THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS
The Red Sox land on Bill James
for seven runs

May 16, 1918 ... Bill James was induced by manager Hughie Jennings try to hold up the Red Sox.  Disguised in a gray golf cap, Manager Ed Barrow had the Sox shower James liberally with base hits of all descriptions in the third inning. The final score was the Red Sox 7-2.

Carl Mays did the pitching for the Sox, and it was a good day for the uplift delivery, as he held the Tigers to four scattered hits, with Ty Cobb getting two of them. Mays had nothing to worry about and would have blanked the Tigers, except for a couple of fielding slipups, one of which he chipped in himself.

James used to do terrible things to the Red Sox last season and he made a somewhat aggressive start yesterday, sending them down in order for two innings. In the third inning, however, all he had was his glove and his prayers.  Babe Ruth hit safely once and drew a pass, and had the Tigers, even the infielders playing deep.

Everett Scott stuck in one of those great plays of his in the seventh inning, with Donnie Bush on first, running over toward second and plucking away base hit from Lee Dressen, that was shooting towards center and doubling Bush easily.

No one was out in the third when Scotty dropped a hit down third-base line and beat James's throw. While Archie Yelle was tossing out Wally Schang, Scotty skipped to second, made it to third on a passed ball, and scoring when Mays laced the ball to center field.  Harry Hooper's home run drove in Mays with the ball bounding away from Harry Heilmann and rolling to the fence in right.

Bill James then hit Dave Shean and Otis Strunk's two base wallop over Cobb's head  tallied him.  Ruth singled to right counted Schang, with Babe skipping to second when a play was made for Otis Strunk at the plate.  McInnis' hit to left which fell beyond Veach putting Babe on third.  Here James faded out.  Rudy Kallio came in and making a wild pitch, which allowed Babe to score the sixth run of the inning.

In the fourth inning Dressen reached on Scott's fumble.  Cobb hit one between Mays and Schang and there was slight confusion.  Mays had to make the play fast.  His throw was late and too high for Stuffy so Dressen took third and Cobb took second.  A pair of infield outs worked them both to the plate to make it 6 to 2.

In the eighth McInnis got on and stole second after forcing Ruth. Fred Thomas' hit brought McInnis in with the final Red Sox run.