STUFFY McINNIS

THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS
Stuffy McInnis' four hits lead the Sox over the Tigers

July 19, 1918 ...  Carl Mays earned his 16th win of the season today, overpowering the Detroit Tigers 5 to 0 at Fenway Park. Mays had everything going for him, holding Detroit to three scattered hits and only two of them out of the infield. Bill Bailey, purchased from New Orleans of the Southern League started for Detroit. Years ago Bailey pitched with the Browns, and once upon a time his name was on a Red Sox roster.

Some weird support in the opening inning, including a fatal mental lapse by third baseman Bobby Jones, staked Bailey to a bad start, with three of the Red Sox scoring before the inning closed. Bailey held the Sox well in hand. from then on until the eighth inning, when they clouted him for three hits and pushed two runs across the plate. In this frame, he was a little wild, but the two walks he issued, did not prove harmful.

Ty Cobb missed the train from New York Thursday night and did not appear in uniform. Frank Walker played centerfield and Oscar Stanage did a good job at first base, which has been vacant since Harry Heilmann quit the Tigers to join the Navy. Ossie Vitt is also out of commission, so the Tigers were quite undermanned.

Bailey, who is a southpaw, did not upset Babe Ruth. His triple in the eighth inning, flew by George Harper like a cannonball, and in the fifth, a scorching single dislodged Stanage from his moorings.

Stuffy McInnis had a great day. He secured four hits, two of them being infield affairs, and excepted 22 chances at first base, making some very clever plays.

In the first inning, Harry Hooper's bunt got by Bailey and Hooper scooted to second base when Dave Shean sacrificed. Amos Strunk was safe when Donie Bush tossed low to first, with Hooper, taking third. Ruth was then passed to load the bases. Stuffy McInnis hit one to thirdbaseman Bobby Jones, who had a doubleplay in his sight. Jones only needed to step over to the bag at third for the force play, however he held the ball for a spell, and when he did throw it, he made the throw to first, and it was late and bad. The ball rolled to the stands and three men tallied before the ball was recovered, with McInnis, reaching second.

In the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, the Red Sox hit safely after two were out, but they only scored in the eighth. The Babe's triple went by Harper to the right-field corner, and he scored when Stuffy McInnis singled to center. Walter Barbare sacrifice, and Wally Schang singled, scoring McInnis.

The Tigers did not hit Carl Mays safely until the fourth inning, but he held them in the palm of his hand for every minute of the game.

Pres. Frazee announced, after the game, that he has sent firstbaseman Red Bluhm and pitcher Vince Molyneaux to the Jersey City team of the International League. Bluhm was let go under an optional agreement, and Molyneux was released outright. Molyneaux was a free agent when he was signed by the Red Sox. This spring he was with the St. Louis Cardinals prior to being picked up by the Sox. Bluhm came here with Jack Stansbury, and Walter Barbare from the New Orleans Pelicans. He was used primarily as a pinch-hitter.

Herb Pennock, panic ex-Red Sox pitcher was promoted to a yeomen in the Navy. The promotion was announced in a speech by Vice Admiral Sims at the Hotel Savoy in London, the night after the Navy team had beaten the Army team in Chelsea, England. Pennock pitched the game and ex-Red Sox player Mike McNally played first base.