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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		4
5
DET
@BOS		1
5
CLE
@NYY		8
7		 
(14)
SLB
@PHA		0
7
CHW
@WSH		0
4
BRO
@CHC		4
5		 
(11)
BSN
@CIN		0
7
PHI
@PIT		0
1
NYG
@STL		7
4
Friday, August 10, 1917,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:05
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
4
55-50
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
62-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Babe Ruth (18-7)
L: Bernie Boland (13-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  4  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  4    5  5  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Donie Bush SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .270 .686 2 2 SB
Ossie Vitt 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .667 2 5
Ty Cobb CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .385 1.061 4 0
Bobby Veach LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .313 .871 1 0 SB,HBP
Harry Heilmann RF 2 0 0 1 2 0 .285 .754 1 0
George Burns 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .221 .565 11 0 SH
Ralph Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .606 3 3
Tubby Spencer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .631 2 0
Bill James P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .303 .713 0 2
   Bernie Boland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 .252 0 0
Team Totals 28 4 4 2 5 5 .143 .437 26 12
SH: G Burns (8).
HBP: B Veach (9).
TB: D Bush 2; G Burns; T Cobb.
RBI: H Heilmann (28); G Burns (16).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. O Vitt-R Young-G Burns 2; O Vitt-G Burns.
Baserunning
SB: D Bush (24, -1st base off  POCS); B Veach (16, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jimmy Walsh CF 2 1 0 0 3 0 .277 .764 2 0 SB
Jack Barry 2B 2 0 0 0 3 1 .198 .540 0 1
Dick Hoblitzell 1B 2 1 1 3 3 1 .255 .697 10 0 3B
Larry Gardner 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .705 0 1
Harry Hooper RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .252 .678 2 1
Duffy Lewis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .709 4 0
Everett Scott SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .577 3 3
   Chick Shorten PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .444
   Hal Janvrin SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .502 0 0
Pinch Thomas C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .533 6 1
   Mike McNally PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .500
Babe Ruth P 3 2 1 1 1 0 .346 .904 0 6 HR
Team Totals 28 5 5 5 13 3 .179 .796 27 13
3B: D Hoblitzell (6).
HR: B Ruth (1).
TB: B Ruth 4; D Hoblitzell 3; L Gardner; E Scott; H Hooper.
RBI: D Hoblitzell 3 (33); H Hooper (31); B Ruth (10).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: E Scott (30); L Gardner (21).
Baserunning
SB: J Walsh (5, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill James 7 3 1 1 10 1 1 2.54 32 58
Bernie Boland, L (13-5) 1.2 2 4 4 3 1 0 2.35 9
Team Totals 8.2 5 5 5 13 2 1 5.19 41 58

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Babe Ruth, W (18-7) 9 4 4 2 5 5 0 2.04 35 67
Team Totals 9 4 4 2 5 5 0 2.00 35 67
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Ruth (8).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Moriarty, 1B - Billy Evans, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: (null).
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Donie Bush SS 1 Jimmy Walsh CF
2 Ossie Vitt 3B 2 Jack Barry 2B
3 Ty Cobb CF 3 Dick Hoblitzell 1B
4 Bobby Veach LF 4 Larry Gardner 3B
5 Harry Heilmann RF 5 Harry Hooper RF
6 George Burns 1B 6 Duffy Lewis LF
7 Ralph Young 2B 7 Everett Scott SS
8 Tubby Spencer C 8 Pinch Thomas C
9 Bill James P 9 Babe Ruth P

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