR)
Harry Hooper: K/C

Bot 9

John Leary: 9
Del Pratt: E4/G
Tillie Walker: W.1-2
Dee Walsh: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Doc Lavan: W.2-3;1-2
Ivan Howard: K
Muddy Ruel: K/C

Notes & reviews

Reportedly longest HR hit in ballpark at that time, completely out of park and landing on sidewalk on far side of Grand Avenue
2bman Wagner missed throw into 2nd base from RFer

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