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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1918-08-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:30

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–1. 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
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
BOS	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0		6	12

W: Babe Ruth L: Mule Watson SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Merlin Kopp	4	1	0	0	0	1
Merito Acosta	2	0	0	0	2	0
George Burns	4	0	2	1	0	0
Larry Gardner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cy Perkins	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mule Watson	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	3	1	1	0	0	1
Dave Shean	3	0	1	1	0	0
Amos Strunk	2	0	2	2	2	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	2	0	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	2	3	1	0	0
Everett Scott	3	0	1	1	0	0
George Cochran	3	0	1	1	1	0
Wally Schang	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Whiteman	1	2	1	0	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mule Watson	8.0	12	5	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	9.0	3	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: S9
Merlin Kopp: 16(1)/FO
Merito Acosta: SB2
Merito Acosta: W
George Burns: S7.2-H;1-2
Larry Gardner: 9/F/DP.2X3(964)

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: 3/G
Dave Shean: 43
Amos Strunk: W
Babe Ruth: CS2(24)

Top 2

Cy Perkins: 8/F
Jimmy Dykes: K
Joe Dugan: 63

Bot 2

Babe Ruth: 53
Stuffy McInnis: D8
Everett Scott: S8.2-H
George Cochran: W.1-2
Wally Schang: 34(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Mule Watson: 63
Charlie Jamieson: 63
Merlin Kopp: K

Bot 3

George Whiteman: W
Harry Hooper: 13/SH.1-2
Dave Shean: S7.2-H;BX2(724)
Amos Strunk: W
Babe Ruth: S8.1-3
Stuffy McInnis: CSH(242).1-2

Top 4

Merito Acosta: 13
George Burns: 163
Larry Gardner: 8/F

Bot 4

Stuffy McInnis: E4/TH.B-2
Everett Scott: 23/SH.2-3
George Cochran: 43.3-H(UR)
Wally Schang: 8/F

Top 5

Cy Perkins: 13
Jimmy Dykes: E4/P
Joe Dugan: CS2(24)
Joe Dugan: 53

Bot 5

George Whiteman: W
Harry Hooper: S9.1-2
Dave Shean: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Amos Strunk: S8.3-H;2-H
Babe Ruth: D8.1XH(842);B-3(TH)
Stuffy McInnis: S9.3-H
Everett Scott: 9/F

Top 6

Mule Watson: 53
Charlie Jamieson: 2/FL
Merlin Kopp: 3/G

Bot 6

George Cochran: 13
Wally Schang: 3/G
George Whiteman: D7
Harry Hooper: K

Top 7

Merito Acosta: W
George Burns: 4/P
Larry Gardner: SB2
Larry Gardner: W
Cy Perkins: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Dave Shean: 7/F
Amos Strunk: S/G
Babe Ruth: 9/F
Stuffy McInnis: S9.1-3;BX2(96)

Top 8

Jimmy Dykes: 53
Joe Dugan: W
Mule Watson: K
Charlie Jamieson: 43

Bot 8

Everett Scott: 8/F
George Cochran: S9
Wally Schang: 6(1)3/GDP#

Top 9

Merlin Kopp: 3/FL
Merito Acosta: 43
George Burns: S5
Larry Gardner: 8/F