Remembering 1924 – Red Sox 15 Senators 6

Boston Red Sox 15, Washington Senators 6

Game Played on Tuesday, April 29, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium

BOS A    3  2  0    1  1  6    0  2  0  -  15 13  0
WAS A    3  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 10  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flagstead cf                  4   2   2   3       2   1       3   0
Wambsganss 2b                 4   2   1   1       2   0       2   0
Veach lf                      5   2   2   1       1   0       4   0
Harris 1b                     4   2   4   2       2   0      14   0
Boone rf                      5   1   1   2       1   1       1   0
Clark 3b                      4   2   1   1       1   1       1   4
Picinich c                    4   2   1   0       2   1       1   0
Lee ss                        1   2   0   1       4   0       1   4
Piercy p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Collins ph                  0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Ehmke p                     3   0   1   2       0   0       0   3
Totals                       36  15  13  14      15   4      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Clark-Harris.
BATTING - 
2B: Flagstead 2 (2); Veach (5); Harris 2 (6).
SH: Flagstead (2); Clark (1); Lee (3); Collins (1).
Team LOB: 13.
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Leibold rf                    5   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Harris 2b                     3   1   0   0       1   0       3   3
Rice cf                       5   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Goslin lf                     3   1   1   0       2   0       5   0
Judge 1b                      4   1   1   0       1   0       6   0
Ruel c                        1   0   1   4       1   0       5   1
  Hargrave c                  2   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Prothro 3b                    3   0   1   1       0   0       1   1
Peckinpaugh ss                3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Gagnon ss                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Martina p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wingfield p                 1   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Richbourg ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  McGrew p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Russell p                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Speece p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tate ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zahniser p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6       5   0      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Judge (1), Peckinpaugh (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Judge (5); Ruel (3).
SH: Ruel (2); Prothro (3).
HBP: Harris (1).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Piercy W(1-1)                 4     8   5   5   4   0   0  25
Ehmke SV(1)                   5     2   1   1   1   0   0  17
Totals                        9    10   6   6   5   0   0  42
HBP: Piercy (2).
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Martina L(2-1)                1     2   5   4   4   0   0   8
Wingfield                     2     1   0   0   2   1   0  10
McGrew                        1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8
Russell                       0.2   3   6   5   3   0   0   9
Speece                        3     5   2   2   3   2   0  17
Zahniser                      1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Totals                        9    13  15  13  15   4   0  55
BK: Speece (1).
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Dick Nallin
Time of Game: 2:20
Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                  13    9    4    0  .692     -    82   55
New York Yankees                13    9    4    0  .692     -    74   63
Philadelphia Athletics          11    6    5    0  .545   2.0    39   55
Chicago White Sox               13    7    6    0  .538   2.0    62   71
Cleveland Indians               11    5    6    0  .455   3.0    53   62
Washington Senators             14    5    8    1  .385   4.0    62   65
Boston Red Sox                  12    4    7    1  .364   4.0    66   58
St. Louis Browns                13    4    9    0  .308   5.0    63   72

League Leaders on April 29, 1924


AL Batting
G                             PA                            AB                            
14  7 players                 64  Blue DET                  61  Harris WAS                
                              64  Harris WAS                59  Sisler STL                
                              63  Judge WAS                 59  Witt NY                   
                              62  4 players                 58  Dugan NY                  

R                             H                             2B                            
14  Cobb DET                  23  Cobb DET                  7   McManus STL               
13  Blue DET                  22  Heilmann DET              6   Burns CLE                 
13  Hooper CHI                21  Sisler STL                6   Harris BOS                
13  Rice WAS                  21  Witt NY                   6   Sheely CHI                
13  Ruth NY                                                                               

3B                            HR                            RBI                           
4   Prothro WAS               5   Ruth NY                   16  Heilmann DET              
3   Judge WAS                 3   McManus STL               14  Pratt DET                 
3   Pipp NY                   2   5 players                 13  4 players                 
2   Many players                                                                          

BB                            SO                            HBP                           
15  Ruth NY                   12  Ward NY                   2   Blue DET                  
11  Pipp NY                   10  Ruth NY                   2   Burns CLE                 
10  Boone BOS                 8   Dykes PHI                 2   Gerber STL                
9   Many players              7   Kamm CHI                  2   Judge WAS                 
                                                            2   Manush DET                

SH                            SB                            CS                            
4   Manush DET                4   Collins CHI               4   Mostil CHI                
4   Pratt DET                 3   Hooper CHI                3   Collins CHI               
3   Many players              2   Many players              3   Sisler STL                
                                                            2   Many players              

BAVG                          OBP                           SLG                           
.468 Heilmann DET             .554 Heilmann DET             .714 Ruth NY                  
.434 Cobb DET                 .492 Cobb DET                 .702 Heilmann DET             
.394 Summa CLE                .482 Sheely CHI               .642 McManus STL              
.388 Meusel NY                .472 Boone BOS                .600 Simmons PHI              

Low BAVG                      Low OBP                       Low SLG                       
.147 Miller PHI               .186 Lutzke CLE               .176 Miller PHI               
.167 B. Jones DET             .214 Galloway PHI             .188 B. Jones DET             
.167 Lee BOS                  .216 B. Jones DET             .194 Lee BOS                  
.167 Lutzke CLE               .216 Miller PHI               .213 Ward NY
AL Pitching
G                             GS                            CG                            
5   Ehmke BOS                 4   Dauss DET                 3   Rommel PHI                
5   Harriss PHI               4   Ehmke BOS                 3   Stoner DET                
5   Hoyt NY                   4   Shawkey NY                3   Thurston CHI              
5   Speece WAS                3   Many players              2   Many players              

SHO                           GF                            SV                            
2   Rommel PHI                4   Holloway DET              2   Harriss PHI               
1   Ehmke BOS                 4   Speece WAS                1   Ehmke BOS                 
1   Johnson WAS               3   4 players                 1   Holloway DET              
                                                            1   Jones NY                  
                                                            1   Lyons CHI                 

W                             L                             IP                            
3   Hoyt NY                   3   Pruett STL                32   Ehmke BOS                
3   Rommel PHI                3   Zahniser WAS              31.1 Dauss DET                
3   Stoner DET                2   Many players              29   Hoyt NY                  
3   Thurston CHI                                            29   Thurston CHI             
3   Whitehill DET                                                                         

H                             HR                            R                             
37  Dauss DET                 3   Stoner DET                18  Dauss DET                 
36  Coveleski CLE             2   5 players                 17  Coveleski CLE             
31  Thurston CHI                                            16  Robertson CHI             
30  Hoyt NY                                                 14  Shawkey NY                

ER                            BB                            SO                            
16  Coveleski CLE             15  Shawkey NY                18  Johnson WAS               
14  Robertson CHI             14  Bush NY                   16  Shawkey NY                
14  Shawkey NY                14  Martina WAS               13  Bush NY                   
13  Cole DET                  13  Ferguson BOS              13  Martina WAS               
13  Dauss DET                                                                             

HBP                           WP                            BK                            
5   Whitehill DET             2   Piercy BOS                1   Speece WAS                
3   Bayne STL                 2   Shawkey NY                                              
2   5 players                 1   Many players                                            

ERA                              High ERA                         
0.00 Rommel PHI               9.00 Piercy BOS               
0.86 Whitehill DET            6.75 Shocker STL              
2.25 Ehmke BOS                6.65 Coveleski CLE            
2.25 Johnson WAS              6.63 Robertson CHI
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