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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1918-08-02 · Day game · League Park IV

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 6–3. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 1st. Stan Coveleski earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Stan Coveleski L: Carl Mays SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Chapman	3	3	2	0	1	1
Tris Speaker	3	2	2	1	1	0
Braggo Roth	4	0	1	1	0	1
Smoky Joe Wood	3	0	0	1	0	0
Doc Johnston	3	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Turner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve O'Neill	3	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Coveleski	3	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Mays	5.0	6	2	1
Walt Kinney	3.0	0	0	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Coveleski	9.0	7	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: 3/G
Dave Shean: 4/L
Amos Strunk: W
Babe Ruth: S9.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: S8.2-H;1-2
Everett Scott: S/1.2XH(1251);1-2#

Bot 1

Jack Graney: 9
Ray Chapman: S/BG
Tris Speaker: S/BG.1-2
Braggo Roth: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Smoky Joe Wood: 8/SF.3-H
Doc Johnston: 8

Top 2

George Cochran: 53
Wally Schang: 9/L
Carl Mays: 63

Bot 2

Terry Turner: 43
Steve O'Neill: 13
Stan Coveleski: 53

Top 3

Harry Hooper: 7
Dave Shean: K
Amos Strunk: 4

Bot 3

Jack Graney: 8
Ray Chapman: S6
Tris Speaker: W.1-2
Braggo Roth: 43.2-3;1-2
Smoky Joe Wood: WP.3-H;2-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Smoky Joe Wood: 53

Top 4

Babe Ruth: 8
Stuffy McInnis: 6/L
Everett Scott: 7

Bot 4

Doc Johnston: 7/FL
Terry Turner: 13
Steve O'Neill: 63

Top 5

George Cochran: 9/L
Wally Schang: W
Carl Mays: S7.1-2
Harry Hooper: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Shean: 63.3-H;2-3;1-2
Amos Strunk: 7

Bot 5

Stan Coveleski: S6
Jack Graney: 8
Ray Chapman: W.1-2
Tris Speaker: D9.2-H;1-3
Braggo Roth: WP.3-H;2-3
Braggo Roth: K
Smoky Joe Wood: 7

Top 6

Babe Ruth: S9
Stuffy McInnis: 3/G.1-2
Everett Scott: 43.2-3
George Cochran: 53

Bot 6

Doc Johnston: 8
Terry Turner: 1/L
Steve O'Neill: 6

Top 7

Wally Schang: 13
Walt Kinney: 3/G
Harry Hooper: 4

Bot 7

Stan Coveleski: K
Jack Graney: 2/FL
Ray Chapman: K

Top 8

Dave Shean: 43
Amos Strunk: 63
Babe Ruth: 43

Bot 8

Tris Speaker: 6/L
Braggo Roth: 2/FL
Smoky Joe Wood: 43

Top 9

Stuffy McInnis: D7
Everett Scott: S8.2-3
George Cochran: K
Wally Schang: 16(1)/FO.3-H
Walt Kinney: 8