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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1919-07-31 · Day game · Fenway Park · 12 innings · 2:15

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Waite Hoyt earned the win. Babe Ruth went 4-for-6 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	10
BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12

W: Waite Hoyt L: Doc Ayers SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ralph Young	6	0	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	5	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Veach	5	0	3	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	5	0	1	0	0	1
Chick Shorten	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Ainsmith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Ayers	4	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	5	1	1	0	1	0
Ossie Vitt	4	0	1	0	1	0
Braggo Roth	6	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Ruth	6	0	4	1	0	0
Wally Schang	2	0	2	0	3	0
Del Gainer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Red Shannon	5	0	1	0	0	2
Everett Scott	5	0	2	0	0	0
Waite Hoyt	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Lamar	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	11.2	12	5	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	12.0	10	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: 99

Bot 1

Harry Hooper: S9
Ossie Vitt: 99/SH.1-2
Braggo Roth: 8
Babe Ruth: S8.2-H
Wally Schang: S9.1-3
Del Gainer: 99(1)/FO

Top 2

Bobby Veach: 99
Harry Heilmann: K
Chick Shorten: 99

Bot 2

Red Shannon: K/C
Everett Scott: 99
Waite Hoyt: S9
Harry Hooper: 99(1)/FO

Top 3

Bob Jones: W
Eddie Ainsmith: 99/SH.1-2
Doc Ayers: 99/G.2-3
Donie Bush: W
Ralph Young: SB2
Ralph Young: 13

Bot 3

Ossie Vitt: 99
Braggo Roth: K23#
Babe Ruth: 99

Top 4

Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: S
Harry Heilmann: S9.1-2
Chick Shorten: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 4

Wally Schang: W
Del Gainer: 99/SH.1-2
Red Shannon: 99/G.2-3
Everett Scott: 99

Top 5

Eddie Ainsmith: 99
Doc Ayers: K
Donie Bush: 99

Bot 5

Waite Hoyt: K
Harry Hooper: W
Ossie Vitt: S.1-3
Braggo Roth: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Ralph Young: S9
Ty Cobb: 9/L
Bobby Veach: CS2(26)
Bobby Veach: S8
Harry Heilmann: 3/P

Bot 6

Babe Ruth: 99
Wally Schang: S
Del Gainer: SB2
Del Gainer: 5/P
Red Shannon: K/C

Top 7

Chick Shorten: 99
Bob Jones: S
Eddie Ainsmith: 99
Doc Ayers: 99

Bot 7

Everett Scott: S7.BX2(74)
Waite Hoyt: 99
Harry Hooper: 99

Top 8

Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: T8
Bobby Veach: S7.3-H
Harry Heilmann: 4/P

Bot 8

Ossie Vitt: 99
Braggo Roth: 99
Babe Ruth: D8
Wally Schang: IW
Ray Caldwell: BK.2-3;1-2
Ray Caldwell: K

Top 9

Chick Shorten: S9
Bob Jones: 99/SH.1-2
Eddie Ainsmith: 7
Doc Ayers: S6.2-3
Donie Bush: 43

Bot 9

Red Shannon: S
Everett Scott: 2/P
Waite Hoyt: 1/P
Harry Hooper: 9/F

Top 10

Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: 99

Bot 10

Ossie Vitt: 99
Braggo Roth: 99
Babe Ruth: D8
Wally Schang: IW
Bill Lamar: 2/P

Top 11

Harry Heilmann: 99
Chick Shorten: 99
Bob Jones: 99

Bot 11

Red Shannon: 99
Everett Scott: S
Waite Hoyt: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 12

Eddie Ainsmith: S7
Doc Ayers: 99/SH.1-2
Donie Bush: 23/SH.2-3
Ralph Young: 43

Bot 12

Harry Hooper: 3/G
Ossie Vitt: W
Braggo Roth: PO1(E3).1-2
Braggo Roth: 4/P
Babe Ruth: S3/OBS.2-H(NR)(UR)

Notes & reviews

Detroit manager Jennings suspended due to argument with umpire Moriarty after previous day's game
Bush ejected by 1B umpire Moriarty for arguing he was safe
McNally rounded 3rd after Ruth's infield hit and was in rundown and HP umpire Hildebrand ruled catcher Ainsmith obstructed him and he awarded home to end game (no error was charged)

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