Fenway Fables

May 18, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Tigers 1  (18-10)

Bullet Joe Bush held the Tigers in check as the Red Sox finished a four game sweep over Detroit.  Bush gave up a run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Joe Bush helped out his own cause with a pair of hits and a run.  Babe Ruth doubled and he scored once.

May 17, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11, Tigers 8  (17-10)

The pitching wasn’t there but the hitting definitely was as the Red Sox won their fourth straight game.  Wally Schang had three singled and two runs while Dutch Leonard helped out his own cause with three singles.

Leonard didn’t have a good day on the mound but he was picked up by the offense.  He gave up eight runs on ten hits and seven walks with three strikeouts.

May 16, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7, Tigers 2  (16-10)

The Red Sox picked up their third straight win behind both some solid pitching and nice hitting.  Carl Mays picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on just four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the win.

Mays also helped out his own cause with a pair of singles and a run scored.  Harry Hooper went yard while Wally Schang singled and doubled.

May 15, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Tigers 4  (15-10)

Harry Hooper doubled home two runs in the bottom of the ninth to turn a one run deficit into a one run win as the Red Sox won their second straight game.  It was Hoopers second hit of the game while Amos Strunk singled and scored two runs.

Babe Ruth picked up the win after the ninth inning heroics.  He gave up three runs on nine hits in a solid start.

May 13, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7, Browns 5  (14-10)

The Red Sox took their first series in a while as they won the rubber game over the Browns in a high scoring game.  Amos Strunk had three hits and two runs while Everett Scott doubled and singled twice.

Bullet Joe Bush picked up the win despite a mediocre outing.  He gave up five runs on ten hits and he struck out three.

May 11, 1918 at Fenway Park
Browns 4, Red Sox 2  (13-10)

The Red Sox lost for the seventh time in the eight games but it wasn’t because of Babe Ruth’s hitting.  He finished three for four with a double and he scored one of the Red Sox two runs.  Harry Hooper was the only other Red Sox hitter with two hits.

Dutch Leonard took the loss.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

May 10, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4, Browns 1  (13-9)

The Red Sox ended their six game skid with a nice day on the mound by Carl Mays.  Mays gave up just a single run on five hits with four strikeouts.

Dave Shean was the hitting star in the win.  He was the only Red Sox with a pair of hits with his single and double and he scored one of the Red Sox three runs.

May 9, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 4, Red Sox 3  (12-9)

It took ten innings but the Red Sox suffered their sixth straight loss and in the process, they yielded first place to the Cleveland Indians.  It was an exciting back and forth game that saw the Red Sox tie it with a run in the eighth.  They then took the lead in the top of the ninth only to have the Senators tie it in the bottom.  Then in the tenth, Babe Ruth gave up the deciding run.

Ruth had a truly awesome day at the plate though.  He finished five for five with three doubles and a triple.  He also scored one of the Red Sox runs.

May 8, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 14, Red Sox 4  (12-8)

After starting the season 12-3, the Red Sox have now lost their fifth straight game and this was a truly ugly one.  Bullet Joe Bush started off nice with four shutout frames before the floodgates opened and the Senators scored eight runs in the fifth inning alone.  Five more runs and inning later and this game was history.

Amos Strunk had a nice day at the plate with three hits in four at bats.  Babe Ruth doubled and he scored one of the Red Sox runs.

May 7, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 7, Red Sox 2  (12-7)

The Red Sox slide continued as they dropped their fourth straight game in their opener against the Senators.  Dutch Leonard was hit hard and he gave up seven runs on fourteen hits en route to the loss.

The Red Sox managed just four hits off of Walter Johnson.  One of those was a homerun by Babe Ruth, who got the start at first base again.