1918 World Series Game Three — Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Saturday, September 7, 1918
World Series Game Three
Comiskey Park, Chicago
Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 1
BOSTON AB R H BI PO A E CHICAGO AB R H BI PO A E
Harry Hooper, rf.... 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 Max Flack, rf......... 3 0 0 0 3 1 0
Dave Shean, 2b...... 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Charlie Hollocher, ss. 3 0 0 0 1 3 1
Amos Strunk, cf..... 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dode Paskert, cf...... 4 0 1 0 1 0 0
George Whiteman, lf. 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 Les Mann, lf.......... 4 0 2 0 1 0 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b.. 4 1 1 0 12 0 0 Fred Merkle, 1b....... 4 0 0 0 9 2 0
Wally Schang, c..... 4 0 2 1 6 3 0 Charlie Pick, 2b...... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Everett Scott, ss... 4 0 1 1 1 5 0 Charlie Deal, 3b...... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Fred Thomas, 3b..... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Bill Killefer, c...... 3 0 1 1 8 0 0
Carl Mays, p........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jim Vaughn, p......... 3 0 0 0 3 3 0
Turner Barber, ph... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Total...............32 2 7 2 27 14 0 Total.................31 1 7 1 27 10 1
Boston....................0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2 7 0 Chicago...................0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -- 1 7 1
Double: Mann, Pick. Stolen bases: Whiteman, Schang, Pick. Sacrifice hit: Hollocher. Left on bases: Boston 5, Chicago 5. Double plays: Hollocher and Merkle; Vaughn and Merkle.
BOSTON IP H R ER BB K CHICAGO IP H R ER BB K Carl Mays (W)........ 9 7 1 1 1 4 Jim Vaughn (L)......... 9 7 2 2 1 7
Walked: Hooper (by Vaughn); Flack (by Mays). Struck out: Strunk 2, Schang 2, Hooper, McInnis, Scott (by Vaughn); Hollocher, Paskert, Merkle, Vaughn (by Mays). Hit by Pitcher: Whiteman (by Vaughn). Passed ball: Schang. Attendance: 27,054. Time: 1:57. Umpires: Bill Klem (HP); Brick Owens (1B), Hank O'Day (2B), George Hildebrand (3B).
Play-by-play
Boston 1st: Hooper singled to left. Shean flied out to left. Strunk lined into a double play, shortstop unassisted to first.
Chicago 1st: Flack walked. Hollocher sacrificed catcher to first, Flack to second. Mann flied out to right. Paskert struck out swinging.
Boston 2nd: Whiteman singled to left. McInnis struck out swinging. Schang struck out swinging, Whiteman stole second. Scott safe at first on shortstop error, Whiteman to third. Thomas flied out to right.
Chicago 2nd: Merkle lined out to right. Pick popped out to second. Deal grounded out third to first.
Boston 3rd: Mays grounded out shortstop to first. Hooper grounded out first to pitcher. Shean grounded out pitcher to first.
Chicago 3rd: Killefer grounded out second to first. Vaughn grounded out second to first. Flack grounded out first unassisted.
Boston 4th: Strunk struck out looking. Whiteman was hit by a pitch. McInnis singled to left, Whiteman to second. Schang singled to center, Whiteman scored, McInnis to third. Scott safe on infield bunt single to pitcher, McInnis scored, Schang to second. Thomas singled to right, Schang out at home, right field to catcher, Scott to second and to third on throw home. Mays lined out to center.
Chicago 4th: Hollocher flied out to right. Mann doubled to left. Paskert flied out to left. Merkle grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 5th: Hooper walked. Shean lined into double play, pitcher unassisted to first. Strunk struck out swinging.
Chicago 5th: Pick doubled to left-center. Deal flied out to left. Killefer singled to left, Pick scored. Vaughn struck out into double play, Killefer out stealing, catcher to shortstop.
Boston 6th: Whiteman lined out to first. McInnis popped out to third. Schang struck out swinging.
Chicago 6th: Flack fouled out to catcher. Hollocher grounded out shortstop to first. Mann singled to right. Paskert singled to center, Mann to second. Merkle struck out swinging.
Boston 7th: Scott fouled out to right. Thomas grounded out first to pitcher. Mays grounded out pitcher to first.
Chicago 7th: Pick grounded out shortstop to first. Deal safe on infield single to third. Killefer grounded out pitcher to first, Deal to second. Vaughn flied out to left.
Boston 8th: Hooper struck out swinging. Shean fouled out to first. Strunk flied out to right.
Chicago 8th: Flack flied out to center. Hollocher struck out swinging. Mann grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 9th: Whiteman grounded out third to first. McInnis grounded out shortstop to first. Schang singled to right-center. Schang stole second. Scott struck out swinging.
Chicago 9th: Paskert grounded out shortstop to first. Merkle grounded out pitcher to first. Pick safe on infield single to second. Barber pinch-hit for Deal. Pick stole second. Pick to third on wild pitch, Pick out at home, catcher to third to catcher.