Fenway Fables

June 8, 1918 at League Park
Indians 3, Red Sox 1  (28-19)

The Red Sox fell from first place after taking their third loss in four games against the Indians.  Carl Mays had a tough time finding the plate and he finished with six walks to go with the three runs and six hits he gave up.

Unfortunately, the offense was off as well.  Babe Ruth had a nice day with a double, a single and he scored the lone run.  Dave Shean was the only Red Sox with two hits with his pair of singles.

June 7, 1918 at League Park
Indians 14, Red Sox 7  (28-18)

Red Sox pitchers gave up more runs in this one then in any other game in the 1918 season as the Indians retook the lead in their four game series with the Red Sox.  Even worse, the loss came with the Red Sox scoring four runs in the first inning.  Dutch Leonard didn’t even make it through the third, which was the Indians first six run inning.  In all, the Red Sox used six pitchers in this one, including starters Joe Bush and Sam Jones.

Babe Ruth had a pair of hits and he scored a run.  Harry Hooper doubled, tripled and scored a run.

June 6, 1918 at League Park
Red Sox 1, Indians 0  (28-17)

The Red Sox turned the tables and this time it was they who walked away with a ten inning victory over the Indians.  Sad Sam Jones did it again with an outstanding outing as he led the Indians to just five hits over ten shutout innings.

Harry Hooper scored the lone run for either side in the tenth inning.  He drew a walk and then scored when the ball was thrown away on a bunt attempt.

June 5, 1918 at League Park
Indians 5, Red Sox 4  (27-17)

Babe Ruth homered in his fourth straight game but it wasn’t enough as the Red Sox lost their series opener to the Indians.  Ruth’s three run blast gave the team a 3-1 lead but that was short lived as the Indians scored single runs in the sixth and seventh.  Both teams scored in the ninth to send the game into extra frames and then Joe Bush took the loss when he gave up a tenth inning run.

Harry Hooper and Dave Shean both had a pair of hits.  Both of Shean’s hits were doubles.

June 4, 1918 at Navin Field
Red Sox 7, Tigers 6  (27-16)

The Red Sox salvaged a split with the Tigers in their four game series in a tight game that saw the Sox score three runs in the top of the ninth.  Harry Hooper had yet another great game hitting leadoff with a pair of hits and two runs.  George Whiteman had a double, two singles and a run and Babe Ruth hit a homerun in his third straight game.

Carl Mays didn’t have his best stuff but it was good enough for the win with all of the offense.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and three walks.

June 3, 1918 at Navin Field
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0  (26-16)

Dutch Leonard threw his second career no hitter as he put the Red Sox on his back and carried them to victory.  The only Tiger to reach base came on a walk in the first inning.

Babe Ruth got the start in centerfield and he belted his second homer in as many games.  Harry Hooper tripled and he scored a run.

June 2, 1918 at Navin Field
Tigers 4, Red Sox 3  (25-16)

Babe Ruth really struggled in his first start in a couple of weeks and he took the loss as the Red Sox lost their third straight.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts but two of those walks came with the bases loaded.

Ruth did get it done at the plate though.  He belted a solo homer in the sixth inning to put the Red Sox on the board.  Stuffy McInnis was the only Red Sox with more then one hit with a pair of singles.

June 1, 1918 at Navin Field
Tigers 4, Red Sox 3  (25-15)

The Red Sox and Tigers played thirteen innings in a game that saw Harry Heilman double home the winning run in the bottom half of the inning off of Carl Mays.  Joe Bush got into trouble in the first inning and gave up three runs but then he threw eight straight shutout innings.  Mays held the Tigers scoreless in his first three innings of relief but then he finally relented in that thirteenth inning.

Dave Shean and Harry Hooper each had a team high three hits in the loss.  Hooper came around and scored two of the Red Sox three runs.

May 30, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 9, Senators 1  (25-13)

The Red Sox made it four straight wins as they blew out the Senators in their second straight doubleheader.  There were plenty of hitting stars in this one as Stuff McInnis and Fred Thomas both had a pair of hits and three runs each.  Everett Scott doubled three times and he scored once.

Lost in all of the offense was a nice start by Dutch Leonard.  He gave up one run on nine hits and four walks with four strikeouts.

May 30, 1918 at Fenway Park
Senators 4, Red Sox 0  (25-14)

The Red Sox four game winning streak came to an end as the Senators salvaged the fourth and final game of the series.  THe team managed just six hits and couldn’t push a single baserunner across in the Red Sox fourth shutout loss of the season.  Dave Shean was the only Red Sox with a pair of hits in this one.

Dick McCabe took the loss in his first and only start of the season.  He gave up four runs on eleven hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game ended a three week homestand that saw the Red Sox go 13-5.  Now they’d hit the road for nearly three weeks and you’d hope they’d keep the wins rolling.

May 29, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4, Senators 2  (24-13)

The Red Sox doubled up the Senators in the first game of their first of two doubleheaders.  Dave Shean singled, stole a base and scored twice in the contest while Stuffy McInnis, Everett Scott and Wally Schang all had a pair of hits.

Carl Mays had a solid outing on the mound and it’s been almost three weeks since the Red Sox lost with him on the mound to start the game.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

May 29, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Senators 0   (24-13)

Sad Sam JOnes held the Senators in check as the Red Sox finished a sweep over the Senators in their doubleheader.  He gave up just five hits and three passes with three strikeouts in his first shutout of the season.

Harry Hooper continued to hit the ball well and he had a team high two hits and two runs.  Amos Strunk had the only extra base hit of the game with a triple.