Detroit Tigers 4 – 5 Boston Red Sox
10 August 1917 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 10 walks allowed | Bill James | 1 in 3,978 pitcher-games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 14 | 3 walks | Jimmy Walsh | 1 in 192 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donie Bush | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ossie Vitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ty Cobb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Veach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Burns | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tubby Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill James | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Bernie Boland | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Walsh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jack Barry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Dick Hoblitzell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3B |
| Larry Gardner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Hooper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Duffy Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everett Scott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Shorten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pinch Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Babe Ruth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Ruth | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |