June 20, 1918 at Fenway Park
Athletics 2, Red Sox 0 (34-24)
For the second straight game, the Red Sox were shutout by the opposition and this time they were held to just three hits in the opener of their doubleheader with the Athletics. Harry Hooper had two of those hits while Everett Scott had the other.
A solid outing by Sad Sam Jones went to waste. He gave up two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts in a complete game loss.
June 20, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Athletics 0 (35-24)
For the fourth straight game, the Red Sox were involved in a shutout. Two of those were on the losing end and two, along with this one, were on the winning side. This time it was Dutch Leonard who got it done on the mound. He gave up just four hits and three walks and he struck out two.
Harry Hooper was the hitting star in the win. He singled, tripled and scored a run. Babe Ruth didn’t get a hit, but he scored once.
