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IN COMES QUINN ...
May 26, 1924 ... The Cleveland Indians went down to a 10-9 defeat in front of 6000 excited fans at Fenway Park. Nine pitchers took a turn at throwing toward the plate, while seven pinch hitters were used to keep the runs scoring. Twenty five base hits were registered, four errors, numerous bases on balls, and frequent gusts of wind made the day a spectacle to behold. There was a steady stream of players coming and going and everybody hit the ball all over the park. Homer Ezzell enjoyed his day and came through with flying colors. He held down the hot corner and smashed out some key hits. Howie Shanks lined a couple of doubles and everybody took their turn hitting the Cleveland pitching staff. The Sox let the Indians grab a five run lead in the fourth inning and it looked like it could have been a thousand. But our boys came back to grab the advantage right out from under the noses of the tribal leaders, in the bottom of the inning with seven runs of their own. With two outs George Edmondson issued a number of free passes that loaded the bases with Sox runners. Shanks then lined a double into right center and two runners trotted home. Logan Drake took the ball for Cleveland and Phil Todt was inserted to face him. Phil brought in the third run with a base hit to right. Drake then walked Ira Flagstead and gave up another base hit to Bill Wambsgnass, scoring Todt. That was all for Drake, who was sent to the showers while Dewey Metiver took the ball. He gave up a double down the line by Bobby Veach. Flagstead and Wamby came home and the Sox were now ahead 7 to 5. The Cleveland boys however came rushing back and attacked Sox pitching to step out in front once more with a three run uprising. Glenn Myatt pinch hitting, took a Howard Ehmke fastball into the right field bleachers behind two of his mates who were on base, putting his team back in front 8 to 7. The Sox bounced right back however and scored again to tie things up, in their half of the fifth frame. With one out Ezzell pinch hit for Danny Clark and along with Steve O'Neill, got singles off Sherry Smith, the latest Tribe pitcher. Shanks banged a grounder to firstbaseman Charlie Jamison, who threw to shortstop Joe Sewell to get O'Neill, but the return throw was late and Ezzell made his way across the plate tying the game. Things quieted down for a couple of innings, until Cleveland pitcher Guy Morton allowed Ezzell to reach with a single to left. Val Picnich next hit a bouncer back to Morton, who threw the ball into centerfield trying to get Ezzell at second. Homer came all the way around and scored the go-ahead run, but Picinich got too greedy after reaching third and got caught in a rundown. Shanks followed with another double off the fence and was brought home when Les Howe singled to right. The Sox were up by two now, 10-8. Two singles and a sacrifice fly earned the Indians one more run in the eighth, but Jack Quinn came in and shut the door to complete an exciting see-saw victory at the old ball yard. |
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