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May 1, 1928

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	5	11	0
Red Sox	3	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	5	11	0
Red Sox	3	9	0

Fred Hofmann Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.130
OBP	.000	.130
At Bats	0	23
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	3
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Ossie Orwoll Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	0

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Fenway Park - May 1, 1928

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Strikeout

Ossie Orwoll

Jimmie Foxx

Joe Hauser

Max Bishop

Sammy Hale

Joe Boley

Bing Miller

Tris Speaker

Ty Cobb

Fred Hofmann

Arlie Tarbert

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Philadelphia Athletics	5	11	0	7
Boston Red Sox	3	9	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Lefty Grove
Losing Pitcher	Merle Settlemire
Save	Ossie Orwoll
Game Winning RBI	Ty Cobb
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 3 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fred Hofmann pinch hits for Ed Morris. Hofmann strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Orwoll fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Tarbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Tarbert reaches second base with a double.

Top 9 Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speaker for the out.

Top 9 Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Tarbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Regan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hauser scoops it up and throws to first, with Orwoll covering, for the out. Todt moves to second.

Bottom 8 Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Todt takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Orwoll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Hauser strikes out.

Top 8 Boley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heving settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flagstead who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 7 Flagstead hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Ossie Orwoll now pitching. Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Orwoll fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Hale hits a fly ball towards cemter. Flagstead catches it and throws to home to double up Cobb.

Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bishop scores. Cobb moves to third. Speaker moves to second.

Top 7 Ed Morris now pitching. Speaker takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to third. Cobb moves to second.

Top 7 Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hauser scores. Dykes scores. Bishop moves to second.

Top 7 Bishop is hit by the pitch. Dykes moves to second.

Top 7 Jimmy Dykes pinch hits for Lefty Grove. Dykes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boley scores. Hauser moves to third.

Top 7 Hauser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tarbert. Hauser reaches second base with a double. Boley moves to third.

Top 7 Boley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Arlie Tarbert now playing right field. Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Charlie Berry pinch hits for Doug Taitt. Berry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Regan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myer scores.

Bottom 6 Williams bunts towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. Myer moves to third.

Bottom 6 Myer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Myer reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 6 Miller strikes out.

Top 6 Speaker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 5 Todt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Settlemire strikes out.

Top 5 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Grove bunts towards first. Todt scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out. Hauser moves to second.

Top 5 Hauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Taitt takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Foxx strikes out.

Top 4 Hale hits a line drive towards third. Myer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Regan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to third. Speaker throws the ball in to Hale, who tags Williams for the out.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myer scores.

Bottom 3 Myer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. Myer moves to second.

Bottom 3 Todt hits a popup, foul, towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Flagstead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Flagstead reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Settlemire strikes out.

Top 3 Speaker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Settlemire Cobb moves to second.

Top 3 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hauser scores.

Top 3 Grove strikes out.

Top 3 Hauser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taitt who is chasing the ball. Hauser reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 2 Heving hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 2 Gerber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Foxx takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taitt who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Regan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. Todt moves to third.

Bottom 1 Myer takes first base on ball four. Todt moves to second.

Bottom 1 Todt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Flagstead hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Settlemire fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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