Baseball Historians

April 30, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red sox 8, Senators 1  (11-2)
The Red Sox closed out a spectacular month with their most lopsided win of the season.  Babe Ruth did it all and he not only held the Senators to a run on six hits, but he also singled, stole a base and scored two runs.
Sam […]

April 27, 1918 at Shibe Park
Red Sox 4, Athletics 1  (10-2)
Bullet Joe Bush held the Athletics to just a single run as the Red Sox won their third straight game.  Bush gave up the run on seven hits and he struck out three in the contest.
Amos Strunk tripled and he scored two runs in the […]

April 26, 1918 at Shibe Park
Red Sox 2, Athletics 1  (9-2)
The Red Sox got their share of breaks in this one as they guaranteed themselves at least a split in their four game series with the Athletics.  The Red Sox didn’t get a hit in the first six innings but they did their share of […]

April 25, 1918 at Shibe Park
Red Sox 6, Athletics 1  (8-2)
The Red Sox drew eleven walks and picked up twelve hits as they dismantled the Athletics in the second game of their series in Philadelphia.  Amos Strunk had a team high four hits with a run while Wally Schang crossed the plate twice.
Lost in all […]

April 24, 1918 at Shibe Park
Athletics 3, Red Sox 0  (7-2)
Babe Ruth threw seven shutout innings to start this one but he was tagged for three runs in the eighth as the Red Sox lost their second game of the season.  It was their first road game and Ruth gave up just five hits, unfortunately […]

April 23, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0  (7-1)
The Red Sox were two outs away from being no hit in this one before Amos Strunk singled to break it up.  Babe Ruth followed that up with a pinch hit single to put runners at the corner and after an intentional walk before George […]

April 22, 1918 at Fenway Park
Yankees 11, Red Sox 4  (6-1)
Dutch Leonard and Sad Sam Jones combined to give up eleven runs on thirteen hits as the Red Sox took their first loss of the season.   Leonard took the loss and he pitched just 3 1/3 innings.  He gave up six of those hits along […]

April 20, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Yankees 4  (6-0)
Catcher Sam Agnew picked off three different baserunners to help the Red Sox win their sixth straight game to open the season.  Give some credit to Carl Mays in this one too.  He was hit hard for three runs in the first inning but he […]

April 19, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 2, Yankees 1  (4-0)
Two errors resulted in the two Red sox runs as they took the first game of their doubleheader on Patriots Day.  It also helped that the Red Sox played flawless ball and they got some nice pitching from Bullet Joe Bush.  He gave up just […]

April 17, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Athletics 4  (3-0)
Wally Schang singled with the bases loaded and drove in two runs as the Red Sox completed a two run come back in the bottom of the ninth.  The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead into the eighth but the A’s scored two in the […]

April 16, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0  (2-0)
The Red Sox didn’t score until the bottom of the ninth inning and they only got one run but that’s all they needed as Carl Mays threw a one hit shutout.  He walked two and he struck out an impressive eight batters in the contest.
Third […]

April 15, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7, Athletics 1  (1-0)
The Red Sox won their home opener behind some solid hitting and a four hit start by Babe Ruth.  Ruth gave up just one run on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts and he held the A’s scoreless over the final seven frames.
Right […]