Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1917 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Boston Red Sox 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Graney lf 2 0 0 1
Chapman ss 4 0 1 0
Speaker cf 3 0 2 0
Roth rf 3 0 0 0
Wambsganss 2b 4 0 0 0
Harris 1b 2 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 1 0 0
O'Neill c 4 0 1 0
Boehling p 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Coumbe p 0 0 0 0
  Billings ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hooper rf 2 0 0 0
Janvrin 2b 3 1 0 0
Gainer 1b 4 0 1 0
Lewis lf 2 1 2 0
Walker cf 3 2 1 2
Gardner 3b 4 1 2 3
Scott ss 3 0 0 0
Agnew c 2 0 0 0
Mays p 3 0 1 0
Totals 26 5 7 5
Cleveland 000 000 100143
Boston 000 103 01x572
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Boehling  L(0-1) 6.0 7 4 3 2 0
  Coumbe   2.0 0 1 0 3 0
Totals
8.0
0
1
0
3
0
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  W(4-1) 9.0 4 1 0 5 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
5
1

  E–Chapman (22), Wambsganss (12), Coumbe (4), Janvrin (2), Walker (2).  DP–Cleveland 2. Boehling-Chapman-Harris, Chapman-Harris, Boston 1. Janvrin-Scott-Gainer.  2B–Cleveland O'Neill (4), Boston Lewis (7).  HR–Boston Gardner (1,6th inning off Boehling 1 on 2 out).  SH–Graney (3); Roth (7); Hooper (5); Walker (7).  HBP–Speaker (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  U–George Hildebrand, Silk O'Loughlin.
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