Baseball Historians

June 8, 1918 at League Park
Indians 3, Red Sox 1  (28-19)
The Red Sox fell from first place after taking their third loss in four games against the Indians.  Carl Mays had a tough time finding the plate and he finished with six walks to go with the three runs and six hits he gave up.
Unfortunately, […]

June 7, 1918 at League Park
Indians 14, Red Sox 7  (28-18)
Red Sox pitchers gave up more runs in this one then in any other game in the 1918 season as the Indians retook the lead in their four game series with the Red Sox.  Even worse, the loss came with the Red Sox scoring four […]

June 6, 1918 at League Park
Red Sox 1, Indians 0  (28-17)
The Red Sox turned the tables and this time it was they who walked away with a ten inning victory over the Indians.  Sad Sam Jones did it again with an outstanding outing as he led the Indians to just five hits over ten shutout […]

June 5, 1918 at League Park
Indians 5, Red Sox 4  (27-17)
Babe Ruth homered in his fourth straight game but it wasn’t enough as the Red Sox lost their series opener to the Indians.  Ruth’s three run blast gave the team a 3-1 lead but that was short lived as the Indians scored single runs in […]

June 4, 1918 at Navin Field
Red Sox 7, Tigers 6  (27-16)
The Red Sox salvaged a split with the Tigers in their four game series in a tight game that saw the Sox score three runs in the top of the ninth.  Harry Hooper had yet another great game hitting leadoff with a pair of hits […]

June 3, 1918 at Navin Field
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0  (26-16)
Dutch Leonard threw his second career no hitter as he put the Red Sox on his back and carried them to victory.  The only Tiger to reach base came on a walk in the first inning.
Babe Ruth got the start in centerfield and he belted […]

June 2, 1918 at Navin Field
Tigers 4, Red Sox 3  (25-16)
Babe Ruth really struggled in his first start in a couple of weeks and he took the loss as the Red Sox lost their third straight.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts but two of those walks came with […]

June 1, 1918 at Navin Field
Tigers 4, Red Sox 3  (25-15)
The Red Sox and Tigers played thirteen innings in a game that saw Harry Heilman double home the winning run in the bottom half of the inning off of Carl Mays.  Joe Bush got into trouble in the first inning and gave up three runs […]

May 30, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 9, Senators 1  (25-13)
The Red Sox made it four straight wins as they blew out the Senators in their second straight doubleheader.  There were plenty of hitting stars in this one as Stuff McInnis and Fred Thomas both had a pair of hits and three runs each.  Everett […]

May 29, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4, Senators 2  (24-13)
The Red Sox doubled up the Senators in the first game of their first of two doubleheaders.  Dave Shean singled, stole a base and scored twice in the contest while Stuffy McInnis, Everett Scott and Wally Schang all had a pair of hits.
Carl Mays had […]

May 28, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 1, White Sox 0  (22-13)
The Red Sox won the fourth and final game and took their series with the White Sox behind an impressive pitching performance by Bullet Joe Bush.  He gave up just one hit and two walks with six strikeouts in his second shutout of the […]

May 27, 1918 at Fenway Park
White Sox 6, Red Sox 4  (21-13)
The Red Sox lost to the defending champions on Red Cross day in a game that saw Dutch Leonard blow an early Red Sox lead.  A 4-2 lead turned into 6-4 loss when he gave up a run in the seventh and two in […]

May 25, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, White Sox 2  (21-12)
Dave Shean singled home the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Red Sox took their second straight over the White Sox.  Carl Mays threw all ten innings and he got the win.  He gave up two runs on ten […]

May 24, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, White Sox 4  (20-12)
It took a few games but the Red Sox finally notched their 20th win behind both the arm and bat of Bullet Joe Bush.  First, he held the White Sox to four runs on seven hits and four walks with three strikeouts.  Second, he […]

May 23, 1918 at Fenway Park
Indians 1, Red Sox 0  (19-12)
Amos Strunk singled in the seventh inning and that was the Red Sox got at the plate in a tough loss to the Indians.  The lone hit didn’t come until the seventh inning.
It was unfortunate because a nice start by Sad Sam Jones went to […]

May 21, 1918 at Fenway Park
Indians 6, Red Sox 5  (19-11)
Dutch Leonard had a tough start and because of it, the Red Sox six game winning streak came to an end.  He gave up six runs on twelve hits and six walks with three strikeouts in the contest.
Harry Hooper had a team high three hits […]

May 20, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11, Indians 1  (19-10)
The Red Sox blew out the Indians and they tied their best offensive game of the season for their sixth straight win.  Carl Mays did it all in this one.  He pick up three hits and two runs and he also held the Indians to […]

May 18, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Tigers 1  (18-10)
Bullet Joe Bush held the Tigers in check as the Red Sox finished a four game sweep over Detroit.  Bush gave up a run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Joe Bush helped out his own cause with a pair of hits and […]

May 17, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 11, Tigers 8  (17-10)
The pitching wasn’t there but the hitting definitely was as the Red Sox won their fourth straight game.  Wally Schang had three singled and two runs while Dutch Leonard helped out his own cause with three singles.
Leonard didn’t have a good day on the mound […]

May 16, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7, Tigers 2  (16-10)
The Red Sox picked up their third straight win behind both some solid pitching and nice hitting.  Carl Mays picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on just four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the win.
Mays […]

May 15, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 5, Tigers 4  (15-10)
Harry Hooper doubled home two runs in the bottom of the ninth to turn a one run deficit into a one run win as the Red Sox won their second straight game.  It was Hoopers second hit of the game while Amos Strunk singled and […]

May 13, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 7, Browns 5  (14-10)
The Red Sox took their first series in a while as they won the rubber game over the Browns in a high scoring game.  Amos Strunk had three hits and two runs while Everett Scott doubled and singled twice.
Bullet Joe Bush picked up the win […]

May 11, 1918 at Fenway Park
Browns 4, Red Sox 2  (13-10)
The Red Sox lost for the seventh time in the eight games but it wasn’t because of Babe Ruth’s hitting.  He finished three for four with a double and he scored one of the Red Sox two runs.  Harry Hooper was the only other Red […]

May 10, 1918 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 4, Browns 1  (13-9)
The Red Sox ended their six game skid with a nice day on the mound by Carl Mays.  Mays gave up just a single run on five hits with four strikeouts.
Dave Shean was the hitting star in the win.  He was the only Red Sox […]

May 9, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 4, Red Sox 3  (12-9)
It took ten innings but the Red Sox suffered their sixth straight loss and in the process, they yielded first place to the Cleveland Indians.  It was an exciting back and forth game that saw the Red Sox tie it with a run in the […]

May 8, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 14, Red Sox 4  (12-8)
After starting the season 12-3, the Red Sox have now lost their fifth straight game and this was a truly ugly one.  Bullet Joe Bush started off nice with four shutout frames before the floodgates opened and the Senators scored eight runs in the fifth […]

May 7, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Senators 7, Red Sox 2  (12-7)
The Red Sox slide continued as they dropped their fourth straight game in their opener against the Senators.  Dutch Leonard was hit hard and he gave up seven runs on fourteen hits en route to the loss.
The Red Sox managed just four hits off of […]

May 6, 1918 at the Polo Grounds
Yankees 10, Red Sox 3  (12-6)
The Red Sox dropped their third straight game and lost their first series of the season in a lopsided contest.  Carl Mays and Sad Sam Jones took it on the chin and they combined to give up ten runs on thirteen hits.
Babe Ruth got […]

May 4, 1918 at the Polo Grounds
Yankees 5, Red Sox 4  (12-5)
Babe Ruth did about all he could at the plate in this game but the Red Sox still walked away with the loss.  It was the first time this season the Red Sox had lost consecutive games.
Ruth finished the game with a double and […]

May 3, 1918 at the Polo Grounds
Yankees 3, Red Sox 2  (12-4)
Wally Pipp singled home the winning run in the bottom of the twelth inning as the Red Sox took their second loss in three games.  Bullet Joe Bush threw a nice game but the Red Sox just couldn’t get their bats going.  He gave […]