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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1917-04-11 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 9500 · 2:03

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 10–3. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 7th. Babe Ruth earned the win. Dick Hoblitzell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	3	10	14
NYA	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

W: Babe Ruth L: Ray Caldwell SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	3	3	0	0	1
Jack Barry	3	2	2	2	0	0
Dick Hoblitzell	3	2	2	4	0	0
Duffy Lewis	5	1	2	0	0	1
Tillie Walker	5	0	3	4	0	0
Larry Gardner	4	0	1	0	1	0
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pinch Thomas	3	1	0	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	1	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Gilhooley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hugh High	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fritz Maisel	3	1	0	0	1	0
Wally Pipp	3	1	0	0	0	0
Home Run Baker	4	1	0	0	0	1
Lee Magee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	0	1	2	0	0
Les Nunamaker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	2	0	1	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	3	3	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Caldwell	9.0	14	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: S9
Jack Barry: 13/SH.1-2
Dick Hoblitzell: S6/G.2-3
Duffy Lewis: K
Tillie Walker: SB2
Tillie Walker: T8.3-H;2-H
Larry Gardner: 5/FL

Bot 1

Frank Gilhooley: 13
Hugh High: 53
Fritz Maisel: 6/P

Top 2

Everett Scott: 8/F
Pinch Thomas: 5/P
Babe Ruth: 43

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: 43
Home Run Baker: 4/P
Lee Magee: 43

Top 3

Harry Hooper: 4/P
Jack Barry: 63
Dick Hoblitzell: 3/G

Bot 3

Roger Peckinpaugh: 63
Les Nunamaker: 13
Ray Caldwell: W
Frank Gilhooley: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Hugh High: 53

Top 4

Duffy Lewis: S
Tillie Walker: 2/P
Larry Gardner: S.1-2
Everett Scott: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Fritz Maisel: W
Wally Pipp: HP.1-2
Home Run Baker: E4/TH.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
Lee Magee: 23
Roger Peckinpaugh: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
Les Nunamaker: 9/F
Ray Caldwell: 6/P

Top 5

Pinch Thomas: 99
Babe Ruth: 99
Harry Hooper: K

Bot 5

Frank Gilhooley: 99
Hugh High: 99
Fritz Maisel: 99

Top 6

Jack Barry: S6
Dick Hoblitzell: 99/SH.1-2
Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: D9.2-H
Larry Gardner: W
Everett Scott: 31#

Bot 6

Wally Pipp: 99
Home Run Baker: K#
Lee Magee: W#
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99

Top 7

Pinch Thomas: W
Babe Ruth: WP.1-2
Babe Ruth: K/C
Harry Hooper: S5/BG.2-3
Jack Barry: S3/BG.3-H;1-2
Dick Hoblitzell: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Duffy Lewis: 99
Tillie Walker: 99

Bot 7

Les Nunamaker: 99
Ray Caldwell: S
Frank Gilhooley: 99
Hugh High: 99

Top 8

Larry Gardner: 99
Everett Scott: 99
Pinch Thomas: 99

Bot 8

Fritz Maisel: 99
Wally Pipp: 99
Home Run Baker: 99

Top 9

Babe Ruth: S3/G
Harry Hooper: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Jack Barry: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
Dick Hoblitzell: 13/SH.3-H#
Duffy Lewis: D7
Tillie Walker: T8.2-H
Larry Gardner: 4/P

Bot 9

Lee Magee: 99
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99
Les Nunamaker: 99

Notes & reviews

Opening Day. Major General Leonard Wood threw out the first ceremonial pitch

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