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Washington Senators @ Boston Red Sox

1918-05-01 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 2159 · 1:41

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 5–0. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 4th. Walter Johnson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: Walter Johnson L: Carl Mays SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burt Shotton	3	1	2	0	2	0
Doc Lavan	4	0	1	2	1	0
Clyde Milan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Shanks	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Judge	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Morgan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Foster	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Ainsmith	4	1	1	2	0	0
Walter Johnson	4	1	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	4	3	0	0
Dave Shean	3	0	0	1
Amos Strunk	4	0	0	0
Wally Schang	2	0	2	1
Stuffy McInnis	4	1	0	0
Dick Hoblitzell	3	0	1	0
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0
Sam Agnew	3	0	0	1
Carl Mays	2	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Johnson	9.0	4	3	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Mays	9.0	8	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burt Shotton: 99
Doc Lavan: 99
Clyde Milan: 99

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: S
Dave Shean: 99/SH.1-2
Amos Strunk: CS3(25)
Amos Strunk: 99

Top 2

Howie Shanks: S
Joe Judge: 13/SH.1-2
Ray Morgan: FC1.2-3(E1/TH3);B-1
Eddie Foster: FC4.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
Eddie Ainsmith: 23

Bot 2

Wally Schang: K
Stuffy McInnis: 99
Dick Hoblitzell: 99

Top 3

Walter Johnson: 99
Burt Shotton: D
Doc Lavan: 99
Clyde Milan: 99

Bot 3

Everett Scott: 99
Sam Agnew: K
Carl Mays: 99

Top 4

Howie Shanks: 43
Joe Judge: HP
Ray Morgan: S7/L.1-2
Eddie Foster: 9
Eddie Ainsmith: T9.2-H;1-H
Walter Johnson: T9.3-H
Burt Shotton: W
Doc Lavan: SB2
Doc Lavan: S8/L.3-H;2-H
Clyde Milan: 8

Bot 4

Harry Hooper: D
Dave Shean: 7
Amos Strunk: 53.2-3
Wally Schang: W
Stuffy McInnis: 5/P

Top 5

Howie Shanks: K
Joe Judge: 99
Ray Morgan: 99

Bot 5

Dick Hoblitzell: 99
Everett Scott: 99
Sam Agnew: 99

Top 6

Eddie Foster: S
Eddie Ainsmith: 7
Walter Johnson: 7
Burt Shotton: S9/L.1-3
Doc Lavan: 8/L

Bot 6

Carl Mays: HP
Harry Hooper: S.1-2
Dave Shean: K
Amos Strunk: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Schang: 7

Top 7

Clyde Milan: 99
Howie Shanks: 99
Joe Judge: 99

Bot 7

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Dick Hoblitzell: 99
Everett Scott: 99

Top 8

Ray Morgan: W
Eddie Foster: 8(B)3(1)/FDP
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Bot 8

Sam Agnew: 99
Carl Mays: 99
Harry Hooper: 8

Top 9

Walter Johnson: 99
Burt Shotton: W
Doc Lavan: CS2(24)
Doc Lavan: W
Clyde Milan: CS2(26)

Bot 9

Dave Shean: 99
Amos Strunk: 99
Wally Schang: W
Stuffy McInnis: S3.1-2
Dick Hoblitzell: W.2-3;1-2
Everett Scott: 5(2)/FO

Notes & reviews

Senators George McBride, coaching at 1B, ejected by 1B umpire Nallin for arguing that Mays had balked

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