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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1923
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 9, 1923 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1923 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Marty McManus | Second Baseman |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Homer Ezzell | Third Baseman |
| Dutch Schliebner | First Baseman |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Austin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fewster | Second Baseman |
| Al DeVormer | Catcher |
| Shano Collins | Right Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Dick Reichle | Center Fielder |
| Joe Harris | Left Fielder |
| Howie Shanks | Third Baseman |
| Norm McMillan | Shortstop |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Frank Chance | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 9, 1923
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Ehmke
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Ehmke
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Gerber scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Ehmke
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Severeid vs. Ehmke
Severeid hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Shocker
Fewster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Fewster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeVormer vs. Shocker
DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Shocker
Collins hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ezzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ezzell vs. Ehmke
Ezzell strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schliebner vs. Ehmke
Schliebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Ehmke
Shocker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichle vs. Shocker
Reichle hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Shocker
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Shocker
Shocker fires over to first and Schliebner drops the ball. That's an error on Schliebner. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Shocker
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schliebner juggles the ball. That's an error on Schliebner. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ehmke vs. Shocker
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McManus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Ehmke
Tobin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Tobin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tobin scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Ehmke
Jacobson hits a fly ball into center field. Reichle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ehmke
There goes Williams. The throw from DeVormer and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Shocker
Fewster bunts towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeVormer vs. Shocker
DeVormer hits a popup towards third. Ezzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shocker
Collins hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tobin. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tobin who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. Collins scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reichle vs. Shocker
Reichle hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Ehmke
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Ehmke
Severeid bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McManus moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ezzell vs. Ehmke
Ezzell bunts in front of the plate. DeVormer fields it and throws to third for the out. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schliebner vs. Ehmke
Schliebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Severeid moves to third. Ezzell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shocker vs. Ehmke
Shocker takes first base on ball four. Severeid scores. Ezzell moves to third. Schliebner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tobin vs. Ehmke
Tobin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Pinky Pittenger now playing second base.
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Shocker
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus misplays the ball. That's an error on McManus. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Shocker
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shocker
Ehmke hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Shanks moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pittenger vs. Shocker
Pittenger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shanks scores. Ehmke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeVormer vs. Shocker
DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Ehmke
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Ehmke
McManus hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severeid vs. Ehmke
Severeid hits a fly ball into center field. Reichle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shocker
Collins hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jacobson. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichle vs. Shocker
Reichle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Shocker
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ezzell vs. Ehmke
Ezzell hits a line drive into center field. Reichle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schliebner vs. Ehmke
Schliebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harris. Schliebner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shocker vs. Ehmke
Shocker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Ehmke
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittenger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Shocker
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Shocker
Ehmke hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Ehmke
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Ehmke
McManus hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittenger vs. Shocker
Pittenger hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeVormer vs. Shocker
DeVormer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shocker
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Ehmke
Severeid hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ezzell vs. Ehmke
Ezzell strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schliebner vs. Ehmke
Schliebner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichle vs. Shocker
Reichle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Shocker
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Harris reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shanks vs. Shocker
Shanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Shocker
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. Harris scores. Shanks moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ehmke vs. Shocker
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards second. McManus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durst vs. Ehmke
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Urban Shocker.
Durst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Ehmke
Tobin hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Ehmke
Gerber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ehmke
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gerber moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Ehmke
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. DeVormer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1923 -- SLA at BOS (D)
SLA AB R H RBI BOS AB R H RBI
Jack Tobin, rf 5 1 1 0 Chick Fewster, 2b 2 0 1 0
Wally Gerber, ss 4 1 2 0 Pinky Pittinger, 2b 2 0 1 1
Ken Williams, lf 4 0 3 1 Al DeVormer, c 4 0 0 0
William Jacobson, cf 5 0 0 1 Shano Collins, rf 4 1 1 0
Marty McManus, 2b 3 0 0 0 George Burns, 1b 4 1 3 1
Hank Severeid, c 3 1 0 0 Dick Reichle, cf 4 0 0 0
Homer Ezzell, 3b 4 0 0 0 Joe Harris, lf 4 1 1 1
Dutch Schliebner, 1b 4 0 1 0 Howie Shanks, 3b 3 1 1 0
Urban Shocker, p 2 0 0 1 Norm McMillan, ss 4 0 0 0
Cedric Durst, ph 1 0 0 0 Howard Ehmke, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 35 4 9 3
SLA 101 100 000 -- 3
BOS 001 100 02x -- 4
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (L) 8.0 9 4 2 1 0
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 7 3 2 4 6
E -- Norm McMillan 2, Dutch Schliebner 2, Marty McManus, Wally Gerber
DP -- SLA 1
LOB -- SLA 10, BOS 8
2B -- Chick Fewster, Jack Tobin, Shano Collins, George Burns 2, Dutch Schliebner, Joe Harris
3B -- George Burns
CS -- Ken Williams
SH -- Hank Severeid
T -- 1:52
A -- 2500
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