Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2
The Boston Red Sox take the four game series three games to one over the Washington Senators. The Senators’ ace Walter Johnson gave up four earn runs on six base hits in nine innings as his record fell to 4-2. The Red Sox starter Howard Ehmke gave up two runs on five hits as he improved his record to 3-2.
After the loss to the Red Sox the Senators are now five games behind the Yankees in the standings.
Game Played on Thursday, May 8, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park
WAS A 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 BOS A 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 6 2
BATTING
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Richbourg rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harris 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 Rice cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Goslin lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Judge 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 10 0 Ruel c 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Prothro 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bluege ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Johnson p 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 Leibold ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 5 2 4 3 24 8
BATTING - 2B: Harris 2 (9). Team LOB: 8.
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Flagstead cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Wambsganss 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Veach lf 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 Harris 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 9 2 Collins rf 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 Clark 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 Ezzell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O'Neill c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Lee ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Ehmke p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Totals 28 4 6 4 3 8 27 9
FIELDING - E: Clark (2), Ehmke (1).
BATTING - 2B: Clark (2). 3B: Collins (2). SH: Veach (6); Clark (3). HBP: Wambsganss (2); Collins (1). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson L(4-2) 8 6 4 4 3 8 0 35
HBP: Johnson 2 (4).
Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ehmke W(3-2) 9 5 2 1 4 3 0 37
Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Billy Evans
Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 4,000
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 19 13 6 0 .684 - 105 87 Detroit Tigers 19 11 8 0 .579 2.0 114 88 Boston Red Sox 19 10 8 1 .556 2.5 121 79 St. Louis Browns 21 11 10 0 .524 3.0 111 108 Chicago White Sox 18 9 9 0 .500 3.5 94 107 Washington Senators 22 9 12 1 .429 5.0 92 108 Cleveland Indians 18 7 11 0 .389 5.5 93 109 Philadelphia Athletics 18 6 12 0 .333 6.5 59 103
AL Batting G PA AB 22 6 players 103 Harris WAS 92 Harris WAS 99 Judge WAS 92 Tobin STL 99 Tobin STL 91 Sisler STL 98 Rice WAS 86 Rice WAS R H 2B 20 Flagstead BOS 33 Heilmann DET 9 Burns CLE 20 Harris BOS 33 Sisler STL 9 Harris WAS 20 Veach BOS 30 Cobb DET 9 Heilmann DET 19 Blue DET 30 Harris BOS 9 Judge WAS 30 Meusel NY 3B HR RBI 4 Prothro WAS 6 Ruth NY 26 Heilmann DET 4 Sisler STL 5 Heilmann DET 20 Veach BOS 3 Harris BOS 4 Hauser PHI 19 McManus STL 3 Judge WAS 4 Williams STL 19 Ruth NY 3 Pipp NY BB SO HBP 19 Ruth NY 13 Ruth NY 3 Blue DET 15 Harris BOS 13 Ward NY 3 Harris WAS 15 Veach BOS 11 Kamm CHI 3 Manush DET 14 Goslin WAS 10 Dykes PHI 2 Many players 14 Pipp NY SH SB CS 7 Ward NY 6 Collins CHI 4 Mostil CHI 6 Ruel WAS 5 Barrett CHI 4 Sisler STL 6 Severeid STL 4 McManus STL 3 Collins CHI 6 Veach BOS 3 Many players 3 Perkins PHI BAVG OBP SLG .478 Heilmann DET .550 Heilmann DET .826 Heilmann DET .417 Harris BOS .517 Harris BOS .695 Williams STL .407 Williams STL .493 Williams STL .653 Harris BOS .395 Meusel NY .476 Veach BOS .631 Ruth NY Low BAVG Low OBP Low SLG .197 Lutzke CLE .236 B. Jones DET .232 B. Jones DET .203 B. Jones DET .254 Lutzke CLE .271 Peckinpaugh WAS .231 Hauser PHI .291 Miller PHI .273 Lutzke CLE .233 Strand PHI .292 Galloway PHI .292 Ruel WAS
AL Pitching G GS CG 8 Ehmke BOS 6 Ehmke BOS 4 Ehmke BOS 8 Hoyt NY 6 Johnson WAS 4 Quinn BOS 7 Smith CLE 5 Many players 4 Rommel PHI 6 Many players 4 Stoner DET 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 Hoyt NY 4 Shaute CLE 53.2 Ehmke BOS 4 Johnson WAS 4 Zahniser WAS 48.1 Quinn BOS 4 Stoner DET 3 5 players 45.2 Johnson WAS 3 Many players 44 Hoyt NY H HR R 48 Pennock NY 4 Pennock NY 26 Blankenship CHI 47 Blankenship CHI 4 Stoner DET 26 Coveleski CLE 47 Coveleski CLE 3 Dauss DET 24 Dauss DET 47 Hoyt NY 3 Johnson DET 22 Shaute CLE 47 Shaute CLE 3 Martina WAS ER BB SO 23 Blankenship CHI 19 Ferguson BOS 36 Johnson WAS 23 Coveleski CLE 18 Rommel PHI 24 Shawkey NY 19 Dauss DET 18 Shawkey NY 18 Ehmke BOS 19 Shawkey NY 17 Ehmke BOS 14 4 players HBP WP BK 6 Whitehill DET 2 Piercy BOS 1 Speece WAS 4 Bayne STL 2 Shawkey NY 4 Johnson WAS 1 Many players 3 4 players ERA High ERA 1.12 Wingard STL 7.22 Blankenship CHI 1.51 Ehmke BOS 6.82 Coveleski CLE 2.23 Quinn BOS 6.63 Piercy BOS 2.30 Stoner DET 6.63 Robertson CHI
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