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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS
4
0
DET
@BOS
2
3
SLB
@NYY
4
3
CHW
@PHA
5
3
PHI
@CHC
2
4
BRO
@PIT
9
2
BRO
@PIT
2
5
NYG
@STL
3
4
Wednesday, August 8, 1923,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:58
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
2
48-49
 Lost 1 
at Red Sox
3
39-61
 Won 1 
W: Alex Ferguson (6-8)
L: Herman Pillette (10-11)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    3  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lu Blue 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 .286 .753 12 0
Bob Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .549 1 4
Ty Cobb CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .334 .842 2 0 CS
Heinie Manush LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .331 .863 1 0 HBP
Harry Heilmann RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .391 1.090 2 0 2B
Fred Haney 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .769 2 0
Topper Rigney SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .779 0 3
Larry Woodall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .789 4 0
   Johnny Bassler C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .799 0 1
Ken Holloway P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .089 .220 0 2
   Bobby Veach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .770
   Herman Pillette P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .684 0 2
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 3 4 .226 .572 24 12
2B: H Heilmann (29).
HBP: H Manush (9).
TB: H Heilmann 2; H Manush 2; T Cobb 2; T Rigney; L Blue.
RBI: H Heilmann 2 (69).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: T Rigney (23).
Baserunning
CS: T Cobb (7, -1st base by  POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Chick Fewster 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .245 .627 5 6
Roxy Walters C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .532 4 1 SH
Shano Collins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .623 1 0 2B
George Burns 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .332 .863 11 0 HR
Dick Reichle CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .662 1 0 SB
Joe Harris LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .334 .918 3 0
Howie Shanks 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .251 .615 1 0
Norm McMillan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .624 1 4
Alex Ferguson P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .244 0 3
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 4 .242 .649 27 14
2B: S Collins (5).
HR: G Burns (5).
SH: R Walters (7).
TB: G Burns 5; H Shanks 2; S Collins 2; J Harris; N McMillan; C Fewster.
RBI: J Harris 2 (57); G Burns (50).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. N McMillan-C Fewster-G Burns 2.
E: C Fewster (30).
Baserunning
SB: D Reichle (3, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ken Holloway 6 6 2 0 2 3 0 4.45 28 57
Herman Pillette, L (10-11) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.57 8
Team Totals 8 8 3 1 2 4 1 1.12 36 57

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Alex Ferguson, W (6-8) 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 4.00 35 66
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.00 35 66
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Ferguson (7).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Dinneen, 1B - Brick Owens, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Lu Blue 1B 1 Chick Fewster 2B
2 Bob Jones 3B 2 Roxy Walters C
3 Ty Cobb CF 3 Shano Collins RF
4 Heinie Manush LF 4 George Burns 1B
5 Harry Heilmann RF 5 Dick Reichle CF
6 Fred Haney 2B 6 Joe Harris LF
7 Topper Rigney SS 7 Howie Shanks 3B
8 Larry Woodall C 8 Norm McMillan SS
9 Ken Holloway P 9 Alex Ferguson P

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