“DIARY OF A WINNER”


 

THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS
The Red Sox beat Washington
in their first meeting

April 30, 1918 ... The Red Sox beat Washington 8 to 1 in their first meeting of the year.  Harry Harper started for the Nats and took flight in the third inning after getting nailed for four runs.  Babe Ruth pitched for the Red Sox and up until the sixth inning, allowed only one hit.  The Babe fielded his position superbly, starting a great double play with the bases loaded and one out.

Other players made great plays also, including Amos Strunk who came up with a diving catch off Clyde Milan on the dead run coming in toward the infield.
 

FENWAY PARK

 

BATTER

  

 

0
STRIKES

0
BALLS

0
OUTS

  
 
 

P

C

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

  

R

H

E

  
     

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

    

1

5

4

  
     

BOSTON RED SOX

0

0

4

2

0

0

0

2

x

    

8

8

1

  

 

 W-Babe Ruth (3-1)
L-Harry Harper (0-1)
Attendance - 3365		 2B-Ainsmith (Wash), Gharrity (Wash),
Shean (Bost), Agnew (Bost), Ruth (Bost)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

R

H

AVG

 

 

Harry Hooper

rf

 2 1 1 .333  

 

Dave Shean

2b

 4 2 1 .317  

 

Amos Strunk

cf

 5 0 1 .425  

 

Wally Schang

lf

 4 0 0 .222  

 

Stuffy McInnis

3b

 4 0 1 .277  

 

Dick Hoblitzell

1b

 3 0 0 .089  

 

Everett Scott

ss

 4 1 1 .244  

 

Sam Agnew

c

 4 2 2 .119  

 

Babe Ruth

p

 2 2 1 .417  
               
    IP H ER SO ERA  
  Babe Ruth 9 5 1 0 2.31  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1918 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

11

2

-

 

 

Chicago White Sox

 5 2 3

 

 

Cleveland Indians

 6 4 3 1/2

 

 

New York Yankees

 6 7 5

 

 

Detroit Tigers

 2 4 5 1/2

 

 

Washington Nationals

 4 7 6

 

 

St. Louis Browns

 3 6 6

 

 

Philadelphia Athletics

 3 8 7