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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1919-05-31 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 8000 · 1:46

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–4. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Bill James earned the win. Braggo Roth went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6	13
PHA	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7

W: Bill James L: Jing Johnson SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Hooper	4	3	1	0	1	0
Dave Shean	5	0	2	0	0	0
Amos Strunk	5	1	3	2	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	1	1	1	1	0
Stuffy McInnis	5	0	2	1	0	1
Wally Schang	3	0	1	0	2	0
Mike McNally	5	1	1	0	0	0
Everett Scott	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bill James	3	0	0	1	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Grover	3	0	0	0	0	1
Braggo Roth	4	1	2	1	0	1
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tillie Walker	3	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Dugan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Thomas	4	1	1	1	0	1
Cy Perkins	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jing Johnson	1	0	0	1	0	0
Walt Kinney	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill James	9.0	7	2	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jing Johnson	6.0	10	3	1
Walt Kinney	3.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Hooper: W
Dave Shean: S1.1-2
Amos Strunk: S1.2-3;1-2
Babe Ruth: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI);2-3
Stuffy McInnis: 13

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: S9
Roy Grover: 13/SH.1-2
Braggo Roth: 63
George Burns: 43

Top 2

Wally Schang: W
Mike McNally: 16(1)/FO
Everett Scott: S9.1-3
Bill James: SB2
Bill James: 7/SF.3-H
Harry Hooper: 9/F

Bot 2

Tillie Walker: S6
Joe Dugan: 53.1-2
Fred Thomas: T9.2-H
Cy Perkins: T9.3-H
Jing Johnson: 9/SF.3-H
Whitey Witt: 8/F

Top 3

Dave Shean: 9/F
Amos Strunk: 3/G
Babe Ruth: D9
Stuffy McInnis: S6.2X3(65)

Bot 3

Roy Grover: K
Braggo Roth: HR/7
George Burns: 43
Tillie Walker: W
Joe Dugan: CS2(26)

Top 4

Wally Schang: S7
Mike McNally: PO1(E3).1-2
Mike McNally: 9/F
Everett Scott: S1.2-3
Bill James: FC1.3XH(125);1-3;B-2
Harry Hooper: 9/F

Bot 4

Joe Dugan: 8/F
Fred Thomas: 9/F
Cy Perkins: 9/F

Top 5

Dave Shean: 53
Amos Strunk: E3.B-2
Babe Ruth: W
Stuffy McInnis: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Wally Schang: 5/P
Mike McNally: E3/P.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Everett Scott: SB2
Everett Scott: 2/P

Bot 5

Jing Johnson: 53
Whitey Witt: 8/F
Roy Grover: 63

Top 6

Bill James: K
Harry Hooper: S1
Dave Shean: 13.1-2
Amos Strunk: S9.2-H
Babe Ruth: 7/F

Bot 6

Braggo Roth: K
George Burns: 43
Tillie Walker: S8
Joe Dugan: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Stuffy McInnis: K
Wally Schang: 7/L
Mike McNally: 13

Bot 7

Fred Thomas: 9/F
Cy Perkins: 31
Walt Kinney: W
Whitey Witt: 43

Top 8

Everett Scott: 63
Bill James: 13
Harry Hooper: E4/G
Dave Shean: S7.1-2
Amos Strunk: D7.2-H(UR);1XH(742)

Bot 8

Roy Grover: 8/F
Braggo Roth: S8
George Burns: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Babe Ruth: 13
Stuffy McInnis: 3/P
Wally Schang: W
Mike McNally: S8.1-2
Everett Scott: 5(2)/FO

Bot 9

Tillie Walker: 53
Joe Dugan: 53
Fred Thomas: K

Notes & reviews

Ruth rounded 3rd too far

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