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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM July 13, 1912 ... More than 20,000 fans showed up at Fenway Park and saw one of the most remarkable games of the season. The Red Sox won the game 4 to 0, shutting out the Tigers for the second time in a row. In fact the hard-hitting boys from Detroit have scored only one run in the last three games or 29 innings. This gives evidence of the effectiveness of the Red Sox pitchers, Ray Collins, Joe Wood and Buck O'Brien. Ty Cobb has scored the only run made by his team since the start of the series and even he finds it difficult to get far around the bases. Buck O'Brien held Detroit to six singles today, three of them by Baldy Louden, and always worked himself out of difficult jams. There were quite a few sensational plays, Heinie Wagner taking part in two of them that are memorable. He nailed Ty Cobb in both cases, with the first one coming when Cobb tried to steal second. Bill Carrigan threw the ball high but Wagner took it with one hand and hit Cobb on the spine as he tried to duck by. The second plate came when Cobb had figured that Hooper would take a line drive hit by Sam Crawford, but in finding that Hooper had lost the ball, he started for second. But Hooper played the ball like a shot over to Wagner, who jumped high in the air, pulled the ball down, and with one hand, tagged Cobb. It was remarkable play indeed. Wagner's playing was quite sensational all throughout the game and brought many cheers from the crowd. Cobb also made a defensive gem by throwing a man out at the plate and made a remarkable catch of a line drive by Steve Yerkes deep into right-center field, catching it after sprinting 75 yards. Duffy Lewis made two superb catches in left field, Larry Gardner made a great stop of a fast one to his left, and Detroit's Davy Jones also made a sensational catch, taking a foul fly several yards beyond the line with a diving catch after a great sprint. The Red Sox scored the first run on a single by Duffy Lewis and a hit by Wagner that got past Sam Crawford in the second inning. The second run was result of a nice double by Bill Carrigan followed by Harry Hooper's single in the fifth inning. Two more runs came over the plate in the sixth on singles by Duffy Lewis and Jake Stahl, a wild throw by Louden and a single from O'Brien. That gave the Red Sox their four runs. The Sox hit the Detroit pitcher George Mullin quite easily, gathering up ten base hits. Offensively, every Boston player was on his toes and taking chances. Speaker once took third base from first base on a ground ball out. The Sox showing in the last three games could not be improved upon, and it would not take an expert to see that they are withstanding the strain and playing their best ball, when forced to by a worthy opponent such as the Detroit Tigers. The day was perfect for the game and the crowd was a large one. The grandstand was filled and the enthusiasm was high for the boys, getting cheered on almost every play. With tomorrow off, Hughie Jennings will be the guest of the South Boston Yacht Club. Buck O'Brien after the game, took off for Nantasket Beach with his family. Many of the Detroit players are avid fisherman and have made arrangements for a trip out on Boston Harbor. |
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