Detroit Tigers 5 – 2 Boston Red Sox
19 September 1917 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 2-9-8 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Red Sox | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Bill James | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
Box score
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donie Bush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ossie Vitt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ty Cobb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Veach | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Heilmann | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Burns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ralph Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Stanage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill James | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jack Barry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoblitzell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duffy Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Shorten | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Everett Scott | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike McNally | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hick Cady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Shore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Babe Ruth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tillie Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Shore | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Herb Pennock | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |