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St. Louis Browns @ Boston Red Sox

1917-07-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:15

Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Browns 11–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 5th. Babe Ruth earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	10
BOS	1	1	1	0	3	3	0	2		11	13

W: Babe Ruth L: Ernie Koob SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Silk O'Loughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Austin	3	0	2	0	1	0
Tod Sloan	2	0	1	0	0	1
George Sisler	4	1	1	0	1	1
Del Pratt	5	0	1	0	0	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	5	1	2	1	0	0
George Hale	4	0	2	1	0	0
Doc Lavan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Koob	2	0	0	0	0	1
William Rumler	2	0	0	0	1	0
Lee Magee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Speed Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Walsh	5	0	1	1	0	1
Hal Janvrin	4	2	2	0	1	0
Del Gainer	4	3	2	0	1	0
Larry Gardner	3	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Hooper	3	2	1	0	0	0
Duffy Lewis	4	0	1	1	0	1
Everett Scott	4	1	2	2	0	0
Sam Agnew	3	1	0	0	2	1
Babe Ruth	3	0	2	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	1	1	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ernie Koob	5.0	7	3	2
Speed Martin	3.0	6	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	10	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burt Shotton: S8
Jimmy Austin: 13/SH.1-2
Tod Sloan: S5/G.2-3
George Sisler: 13.1-2
Del Pratt: 9

Bot 1

Jimmy Walsh: K
Hal Janvrin: S7
Del Gainer: 63.1-2
Larry Gardner: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Harry Hooper: SB2
Harry Hooper: 43

Top 2

Baby Doll Jacobson: 9
George Hale: 3/G
Doc Lavan: HP
Ernie Koob: K

Bot 2

Duffy Lewis: 8
Everett Scott: 3/P
Sam Agnew: E9/F.B-2
Babe Ruth: S1/G.2-3
Jimmy Walsh: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Hal Janvrin: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Burt Shotton: 9
Jimmy Austin: D8/78
Tod Sloan: K/C
George Sisler: K

Bot 3

Del Gainer: W
Larry Gardner: 13/SH.1-2
Harry Hooper: 43.2-3
Duffy Lewis: S6/G.3-H
Everett Scott: 8

Top 4

Del Pratt: 3/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: 53
George Hale: S8
Doc Lavan: 6/P

Bot 4

Sam Agnew: W
Babe Ruth: 23/SH.1-2
Jimmy Walsh: 63.2-3
Hal Janvrin: 53

Top 5

Ernie Koob: 43
Burt Shotton: 1/G
Jimmy Austin: W
William Rumler: 13

Bot 5

Del Gainer: S5/G
Larry Gardner: 13/SH.1-2
Harry Hooper: E3/SH.2-3
Duffy Lewis: K
Everett Scott: S6/G.3-H(UR);1-3
Sam Agnew: OA.3XH(25E2)(UR);1-H(UR)
Sam Agnew: W
Babe Ruth: S9.1-2
Jimmy Walsh: 5/L

Top 6

George Sisler: S6/G
Del Pratt: S8.1-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: S8.2-H;1-2
George Hale: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Doc Lavan: 8
Lee Magee: 13

Bot 6

Hal Janvrin: S5/G
Del Gainer: S4/G.1-2
Larry Gardner: 4/P
Harry Hooper: S1.2-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);1-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR);B-H(NR)
Duffy Lewis: 53
Everett Scott: S5
Sam Agnew: 13

Top 7

Burt Shotton: 43
Jimmy Austin: 6/P
William Rumler: W
George Sisler: 4/P

Bot 7

Babe Ruth: 13
Jimmy Walsh: 63
Hal Janvrin: W
Del Gainer: 13

Top 8

Del Pratt: 53
Baby Doll Jacobson: D7
George Hale: D9.2-H
Doc Lavan: 2/FL
Speed Martin: 43

Bot 8

Larry Gardner: D9
Chick Shorten: S9.2-H;BX2(9E4)
Duffy Lewis: 13/SH.2-3
Everett Scott: 8/SF.3-H
Sam Agnew: K

Top 9

Burt Shotton: W
Jimmy Austin: S8.1-2
William Rumler: 5(2)/FO.1-2
George Sisler: W.2-3;1-2
Del Pratt: 2/P
Baby Doll Jacobson: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Red Sox Pinch Thomas, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Dinneen for arguing Lavan should have been ejected after throwing his bat at Ruth following the hit-by-pitch
Sloan ejected by HP umpire Dinneen for arguing called third strike

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