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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1918-07-08 · Day game · Fenway Park · 10 innings · 1:32

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 1–0. Sad Sam Jones earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Sad Sam Jones L: Stan Coveleski SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Doc Johnston	4	0	0	0
Ray Chapman	4	0	0	0
Tris Speaker	3	0	1	0
Braggo Roth	4	0	0	1
Bill Wambsganss	4	1	0	0
Smoky Joe Wood	4	1	0	0
Joe Evans	4	2	0	0
Steve O'Neill	3	0	0	0
Stan Coveleski	3	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Shean	4	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	1	1	0	1	0
Babe Ruth	4	0	2	1	1	0
Stuffy McInnis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	3	0	2	0	1	0
Walter Barbare	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Agnew	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sad Sam Jones	2	0	1	0	2	0
Wally Schang	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	9.1	8	6	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	10.0	4	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Doc Johnston: 7
Ray Chapman: 43
Tris Speaker: 43

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: 8
Dave Shean: 43
Amos Strunk: W
Babe Ruth: 2/P/FL

Top 2

Braggo Roth: K
Bill Wambsganss: 8/L
Smoky Joe Wood: 31

Bot 2

Stuffy McInnis: 63
Everett Scott: W
Walter Barbare: 13.1-2
Sam Agnew: W
Sad Sam Jones: PO1(23)

Top 3

Joe Evans: 53
Steve O'Neill: 8
Stan Coveleski: 13

Bot 3

Sad Sam Jones: W
Harry Hooper: S/BG.1-2
Dave Shean: 54/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
Amos Strunk: 53/G+
Babe Ruth: IW
Stuffy McInnis: 8

Top 4

Doc Johnston: 9
Ray Chapman: 9
Tris Speaker: W
Braggo Roth: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Everett Scott: S8
Walter Barbare: 14/BG/SH.1-2
Sam Agnew: 7
Sad Sam Jones: S7.2XH(72)

Top 5

Bill Wambsganss: S8
Smoky Joe Wood: 2/P/FL
Joe Evans: S8.1-2
Steve O'Neill: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Stan Coveleski: K

Bot 5

Harry Hooper: 8
Dave Shean: S7
Amos Strunk: 2/P/FL
Babe Ruth: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Doc Johnston: 31
Ray Chapman: 13
Tris Speaker: 13

Bot 6

Stuffy McInnis: 63
Everett Scott: T7/78
Walter Barbare: FC1.3XH(152);B-2
Sam Agnew: K/C

Top 7

Braggo Roth: 53
Bill Wambsganss: 6/P
Smoky Joe Wood: 53

Bot 7

Sad Sam Jones: 63
Harry Hooper: 43
Dave Shean: 8

Top 8

Joe Evans: S7
Steve O'Neill: 7
Stan Coveleski: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Amos Strunk: 5/P
Babe Ruth: S9
Stuffy McInnis: 13/BG/SH.1-2
Everett Scott: 3/P/FL

Top 9

Doc Johnston: 3/G
Ray Chapman: 3/P/FL
Tris Speaker: 3/L

Bot 9

Wally Schang: 4/L
Sam Agnew: 7
Sad Sam Jones: W
Harry Hooper: 43

Top 10

Braggo Roth: 7
Bill Wambsganss: 63
Smoky Joe Wood: S7
Joe Evans: 3/P/FL

Bot 10

Dave Shean: 53
Amos Strunk: S9
Babe Ruth: T9/F9D.1-H

Notes & reviews

Ruth's drive landed more than two-thirds of the way up the RF bleachers on the fly, but with a runner on 1B, was only credited with a triple under rules of 1918.

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