Philadelphia Athletics 1 – 0 Boston Red Sox
31 August 1918 · BOS07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Mule Watson | 1 in 193 games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Larry Gardner | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Box score
Philadelphia Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Merlin Kopp | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Merito Acosta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| George Burns | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Gardner | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cy Perkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Dykes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joe Dugan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mule Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Philadelphia Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mule Watson | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Whiteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Shean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Strunk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Ruth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hack Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stuffy McInnis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everett Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Cochran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Coffey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sam Agnew | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Mayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bullet Joe Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Schang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Joe Bush | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Kinney | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |