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Shore's baseball career was intertwined with Babe Ruth's. They went to the Red Sox together from Baltimore. When starter Ruth was ejected from a June 23, 1917 game for protesting a walk to the first batter he faced, Shore relieved, and, after the runner was caught stealing, pitched a perfect game. The two later were roommates with the Yankees. Shore was a winner in his four years with the Red Sox, including a 19-8 (1.64) 1915 mark, but was ineffective after spending 1918 in WWI military service. (ADS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 20, 1912: With no hint that a record is about to be set, the Giants coast to a 14–2 lead through eight innings at Boston, then score seven more in the 9th for a 21–2 lead. The Braves rally for 10 in the last of the 9th, but lose 21–12. The 17 runs are the NL post-1900 record scored by two teams in the 9th. Another 20th century mark set is the 11 stolen bases by the Giants—four by Josh Devore, including two in the 9th—and 14 swipes by both clubs. Thirteen Giants score runs, tying the ML record. The Giants' Ernie Shore makes his ML debut in this game and surrenders eight hits, a walk, and 10 runs (3 earned) in one inning, the 9th, of relief work, but is credited with a save for Hooks Wiltse. It is his only appearance in the NL. Buster Brown takes the loss. » July 7, 1914: Suffering heavy losses from Federal League competition in Baltimore, the Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth (plus Ernie Shore and C Ben Egan) for $10,000 to old friend Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty. Cincinnati, which has a working agreement giving them the choice of two players, ignores Ruth and takes OF George Twombley and SS Claud Derrick. Dunn finally peddles his threesome to new owner Joe Lannin of the Red Sox for a reported $25,000. » July 14, 1914: Red Sox rookie Ernie Shore makes an impressive debut, pitching a 2-hitter to beat Cleveland, 2–1 at Fenway Park. » July 26, 1914: Boston rookie Ernie Shore stops the Naps in Cleveland, 4–1. » July 30, 1914: Ernie Shore stops the White Sox, 4–0, to give the Red Sox rookie a 4–0 record. » October 3, 1914: At Boston, Red Sox starter Ernie Shore gives up an unearned Yankee run in the 1st, and the score is 1–0 when he departs after seven innings. Both team score two in the 9th inning, New York's runs coming against reliever Guy Cooper. The scorer nails Cooper with the loss for pitching poorly. » April 14, 1915: The A's young Herb Pennock comes within one out of pitching the first Opening Day no-hitter. A scratch single by Harry Hooper with two out in the 9th is the Red Sox' only hit in a 2–0 loss to Philley. Ernie Shore is the loser. The Sox like what they see in Pennock: on June 13th they will claim him on waivers. » April 22, 1915: Massachusetts governor Walsh is on hand for the Red Sox home opener and watches as Mayor James Curley tosses out the first ball. Ralph Comstock, in relief of Ernie Shore, is the winner, 7–6, for Boston over the A's. » September 3, 1915: Ernie Shore is victorious over the A's, 10–2, giving the first place Red Sox its 6th straight win. » September 8, 1915: In a twinbill at Philadelphia, the A's manage just one hit but beat Ernie Shore and the Red Sox, 1–0. Walsh's single is the only hit allowed. The Sox are more patient in the 2nd game, and walk 12 times off Cap Crowell to win 13–2. » September 18, 1915: In one of the best pitched games of the year, Ernie Shore goes all the way to give Boston a 1–0 win over Detroit in 12 innings. » October 8, 1915: The Red Sox start Ernie Shore in game one and the Phils manage just three hits and one run through seven innings against him. Grover Cleveland Alexander gives up just one run as well. The Phils manage to push across two runs in the bottom of the 8th on two infield singles and two walks. Babe Ruth makes his only appearance in this World Series, pinch hitting for Shore and grounding out. Grover Alexander holds on for a 3–1 victory for the Phils. » October 12, 1915: In game 4, 41,096 see another 2–1 Boston victory, as Ernie Shore gets the win over surprise starter George Chalmers. Gavvy Cravath triples and scores the Phils' lone run. » April 12, 1916: On Opening Day the Red Sox scratch Ernie Shore as their starter and Babe Ruth goes eight innings for a 2–1 win over the Athletics at Boston. The A's score their only run following Babe's throwing error, and Rube Foster gets the last three outs. The Babe hands the loss to poor Jack Nabors. A poor throw by Charlie Pick, A's 3B, is the first of his 42 errors—worst for any 20th-century 3B. This contributes to his overall .899 fielding average, a mark that Butch Hobson would equal in 1978. » April 13, 1916: Ernie Shore and Herb Pennock combine to give the Red Sox an 8–2 win over the A's. » June 13, 1916: Babe Ruth goes five 1/3 innings and, with relief help from Ernie Shore, beats the Browns, 5–3. Ruth allows one run and is 2-or-2 at the plate, including his 3rd homer in three games. » June 23, 1916: Ernie Shore blanks the A's, 1–0, the 3rd straight shut out for Red Sox pitchers. » July 12, 1916: With the temperature at Fenway near 100 degrees, Boston sweeps the White Sox behind complete game wins by Ernie Shore, 2–1, and Dutch Leonard, 3–1. » August 5, 1916: The Red Sox stop the Browns' win streak, winning 4–1, behind Ernie Shore. St. Louis takes the nitecap, 6–3. » September 12, 1916: Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth, both pitching on two days rest, square off. Washington scores two runs in the 9th when John Henry lines a bases loaded double off Ruth to tie the game, 2–2. Boston scores in the 10th, but Washington tallies twice off Ernie Shore to win, 4–3. Johnson is the winner. » September 18, 1916: Ernie Shore tops the White Sox, 4–3. The win, coupled with Detroit's loss, allows the Red Sox to reclaim first place by .003. Boston will win three in a row from Detroit. » October 7, 1916: Despite a 4-run Brooklyn rally in the 9th, the Red Sox defeat Rube Marquard 6–5 to win Game One of the World Series at Braves Field. Ernie Shore gets the win, Carl Mays a save. The Sox turn four double plays, including a spectacular 9-2 where Harry Hooper makes the catch from a sitting position and quickly gets up to throw out Zack Wheat at the plate. » May 26, 1917: At St. Louis, Red Sox starter Carl Mays is rocked for four runs and lasts just one inning, giving way to Lore Bader, who gives up single runs in the 2nd and 3rd. That's good enough for a victory for Bader, as the Sox score in each of the first five innings on their way to an 11–7 victory. Ernie Shore stanches the scoring over the last six innings, allowing a single Brown run in the 9th. Shore's save goes unnoticed for 50 years until ICI research uncovers his efforts. » June 18, 1917: On Bunker Hill Day, the Red Sox celebrate by sweeping two from the White Sox, 6–4 and 8–7. In the afternoon game, Chicago loses a 3-run lead in the 9th when the Sox use three singles, two errors and a passed ball to score four runs. Carl Mays and Herb Pennock are the winners, while Babe Ruth is limited to a pinch hitting appearance in game 2. Bosox players Ernie Shore and assistant-manager Heinie Wagner are notified that they are suspended indefinitely for arguments voiced during Friday's game. » June 23, 1917: In the first of two games at Boston, Babe Ruth starts for the Red Sox and walks the leadoff man, griping to plate umpire Brick Owens after each pitch. On ball 4, Ruth plants a right to the umpire's jaw and is ejected. Ernie Shore hastily relieves. The runner Ray Morgan is then caught stealing, and Shore retires all 26 men he faces in a 4–0 win, getting credit in the books for a perfect game. Ruth is not fined, but draws a 10-day suspension. Boston's Dutch Leonard then beats Walter Johnson, 5–0, in the nitecap. Ruth is suspended for his actions, a ban that will last nine days. He also is fined $100. » July 28, 1917: In a doubleheader at St. Louis, the Red Sox sweep, winning both games by 3–2 scores, the 2nd in 11 innings. In the 20 innings, not one Red Sox batter strikes out. Another oddity is in game 2, as Ernie Shore is called out twice when hit with a batted ball. » December 18, 1918: Duffy Lewis returns from the military, and is traded by the Red Sox to the Yankees. He goes along with front-line pitchers Ernie Shore and Dutch Leonard for P Ray "Slim" Caldwell, Slim Love, Roxy Walters, Frank Gilhooley, and $15,000. The Tigers had turned down a deal for Leonard on the 16th. The Boston Post reports that "it will take a lot to convince Boston fans that they got the best of this one." » September 4, 1991: After 30 years, the asterisk attached to Roger Maris' 61 home runs in 1961 is removed by an 8-man Committee for Statistical Accuracy. Regarding the expunging of the asterisk, historian Bill Deane later points out, "It was an easy job: the asterisk never existed. Maris's record was, from 1962 until 1991, listed separately from Ruth's and was never actually defined by 'some distinctive mark.'" The committee also defines a no-hit game as one which ends after nine or more innings with one team failing to get a hit. This removes 50 games from the list that had previously been considered no-no's, mostly shortened games, but also including Harvey Haddix's 12 perfect innings against the Braves in 1959 and Jim Maloney' 1965 1–0 loss in 11-innings. Another casualty is Ernie Shore's 27 straight outs in 1917, a game in which he relieved Ruth with a runner on and no outs in the 1st. It is now a combined no-hitter.