Boston Red Sox/Philadelphia Athletics, April 24, 1918
Wednesday, April 24, 1918
Boston Red Sox v. Philadelphia Athletics
Shibe Park
BOSTON AB R H PO A E PHILADELPHIA AB R H PO A E
Hooper, rf……3 0 3 3 0 0 Jamieson, rf…..4 0 1 3 0 0
Shean, 2b…….4 0 0 3 3 1 Kopp, lf………2 1 1 3 0 0
Strunk, cf……4 0 1 2 0 0 Gardner, 3b……4 1 1 1 4 0
Hoblitzell,1b…3 0 1 7 1 0 Burns, 1b……..4 1 1 8 3 0
McInnis, 3b…..3 0 0 2 4 0 Walker, cf…….2 0 0 1 0 0
Whiteman, lf….4 0 0 1 0 1 Shannon, 2b……4 0 0 1 0 0
Scott, ss…….3 0 0 4 0 1 Dugan, ss……..3 0 0 2 2 1
Agnew, c……..3 0 0 1 1 0 McAvoy, c……..3 0 0 8 0 0
Ruth, p………3 0 1 1 1 0 Gregg, p………3 0 1 0 0 0
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Total……….30 0 6 24 10 3 Total………..29 3 5 27 9 1
Boston………………..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 6 3
Philadelphia…………..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x — 3 5 1
Doubles: Hooper, Gregg. Home run: Burns. Stolen bases: Hooper 2. Sacrifice hits: Hooper, McInnis, Hoblitzell. Double plays: McInnis to Shean to Hoblitzell; Garnder to Burns to Dugan; Gardner to Burns to Gardner. Left on bases: Boston 6, Philadelphia 6. First base on errors: Boston 1, Philadelphia 3. Boston RBI: None.
BOSTON IP H R ER BB K PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB K
Ruth (L)….. 8 5 3 3 3 1 Gregg (W)……. 9 6 0 0 0 6
Hit by Pitcher: Ruth (Walker).
Attendance: 6,000 (Philadelphia home opener).
Play-by-play:
First Inning
Red Sox — Hooper singles to right field. Shean fouls out. Strunk safe on grounder to Dugan, who is wild trying for a force, Hooper to third, Strunk to second. Hoblizell strikes out. McInnis flies out to right field.
Athletics — Jamieson out. Kopp walks. Gardner bunts and McInnis is napping. Gardner safe at first, but Kopp overruns second base and is tagged out (first to shortstop?).
Third Inning
Red Sox — With one out, Hooper doubles to the right field wall. Shean flies out. Strunk flies out.
Athletics — Error by Scott allows a runner to reach. Kopp singles to center, runners at first and third with two outs. With Gardner batting, Agnew throws out Kopp trying to steal second base.
Fourth Inning
Red Sox — Hoblitzell singles to right field. McInnis sacrifices him to second. Whiteman out. Scott out.
Fifth Inning
Red Sox — With two outs, Hooper singles to right field and steals second base. Shean flies out.
Sixth Inning
Red Sox — Strunk singles to left field. Hoblitzell sacrifices him to sec0nd, but Strunk overslides second and is tagged out for a double play.
Eighth Inning
Red Sox — Boston has one on and one out, but a double play ends the inning.
Athletics — Ruth has allowed only 4 hits over 7.1 innings. With one out, Kopp walks. Gardner pokes a weak grounder right at Shean, who fumbles it, Kopp to second. Burns hits the first pitch on a line over Whiteman’s head in left and into the bleachers “among the 30-cent customers in left field” according to the Herald and Journal. A three-run home run.
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American League Standings
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| W | L | Pct. | GB | |
| Boston | 7 | 2 | .778 | — |
| Cleveland | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1½ |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 |
| New York | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3½ |
| Chicago | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 |
| Washington | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 |
Other Games
New York 5, Washington 4
Detroit 5, Cleveland 2|
St. Louis-Chicago, rained out
National League
In the Cubs’ home opener, Chicago’s Jim Vaughn throws a 1-hitter against the Cardinals. Rogers Hornsby has the only St. Louis hit. The Cubs win 2-0.