September 9, 1918 World Series Game 4 at Fenway Park Play by Play and Box Score

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1918 World Series Game 4

Game 1
BOS  1
@CHC  0
Game 2
CHC  3
BOS  1
Game 3
BOS  2
@CHC  1
Game 4
BOS  3
CHC  2
Game 5
CHC  3
@BOS  0
Game 6
BOS  2
CHC  1

Fenway Park, Attendance: 22,183

Monday, September 9, 1918
Time of Game: 1:50

Cubs

Fred Mitchell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  X    3  4  0

W: B Ruth (2-0), L: P Douglas (0-1), S: J Bush (1)

Red Sox

Ed Barrow

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Flack RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .661         3   0   
C Hollocher SS                4   0   0   1    0   0  .071  .285         2   0   
L Mann LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .563         2   0   
D Paskert CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .376         3   0   
F Merkle 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650         9   1   
C Pick 2B                     2   0   2   0    0   0  .455 1.045         0   2   
  R Zeider PH-3B              0   0   0   0    2   0                     1   2   
C Deal 3B                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .546         1   3   
  B O'Farrell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   GDP
  C Wortman 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
B Killefer C                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .581         1   0   GDP
  T Barber PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   GDP
L Tyler P                     0   0   0   0    2   0  .333  .933         1   4   
  C Hendrix PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B McCabe PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Douglas P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   2   7   2    6   0                    24  12

BATTING

TB: C Pick 2; F Merkle; C Deal; C Hendrix; M Flack; L Mann.

GIDP: T Barber (1); B Killefer (1); B O'Farrell (1).

RBI: C Hollocher (1); L Mann (1).

2-out RBI: L Mann.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: B Killefer (1).

E: P Douglas (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Flack 2 (1st base by S Agnew, 2nd base by B Ruth).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Hooper RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .564         1   0   SH
D Shean 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .683         4   4   2B,SB
A Strunk CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .267         0   0   
G Whiteman LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .308  .900         1   0   
  J Bush P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
S McInnis 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .665        16   1   
B Ruth P-LF                   2   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .800         0   4   3B,SH
E Scott SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220         3   8   
F Thomas 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         2   3   
S Agnew C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  W Schang PH-C               1   1   1   0    0   0  .571 1.142         0   0   
Totals                       27   3   4   2    2   1                    27  21

BATTING

2B: D Shean (1, off L Tyler).

3B: B Ruth (1, off L Tyler).

SH: H Hooper (1, off P Douglas); B Ruth (1, off L Tyler).

TB: B Ruth 3; D Shean 2; W Schang; S McInnis.

RBI: B Ruth 2 (2).

2-out RBI: B Ruth 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Scott-D Shean-S McInnis 2; B Ruth-E Scott-S McInnis.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Shean (1, 2nd base off L Tyler/B Killefer).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Tyler                     7     3   2   2    2   1   0   1.69   26     -       9-9     62    - 
P Douglas, L (0-1)          1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       1-2          0-0
Totals                      8     4   3   2    2   1   0          31     -      10-11         0-0

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Ruth, W (2-0)             8     7   2   2    6   0   0   1.06   33     -      16-4     54    - 
J Bush, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2     -       1-0          2-0
Totals                      9     7   2   2    6   0   0          35     -      17-4          2-0

B Ruth faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Ruth (1).

IBB: None.

PO: B Ruth (1; M Flack, 2nd base); S Agnew (; M Flack, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Owens, 1B - O'Day, 2B - Hildebrand, 3B - Klem.

Time of Game: 1:50.

Attendance: 22,183.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Flack              RF    1. H Hooper             RF 
2. C Hollocher          SS    2. D Shean              2B 
3. L Mann               LF    3. A Strunk             CF 
4. D Paskert            CF    4. G Whiteman           LF 
5. F Merkle             1B    5. S McInnis            1B 
6. C Pick               2B    6. B Ruth               P  
7. C Deal               3B    7. E Scott              SS 
8. B Killefer           C     8. F Thomas             3B 
9. L Tyler              P     9. S Agnew              C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Babe Ruth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     M Flack         Single to RF
   O      1--     C Hollocher     Lineout: SS
   O      1--     L Mann          Flack Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---     " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Tyler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     H Hooper        Flyball: RF
          ---     D Shean         Double to LF
   O      -2-     A Strunk        Strikeout
   O      -2-     G Whiteman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Babe Ruth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     D Paskert       Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     F Merkle        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     C Pick          Single to 3B
          1--     C Deal          Single to LF; Pick to 2B
   O      12-     B Killefer      Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Tyler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     S McInnis       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     B Ruth          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     E Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Babe Ruth facing 9-1-2
          ---     L Tyler         Walk
   O      1--     M Flack         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     C Hollocher     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Flack to 2B
   O      -2-     L Mann          Flack Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Tyler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     F Thomas        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     S Agnew         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---     H Hooper        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Babe Ruth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     L Mann          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     D Paskert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     F Merkle        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Lefty Tyler facing 2-3-4
          ---     D Shean         Walk
   O      1--     A Strunk        Flyball: CF
          1--     G Whiteman      Shean Steals 2B
          -2-     " "             Walk
   O      12-     S McInnis       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Whiteman to 2B
   RR     12-     B Ruth          Triple (Deep CF-RF); Whiteman Scores; McInnis Scores
   O      --3     E Scott         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Babe Ruth facing 6-7-8
          ---     C Pick          Single
   O      1--     C Deal          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--     B Killefer      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Tyler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     S Agnew         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     H Hooper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Babe Ruth facing 9-1-2
          ---     L Tyler         Walk
   O      1--     M Flack         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     C Hollocher     Groundout: 2B-1B; Flack to 2B
   O      -2-     L Mann          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Tyler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     D Shean         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     A Strunk        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     G Whiteman      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Babe Ruth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     D Paskert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     F Merkle        Walk
                  Rollie Zeider pinch hits for Charlie Pick batting 6th
          1--     R Zeider        Walk; Merkle to 2B
                  Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Charlie Deal batting 7th
   OO     12-     B O'Farrell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lefty Tyler facing 5-6-7
                  Chuck Wortman replaces Bob O'Farrell playing 2B batting 7th; Rollie Zeider moves to 3B
          ---     S McInnis       Single to LF
   O      1--     B Ruth          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McInnis to 2B
   O      -2-     E Scott         Fielder's Choice P; McInnis out at 3B/P-3B; Scott to 1B
   O      1--     F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Babe Ruth facing 8-9-1
          ---     B Killefer      Walk
                  Claude Hendrix pinch hits for Lefty Tyler batting 9th
          1--     C Hendrix       Single to LF; Killefer to 2B
          12-     M Flack         Wild Pitch; Killefer to 3B; Hendrix to 2B
   O      -23     " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Bill McCabe pinch runs for Claude Hendrix batting 9th
   RO     -23     C Hollocher     Groundout: 2B-1B; Killefer Scores; McCabe to 3B
   R      --3     L Mann          Single to LF; McCabe Scores
   O      1--     D Paskert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Douglas facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Douglas replaces Bill McCabe pitching and batting 9th; Wally Schang pinch hits for Sam Agnew batting 9th
          ---     W Schang        Single to CF
          1--     H Hooper        Passed Ball; Schang to 2B
   R      -2-     " "             Reached on E1 (throw to 1B)/Sacrifice Bunt; Schang Scores/unER/No RBI; Hooper to 2B
   O      -2-     D Shean         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     A Strunk        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     G Whiteman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Babe Ruth facing 5-6-7
                  Wally Schang moves to C
          ---     F Merkle        Single to CF
          1--     R Zeider        Walk; Merkle to 2B
                  Joe Bush replaces George Whiteman pitching and batting 4th; Babe Ruth moves to LF
   O      12-     C Wortman       Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Zeider to 2B
                  Turner Barber pinch hits for Bill Killefer batting 8th
   OO     12-     T Barber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Red Sox 3.

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