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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM July 5, 1912 ... Another large crowd, one that was seated in front of the bleacher walls in the outfield, that held all hits in two bases was estimated at 25,000 people to see the doubleheader at Shibe Park in Philadelphia today. The first game went to the home team by a score of 3 to 2 and the second game went the Red Sox way with a 5 to 3 final. In the first game there were two outs in the ninth, with the score tied at 2 to 2, and Eddie Collins at second, when Stuffy McInnis smashed the ball into left that sent him home with the winning run, much to the frenzied delight of the Philly fans. While Buck O'Brien pitched an excellent game, in holding the A's three earned runs, the Red Sox failed to figure out the delivery of Byron Houck, a young man from California with find speed who worked six innings. Then finding youngster was slowing up, manager Connie Mack brought in Jack Coombs in relief. Coombs kept the Red Sox from hitting the ball in the last three innings, but passed Jake Stahl for the only runner to reach first, and he was thrown out trying for second. Four base hits was he extent of the hitting done by Boston batters in the game. Tris Speaker and his hot bat contributed two of the four hits. A remarkable jumping one-handed catch by McInnis cut off one run for the Red Sox in the eighth. The Sox scored in the first inning on Harry Hooper's double and Speaker's single. Their last run came in the third on a double by Steve Yerkes and a wild throw by Ben Egan in trying to get him caught off second base. Philadelphia scored two runs in the second to take the lead on a single by Frank Baker, a triple by McInnis and a single by Amos Strunk to give them a 3 to 2 lead. It stayed that way until the ninth-inning when McInnis brought home Collins with the walkoff base hit. For six innings O'Brien held the A's to two scattered hits, giving up no passes and retiring the big hitters fairly easily. O'Brien was given great support in the field by Speaker, Yerkes, Gardner and Stahl and it looked like the game would continue into extra innings until the ninth. Looking back, it might have been wiser for O'Brien to intentionally passed McInnis, who had been the hottest hitter of the ball game. And so the first game went to the home team and it was up to Ray Collins to go after the second game. There was some apprehension because Collins was going to pitch with only two days rest. Cy Morgan was Connie Mack's choice and he was anxious to get one over on his old teammates. Collins was hit easily in the first inning when Philadelphia got in one run on two singles and a double, but he then settled down, passing only one man and holding Philly to five scattered hits over the last eight innings. The Red Sox got two runs in the fourth on singles by Duffy Lewis and Gardner and then a fumble by secondbaseman Jack Barry to put them ahead 2 to 1. Then the Athletics tied it up in their half of the fourth on a double by Amos Strunk and a single by Jack Barry. Speaker put the Red Sox out in the lead 3 to 2, in the fifth inning when he scored on his single and a double by Lewis. In the bottom of the sixth the game was tied again when Eddie Collins scored after receiving a pass and stealing second, followed by a wretched throw by Heinie Wagner to Bill Carrigan, choosing to get him at home on a ground ball. Rube Oldring, in the eighth inning and McInnis in the ninth, were the only Athletics to reach first after the score was tied and neither man reached second. The Red Sox scored the go-ahead run in the eighth-inning when Steve Yerkes walked, Speaker tried to bunt and miscued, forcing Yerkes at second base. Speaker then scored after he stole second, Larry Gardner was passed intentionally, and Jake Stahl knocked out a sharp single to left. Gardner unfortunately in trying for third, was thrown out, but the Red Sox were in the lead. They added one more insurance run in the ninth when Heinie Wagner walked and was sacrificed to second by Carrigan. Ray Collins then hit a ground ball to short that hit Wagner and he was ruled out. Morgan walked both Hooper and Yerkes to fill the bases and with Speaker at the plate, and the count to balls and no strikes, Morgan gave way to Herb Pennock. Herb threw two wide of the plate and passed Speaker, forcing Collins in with the fifth run. McInnis next made a leaping one-handed catch on a hot line drive off the bat of Duffy Lewis, to end the inning and keep two more runs from coming across. In the bottom of the ninth McInnis singled but was forced at second by Strunk. After Yerkes dropped Jack Barry's foul ball pop up, Collins struck him out for the first out of the inning. Jack Lapp then hit one down to Wagner, who made a great stop, ran to the bag, and threw to first to complete a double-play that ended the game. The Red Sox are satisfied having taken three out of the five here in Philadelphia. The season's series now stands at 9 to 6 in favor of the Red Sox. Bill Carrigan caught all three Boston victories and his work in handling of pitchers has been excellent. The mental strain of playing five games in three days as taken its toll and the players are delighted that there will be only one game played tomorrow. The Red Sox players were taken out for another automobile ride this evening after dinner, having enjoyed the one that they went on last night. |
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