“DIARY OF A WINNER”


 

BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPS
Carl Mays turns back the Athletics

July 3, 1916 ... Bill Carrigan's veterans turned back the varsity of Connie Mack at Shibe Park by a score of 6 to 4.  The Red Sox had the punch when necessary to deliver, while Mack's college graduates were lacking in the field, which accounted for the Boston victory.  In the third inning the Athletics were very much in the game with a one-run lead, but once the Red Sox started hitting, the lead vanished and they were out in front to stay.

There was a little rain falling when the Red Sox came to bat in the fourth inning and the A's leading 2 to 1.  Larry Gardner was walked, Everett Scott reached on an infield hit, and Ernie Shore filled the bases on an error.  Harry Hooper cuffed a single into right field and the Sox grabbed the lead for good.

 

at Shibe Park (Philadelphia) ...

R

H

E

BOSTON RED SOX

1

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

2

 

6

11

1

PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

 

4

12

3

W-Ernie Shore (5-4)
L-Jack Nanors (1-8)
Attendance – 1958

2B-Hoblitzell (Bost), McElwee (Phil)
3B-Meyer (Phil)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB

R

H

AVG

 

 

Harry Hooper

rf

 4 2 2 .258  

 

Jack Barry

2b

 4 1 1 .203  

 

Duffy Lewis

lf

 5 1 1 .241  

 

Dick Hoblitzell

ph

 4 0 3 .254  

 

Tilly Walker

cf

 5 0 1 .254  

 

Larry Gardner

3b

 3 1 1 .294  

 

Everett Scott

ss

 4 1 2 .163  

 

Hick Cady

c

 3 0 0 .170  

 

Ernie Shore

p

 4 0 0 .160  

 

Carl Mays

p

 0 0 0 .227  
               
    IP H ER BB SO  

 

Ernie Shore

8.1

 12 3 4 0

 

 

Carl Mays

0.2

 0 0 0 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1916 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

 

New York Yankees

39

26

-

 

 

Cleveland Indians

39

28

1

 

 

Chicago White Sox

36

29

3

 

 

Washington Nationals

35

31

4 1/2

 

 

BOSTON RED SOX

35

31

4 1/2

 

 

Detroit Tigers

34

35

7

 

 

St. Louis Browns

29

39

11 1/2

 

 

Philadelphia Athletics

17

45

20 1/2