Fenway Fables

April 20, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Yankees 4  (6-0)

Catcher Sam Agnew picked off three different baserunners to help the Red Sox win their sixth straight game to open the season.  Give some credit to Carl Mays in this one too.  He was hit hard for three runs in the first inning but he buckled down and gave up just one run the rest of the way to let the Red Sox come back.  In all, he gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Harry Hooper was the star of the game.  Not only did he go two for three with a double, a stolen base and two runs but he also made the defensive play of the game.  With two outs in the ninth and two runners on, Hooper made a nice leaping catch to stop what would have been a triple but ended the game.