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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM June 9, 1912 ... The Red Sox had an easy time defeating the Browns by a score of 9-2. Browns pitcher Roy Mitchell was clouted hard throughout the game. Tris Speaker gave a sensational performance at the plate, bringing forth continual cheers from the fans at the ballpark. He knocked out a single, a double a triple and a home run for the complete cycle in five times up pacing the Red Sox in a 9 to 2 win. Marty Krug was a strong factor in the Sox victory. In five times up he drew a walk and got two singles with a double. However while he was sliding into second during the third inning, his ankle was wrenched on the play and finished the game limping badly. In the field he started a great double play in the sixth and looked fast in playing his position. Jake Stahl was again at first and fielded his position very well, making a great catch at full stretch with one hand and at the plate knocking out a base hit. Heinie Wagner made two remarkable plays in the field as the whole infield was full of pepper and perfectly executed everything hit to them. The St. Louis Browns scored the first run in the second inning in a single by Bobby Wallace and one by Roy Mitchell. Boston tied the score in the third on Speaker's home run and put the game away in the fifth, scoring three times, on a pass, singles by Heinie Wagner and Krug, then a triple by Speaker. Three more runs were scored by the Red Sox in the seventh inning on hits by Bedient, Speaker and a home run by Duffy Lewis. The Brown scored their second run in this inning on a pass and George Stovall's two base drive. The Red Sox added two runs in the ninth on Krug's double, Speaker's single, a passed ball, and Larry Gardner's base hit. Hugh Bedient was wild at times and was hit quite easily, but he managed to tighten up and keep his opponents from knocking out timely base hits. Harry Hooper was the only Red Sox player to go without a hit but he hit the ball very hard, unfortunately right at the fielders. It was plain to the Red Sox that stealing was out of the question, with Jim Stephens behind the plate. Hooper tried to steal second twice and was thrown out each time on perfect throws. |
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