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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1919-07-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:20

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 6–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Howard Ehmke earned the win. Babe Ruth went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Howard Ehmke L: Babe Ruth SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Harry Hooper	4	0	1	0	1
Ossie Vitt	3	1	0	0	1
Braggo Roth	4	0	2	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	1	1	1
Wally Schang	5	0	2	0	0
Stuffy McInnis	3	0	1	0	0
Everett Scott	4	0	1	0	0
Red Shannon	3	0	1	0	1
Bill Lamar	4	0	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Donie Bush	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ralph Young	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	4	1	3	1	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	1	1	1	2
Harry Heilmann	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ira Flagstead	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Jones	3	1	1	1	1	1
Eddie Ainsmith	3	0	0	1	0	1
Howard Ehmke	3	0	3	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Ruth	8.0	12	5	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howard Ehmke	9.0	11	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: 99
Ossie Vitt: W
Braggo Roth: S7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);BX2(74)
Babe Ruth: 9/L

Bot 1

Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: K

Top 2

Wally Schang: S7
Stuffy McInnis: 99/SH.1-2
Everett Scott: 99
Red Shannon: W
Bill Lamar: S.2-3;1-2
Harry Hooper: 6/P

Bot 2

Harry Heilmann: D8/78
Ira Flagstead: W
Bob Jones: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Eddie Ainsmith: 99/SF.3-H
Howard Ehmke: S7.1-2
Donie Bush: 3/P

Top 3

Ossie Vitt: E6/G
Braggo Roth: 99/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: 3/G.2-3
Wally Schang: 7

Bot 3

Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: 99
Bobby Veach: W
Harry Heilmann: WP.1-2
Harry Heilmann: K

Top 4

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Everett Scott: 99
Red Shannon: 99

Bot 4

Ira Flagstead: 99
Bob Jones: K
Eddie Ainsmith: 99

Top 5

Bill Lamar: S
Harry Hooper: S.1-2
Ossie Vitt: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Braggo Roth: FC4.3XH(42);2-3
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Wally Schang: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Howard Ehmke: W
Donie Bush: 64(1)/FO
Ralph Young: D/78.1-3
Ty Cobb: S6.3-H;2-3
Bobby Veach: SB2.3-H(UR);1-3(E2/TH)
Bobby Veach: K
Harry Heilmann: 99/P

Top 6

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Everett Scott: S
Red Shannon: S.1-2
Bill Lamar: 99
Harry Hooper: W.2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: 99

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: T9
Bob Jones: S8.3-H
Eddie Ainsmith: K
Howard Ehmke: S.1-2
Donie Bush: 99
Ralph Young: 99

Top 7

Braggo Roth: S
Babe Ruth: 99
Wally Schang: S.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: S/BR.2X3(99);1-2
Everett Scott: 99

Bot 7

Ty Cobb: S4
Bobby Veach: S4.1-H
Harry Heilmann: 2/FL
Ira Flagstead: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Red Shannon: 99
Bill Lamar: 99
Harry Hooper: 99

Bot 8

Bob Jones: W
Eddie Ainsmith: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Eddie Ainsmith: 99
Howard Ehmke: S.3-H(UR)
Donie Bush: S.1-2
Ralph Young: 99
Ty Cobb: S5.2-3;1-2
Bobby Veach: 99

Top 9

Ossie Vitt: 99
Braggo Roth: 99
Babe Ruth: HR/9
Wally Schang: 99

Notes & reviews

No fielding credit awarded for S/BR in 1919
First ball ever hit over right field wall and across Trumbull St. into lumber yard

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