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THE BABE RUNS WILD ... July 4, 1919 ... The Red Sox took two games from the Philadelphia Athletics, winning the first by a score of 9 to 2 and the second by a 9 to 4 score. The first was a walk-over with Herb Pennock pitching easily, while Sox hitters pounded Walt Kinney. The afternoon game was a different story. It was a fight from the beginning to the end, with the Sox coming from behind to outlast the A's. Five runs in the eighth inning sealed the deal by the Red Sox. Joe Bush started in the afternoon and was hit rather freely, lasting for six innings. Babe Ruth did some hitting in the morning, getting a double and two singles off Kinney. But in the afternoon he was intentionally passed twice. The second time was in the five-run eighth inning, when A's pitcher, Scott Perry thought it easier to pitch to Del Gainer with the bases loaded. The score was tied at 6-6 with two outs, and Gainer knocked the ball off the left field wall for a bases-clearing double. Pennock had the A's pretty well in hand during the first game, although they bunched a couple of hits against him in the first inning. But in the Sox half of the first, three runs were scored. Bill Lamar led off with a base hit, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a wild pitch for the first run. Harry Hooper next drew a walk before Babe doubled to right. Both scored on Wally Schang's single. Two more runs were added in the third inning to put Pennock on easy street. Three runs in the fourth and one more in the sixth were later added by the Sox hitters. Joe Bush was given great support by his fielders after giving up base hits easily in the second game. Harry Hooper threw out Cy Perkins, attempting to score from second on a hit by Fred Thomas. Bush helped himself by bringing in two of the first three runs with clean singles. He was replaced in favor of Bill James after tiring in the sixth inning. Ray Caldwell pinch hit for James in the eighth and finished on the mound. The Sox took the lead in the second inning on a hit batsman, a single by Bush, a single by Vitt and an error by Whitey home half of the fourth, the Sox retook the lead. With the score tied at two apiece, Wally Schang led off with a base hit. Everett Scott beat out his bunt and another hit by Bush scored Schang. But the A's tied the game up again in the sixth inning, sending Bush to the showers. Philly then teed off on Bill James for two more runs in the seventh inning and grabbed a 5-3 lead. The Sox got one run back in their half of the seventh. Bill Lamar singled and later scored on a hit by Gainer. The A's proceeded to cancel that run with a run of their own in the eighth off James. But the Sox came back with a vengeance in the their half of the eighth inning. Down 6 to 4, with one out, Red Shannon singled to center. Ray Caldwell was sent up to bat for James and worked Perry for a pass. Lamar got his third base hit of the game scoring Shannon. Oscar Vitt next hit a perfect doubleplay ball to Joe Dugan at short, but Joe missed the ball altogether. Hooper then bounced a ball back to Perry on the mound and got thrown out at first, but it put runners on second and third. Perry now made the mistake of passing Ruth to pitch to Gainer and Del made him pay. He lined a pitch off the left field scoreboard for a bases-clearing double, making the final score 9 to 6. Gainer had an excellent day, driving in seven runs, three in the morning and four in the afternoon. |
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