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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1919-06-17 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 12000 · 2:02

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 5th. Guy Morton earned the win. Babe Ruth went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Guy Morton L: Herb Pennock SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Graney	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Chapman	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tris Speaker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Smoky Joe Wood	2	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Gardner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doc Johnston	4	1	2	0	0	2
Steve O'Neill	4	0	1	0	0	0
Guy Morton	4	1	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	4	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	4	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	3	1	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Schang	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ossie Vitt	2	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Shean	3	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Pennock	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Lamar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Guy Morton	9.0	6	1	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herb Pennock	9.0	9	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Graney: 7/L
Ray Chapman: S8
Tris Speaker: 53.1-2
Smoky Joe Wood: W
Larry Gardner: 4/P

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: 4/P
Everett Scott: 63
Amos Strunk: S8
Babe Ruth: S8.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: S7.2-H;1-3
Wally Schang: SB2
Wally Schang: 43

Top 2

Bill Wambsganss: 8
Doc Johnston: K
Steve O'Neill: 9

Bot 2

Ossie Vitt: 63
Dave Shean: 43
Herb Pennock: K

Top 3

Guy Morton: 43
Jack Graney: 5/FL
Ray Chapman: 63

Bot 3

Harry Hooper: 2/FL
Everett Scott: 8
Amos Strunk: 7

Top 4

Tris Speaker: S7
Smoky Joe Wood: 13/SH.1-2
Larry Gardner: 4/P
Bill Wambsganss: 3/FL

Bot 4

Babe Ruth: S1
Stuffy McInnis: 99/BINT
Wally Schang: K+SB2
Ossie Vitt: W
Dave Shean: 3/G

Top 5

Doc Johnston: S9
Steve O'Neill: SB2.1-2(PB)
Steve O'Neill: 9
Guy Morton: D9.2-H
Jack Graney: S8.2-3
Ray Chapman: 9/SF.3-H
Tris Speaker: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Herb Pennock: K
Harry Hooper: 8
Everett Scott: 6/P

Top 6

Smoky Joe Wood: 8
Larry Gardner: 13
Bill Wambsganss: 43

Bot 6

Amos Strunk: 63
Babe Ruth: HR/9
Stuffy McInnis: 13
Wally Schang: 43

Top 7

Doc Johnston: K
Steve O'Neill: S8
Guy Morton: 4(1)/FO/RINT
Jack Graney: WP.1-2
Jack Graney: W
Ray Chapman: 9

Bot 7

Ossie Vitt: S1/BG
Dave Shean: 7
Herb Pennock: 16(1)/FO
Harry Hooper: 8

Top 8

Tris Speaker: D7
Smoky Joe Wood: 8.2-3
Larry Gardner: S1/BG.3-H
Bill Wambsganss: CS2(26)
Bill Wambsganss: 7

Bot 8

Everett Scott: 43
Amos Strunk: 63
Babe Ruth: 3/G

Top 9

Doc Johnston: S9
Steve O'Neill: 2/FL
Guy Morton: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Stuffy McInnis: 7
Wally Schang: 5/P
Bill Lamar: 5E3
Ray Caldwell: 43

Notes & reviews

Afternoon game of morning-afternoon double-header
official putout not awarded in 1919 $McInnis declared out for running into his own bunt
O'Neill declared out for running into 2Bman Shean as he was fielding grounder

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