Remembering 1924 – Red Sox 8 Senators 3

Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 3

Game Played on Monday, May 5, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park

WAS A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  4
BOS A    0  1  2    1  2  0    2  0  x  -   8 13  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richbourg rf                  4   1   1   0       1   1       0   0
Harris 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   2       4   3
Rice cf                       1   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Leibold cf                  2   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Goslin lf                     2   1   1   2       1   0       3   0
Judge 1b                      5   0   3   0       0   0       6   1
Ruel c                        2   0   1   0       2   0       5   0
Prothro 3b                    4   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Peckinpaugh ss                4   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Zachary p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Russell p                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   3
  Tate ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wingfield p                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3  10   3       6   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Prothro-Harris-Judge.
E: Rice (5), Goslin (3), Peckinpaugh 2 (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (7); Goslin (5); Judge (7); Prothro (4).
SH: Harris (4); Goslin (2).
HBP: Rice (1); Goslin (1).
Team LOB: 11.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flagstead cf                  5   3   3   1       1   0       2   0
Wambsganss 2b                 5   1   2   1       0   0       1   2
Veach lf                      2   1   2   3       1   0       0   2
Harris 1b                     2   1   1   0       3   1       7   1
Boone rf                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Collins rf                  2   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Shanks 3b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       0   2
O'Neill c                     4   0   0   1       0   0       7   3
Lee ss                        4   2   2   1       0   0       7   5
Ferguson p                    2   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Ehmke p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   8  13   8       7   2      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Lee-Wambsganss, Wambsganss-Lee-Harris.
E: Lee (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Flagstead 2 (4); Wambsganss (4).
SH: Wambsganss (3); Veach 2 (5); Shanks (2); O'Neill (1); Ferguson (2).
HBP: Lee (2).
Team LOB: 15.
PITCHING
Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zachary L(0-1)                3     5   3   2   4   1   0  18
Russell                       3     4   3   3   2   1   0  18
Wingfield                     2     4   2   2   1   0   0  11
Totals                        8    13   8   7   7   2   0  47
HBP: Russell (1).
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ferguson W(2-1)               5.1   6   2   2   5   3   0  24
Ehmke SV(2)                   3.2   4   1   0   1   2   0  17
Totals                        9    10   3   2   6   5   0  41
HBP: Ferguson 2 (2).
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Dick Nallin
Time of Game: 2:18
Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees                17   11    6    0  .647     -    95   81
Detroit Tigers                  18   10    8    0  .556   1.5   108   84
Boston Red Sox                  16    8    7    1  .533   2.0    99   68
Chicago White Sox               17    9    8    0  .529   2.0    90  101
Cleveland Indians               15    7    8    0  .467   3.0    80   88
St. Louis Browns                18    8   10    0  .444   3.5    90   95
Washington Senators             19    8   10    1  .444   3.5    81   86
Philadelphia Athletics          16    6   10    0  .375   4.5    53   93
AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
19  7 players                 89  Harris WAS                81  Harris WAS                
                              88  Blue DET                  78  Sisler STL                
                              86  Judge WAS                 78  Tobin STL                 
                              85  Rice WAS                  77  Blue DET                  
                                                            77  Witt NY                   

R                             H                             2B                            
18  Blue DET                  30  Cobb DET                  8   Harris BOS                
17  Cobb DET                  30  Heilmann DET              8   Heilmann DET              
17  Flagstead BOS             28  Sisler STL                8   McManus STL               
17  Hooper CHI                26  Dugan NY                  7   3 players                 
                              26  Witt NY                                                 

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
4   Prothro WAS               6   Ruth NY                   22  Heilmann DET              
4   Sisler STL                4   Heilmann DET              18  Williams STL              
3   Harris BOS                4   Williams STL              17  Veach BOS                 
3   Judge WAS                 3   3 players                 16  3 players                 
3   Pipp NY                                                                               

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
17  Ruth NY                   13  Ward NY                   3   Blue DET                  
14  Goslin WAS                12  Ruth NY                   3   Manush DET                
12  5 players                 10  Dykes PHI                 2   Many players              
                              10  Kamm CHI                                                

SH                            SB                            CS                            
6   Severeid STL              5   Barrett CHI               4   Mostil CHI                
6   Ward NY                   5   Collins CHI               4   Sisler STL                
5   Pipp NY                   3   5 players                 3   Collins CHI               
5   Ruel WAS                                                3   Perkins PHI               
5   Veach BOS                                                                             

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.468 Williams STL             .545 Williams STL             .809 Williams STL             
.455 Heilmann DET             .532 Heilmann DET             .758 Heilmann DET             
.420 Summa CLE                .493 Harris BOS               .677 Harris BOS               
.411 Cobb DET                 .479 Veach BOS                .621 Ruth NY                  

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.164 Lutzke CLE               .220 Lutzke CLE               .209 Miller PHI               
.186 Miller PHI               .235 B. Jones DET             .231 B. Jones DET             
.200 B. Jones DET             .255 Miller PHI               .255 Lutzke CLE               
.212 Strand PHI               .279 Galloway PHI             .259 Peckinpaugh WAS
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
7   Ehmke BOS                 5   Dauss DET                 3   Many players              
6   6 players                 5   Ehmke BOS                                               
                              5   Johnson WAS                                             
                              5   Shawkey NY                                              

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
2   Ehmke BOS                 5   Holloway DET              2   Ehmke BOS                 
2   Rommel PHI                4   Connally CHI              2   Harriss PHI               
1   Johnson WAS               4   Pruett STL                2   Marberry WAS              
                              4   Smith CLE                 1   Many players              
                              4   Speece WAS                                              

W                             L                             IP                            
4   Johnson WAS               3   Coveleski CLE             44.2 Ehmke BOS                
3   7 players                 3   Dauss DET                 40   Dauss DET                
                              3   Pruett STL                39.1 Shawkey NY               
                              3   Shaute CLE                37.2 Johnson WAS              
                              3   Zahniser WAS                                            

H                             HR                            R                             
47  Blankenship CHI           3   Dauss DET                 26  Blankenship CHI           
44  Dauss DET                 3   Johnson DET               24  Dauss DET                 
41  Coveleski CLE             3   Martina WAS               20  Coveleski CLE             
38  Kolp STL                  3   Stoner DET                19  Shawkey NY                
                                                            19  Uhle CLE                  

ER                            BB                            SO                            
23  Blankenship CHI           19  Ferguson BOS              28  Johnson WAS               
19  Dauss DET                 18  Shawkey NY                24  Shawkey NY                
19  Shawkey NY                16  Martina WAS               15  Ehmke BOS                 
18  Coveleski CLE             15  Bush NY                   14  3 players                 
                              15  Edwards CLE                                             

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
6   Whitehill DET             2   Piercy BOS                1   Speece WAS                
3   Bayne STL                 2   Shawkey NY                                              
3   Bush NY                   1   Many players                                            
3   Piercy BOS                                                                            
3   Uhle CLE                                                                              

ERA                              High ERA                         
1.61 Ehmke BOS                7.22 Blankenship CHI          
1.85 Stoner DET               6.63 Piercy BOS               
1.91 Johnson WAS              6.63 Robertson CHI            
1.93 Quinn BOS                6.16 Uhle CLE                 

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