“DIARY OF A WINNER”


 

BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPS
The Red Sox lose the final game
of the Indians' series

July 8, 1916 ...  The Cleveland Indians walloped the Red Sox by a score of 5 to 1 at Fenway Park in the final game of the series.  They jumped out to a quick two run lead off Ernie Shore in the first inning and never looked back.  Tris Speaker starred for the Indians, scoring two runs, and making sensational plays in the outfield.
 

FENWAY PARK

 

BATTER

  

 

0
STRIKES

0
BALLS

0
OUTS

  
 
 

P

C

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

  

R

H

E

  
     

CLEVELAND INDIANS

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

    

5

9

2

  
     

BOSTON RED SOX

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

    

1

5

0

  

 

 W-Stan Coveleski (11-5)
L-Ernie Shore (6-5)
Attendance - 15,422		 2B-Lewis (Bost), Gardner (2)(Bost)
3B-Roth (Clev)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

R

H

AVG

 

 

Harry Hooper

rf

 4 0 0 .253  

 

Jack Barry

2b

 5 0 1 .206  

 

Duffy Lewis

lf

 4 1 1 .232  

 

Dick Hoblitzell

1b

 2 0 0 .282  

 

Tilly Walker

cf

 4 0 0 .255  

 

Larry Gardner

3b

 4 0 2 .298  

 

Everett Scott

ss

 3 0 0 .206  

 

Babe Ruth

ph

 1 0 0 .290  

 

Mike McNally

ss

 0 0 0 .190  

 

Hick Cady

c

 2 0 1 .164  

 

Pinch Thomas

ph/c

 1 0 0 .286  

 

Ernie Shore

p

 2 0 0 .143  

 

Olaf Henriksen

ph

 0 0 0 .195  

 

Vean Gregg

p

 0 0 0 .125  

 

Del Gainor

ph

 0 0 0 .286  
               
    IP H ER BB SO  

 

Ernie Shore

7

 7 3 0 3

 

 

Vean Gregg

2

 2 2 1 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1916 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

New York Yankees

43

28

-

 

 

Cleveland Indians

41

31

2 1/2

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

39

32

4

 

 

Chicago White Sox

38

32

4 1/2

 

 

Washington Nationals

38

34

5 1/2

 

 

Detroit Tigers

38

36

6 1/2

 

 

St. Louis Browns

31

42

13

 

 

Philadelphia Athletics

17

50

24