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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM May 9, 1912 ... The Red Sox continued their winning streak with the defeat of the Tigers, 7-4. Ty Cobb was hot, hitting a two run homer, a double and a single, but the rain held off long enough for the Red Sox to come back. Cobb, hit a homer during the showers at Fenway Park and for a short time, it looked like the celebrated Southerner had put one over on the Speed Boys. But luckily for the Red Sox, the rain held off long enough to give them a chance to pummel the pitches sent to the plate by Bill Burns and the local team won the game by a 7 to 4 score. The grounds were slippery because, after the second inning, a light rain began to fall and it gradually increased in volume up until the fifth when the Red Sox were winning 3 to 2. Manager Stahl figured the game would probably be called off in a few minutes and was anxious to get the Tigers out without a run in the fifth inning. But the dark clouds came carried over the field. as Ossie Vitt knocked out a single to center and then Cobb appeared out of the gloom. It was now very dark, as Ty caught one of Charlie Hall's curves and hit to the extreme corner of the outfield where the ball disappeared out of sight into the pavilion. Umpire Evans circled his hand above his head indicating it was fair and a home run. With the lead now 4 to 3 in their favor, it was now up to Detroit to dispose of the Red Sox in the bottom of the fifth inning before the game was called. But when the Red Sox were finally retired, the rain seem to let up a little and the game went on. Hugh Bedient came into pitch for Boston and for the four innings he pitched, he had the Tigers eating out of his hand. But that was not all, for the young man came across with a timely hit later on, that gave the Red Sox the lead again. This happened in the sixth inning, when with two outs, the Sox cracked out five hard base hits for four runs and the lead. Heinie Wagner singled, Bill Carrigan doubled, and both came home on Bedient's clean base hit. Then Harry Hooper doubled one on to the bank in left, scoring Bedient, to end the day for Burns. Ralph Works came into pitch and Clyde Engel decided to get a base hit off him, scoring Hooper. All this was good for four runs and a 7 to 4 lead. The Tigers had gotten two runs in the first inning because of fumbles by Engle and Wagner and a single by Jim Delehanty. Boston's first run also came in the bottom of the first on singles by Hooper and Engle and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Hugh Bradley. Two more runs went into the Sox column in the second inning on a fumble by Donie Bush, a triple by Charley Hall and a base hit by Hooper. Cobb and Hooper led their respective teams at the plate, each turning in three hits. Two times Ty Cobb was thrown out while trying to take advantage of the Boston fielders. In the first inning he tried to take two bases on Sam Crawford's ground ball to Clyde Engle, but Bradley cut the ball to back to Gardner for a doubleplay. In the third when he was at second, Crawford sent a long fly out to Tris speaker and this time Ty was nailed on a great throw to Gardner at third. |
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