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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM August 1, 1912 ... The Boston Red Sox were beaten out here in St. Louis's afternoon by a score of 2 to 1. Buck O'Brien pitched a great game in all but one inning, usually putting the Browns out in order. The three hits made by the local team came in the fourth inning and were good for one run, and the second and winning run went over the plate, when Bill Carrigan muffed a perfect throw from Heinie Wagner. While Boston out hit their opponents 8 to 3, the only Red Sox run made was by Larry Gardner, who got a home run in the second inning. The visitors had a fine chance to tie the score in the eighth, when Tris Speaker opened with a nice double, but Duffy Lewis made a mess of trying to sacrifice his man to third, and ended up striking out. It was Bobby Wallace's first appearance with the St. Louis team for a long time, and the veteran put up a grand game of baseball. Speaker and Wagner played a splendid game in the field and Tris was also there with his bat. The batting of the team was pretty much absent, with Harry Hooper not doing much at the plate as he failed to do yesterday. O'Brien started the game pitching very wildly, but pulled himself together and pitched one of the finest games this season. The lack of ability to sacrifice has now lost two games on this trip and yet the team never pays attention to practicing this. The Red Sox appeared in their traveling gray uniforms today, wearing Crimson collared loose jackets and looking very sharp, but that didn't help them win a ballgame, that should've been an be a walkover, for Mac Allison is a very ordinary pitcher who one would never expect to win many games, and wouldn't have today if the Red Sox had played better. The day was perfect for the game, but the crowd was small and again was rooting hard for the Browns to beat the Sox. In the second inning the Red Sox jumped out to a 1 to 0 lead, as Larry Gardner lined the ball into the centerfield bleachers for a home run. Jake Stahl was then called out on strikes and Wagner was thrown out at first. Carrigan singled, but was forced by O'Brien to end the inning. In the fourth inning for St. Louis, Bert Shotton led off with a scratch single. He was sacrificed to second by Jimmy Austin and then Del Pratt hit one safely to centerfield that Speaker fumbled. That allowed Shotton to score the tying run. Joe Kutina continued with a single to left and was forced at second by Gus Williams. On the play Wagner took the ball and shot it to the plate, but Carrigan dropped the ball, allowing Pratt to score the second run. Heinie Wagner opened the seventh with a base hit and Carrigan sent a high fly to left. Wagner then stole second and O'Brien walked, but Hooper hit a week fly to center and Yerkes hit a fly ball out to Willie Hogan. The Red Sox players looked worried and the life was taken out of them, giving the Browns' players a spark. St. Louis went out in order for the sixth time in seven innings and it was now up to the eighth-inning, with Speaker at the plate, swinging three bats. He doubled to center and the Red Sox were on their toes once more. Lewis made two miscues in trying to sacrifice bunt and then finally he struck out, showing the weakness in a simple department of the game, a serious fault of the Boston club. Gardner and Stahl both sent out weak fly balls and that wasted an opportunity. The home team went out in order in the ninth and it was up to Wagner to start things off in one last chance to score. However he was thrown out by Wallace and then Olaf Henriksen walked, but he too was thrown out, this time trying to steal second. Clyde Engle ended it by hitting a foul pop up that was taken by Jimmy Austin. |
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