On September 28, 1923, the Yankees and Red Sox were in very different places. The Yankees had a very comfortable lead with just a few games left in the regular season while the Red Sox were solidly in last place. On that day, both teams would show exactly why they were in the positions they occupied.
Boston's starter that day was Howard Ehmke, who was essentially the team's ace. Going into the game, he had 3.39 ERA in 310.2 innings that season. However, the Yankees struck pretty quickly against Ehmke, scoring four runs in the top of the first.