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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM August 21, 1912 ... The boys from Cleveland, after losing their series in Philadelphia and Washington, came to Fenway Park and put up a superb all around game, hammering the curves of Buck O'Brien and Charley Hall all over the field and beating the Red Sox 9 to 4. Six of their nine runs were made with two men out, and eight of the safe drives also came after two outs. The Red Sox hit well and scored four runs, plenty to win under ordinary circumstances, but Bill Carrigan got in a wild throw to first base, and Harry Hooper allowed a grounder to slip through his legs that rolled all the way to the fence. Cleveland scored six runs practically all on Red Sox miscues. Buck O'Brien started out by getting the first two men. He then passed one man and Larry Lajoie was applauded when he came up to bat. He then proceeded to bang one up against the left-field wall and was followed by Doc Johnston with a base hit and a double by Ivy Olson. That was three runs and it sent O'Brien to the showers. Now down 3 to 0, the Red Sox came to bat in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Neil Ball walked and Tris Speaker singled. After Duffy Lewis was thrown out at first, Larry Gardner singled to center to score two runs and make it a one run deficit. Charley Hall worked the last eight innings but was never effective in the clutch, as the visitors were allowed to pull off two squeeze plays with no attempt to work the batter. Cleveland scored another three runs in the second inning off Hall. Roger Peckinpaugh led off with a single and Fred Blanding sacrificed him to second. Hall hit Joe Birmingham with a pitch and Joe Jackson laced one to right-field, circling the bases when Harry Hooper let the ball go through his legs. Joe Jackson had the pleasure of making four hits in four times up and he scored four runs, which was his many as were scored by the whole Red Sox team. Speaker and Duffy Lewis made fine catches in the outfield and Heinie Wagner played a brilliant game at shortstop in a losing cause. The Red Sox got one run back in the fourth inning when Larry Gardner opened up with a double to left and scored on Clyde Engle's base hit. After Cleveland scored another run in the fifth, the Red Sox came back and scored one of their own. Harry Hooper walked and Neil Ball singled. Speaker forced Ball at second and Lewis sent a long fly ball to center that scored Hooper. The Naps answered with another run in the sixth and one more in the ninth. Jackson opened the final frame with a base hit, Johnston singled and Jackson went home on a squeeze play. Larry Gardner and Clyde Engle each got in a nice base hits and they were good for three runs, but a good doubleplay cut off the Red Sox chances to score again in the second inning. The Red Sox failed to get a man on base after the fifth inning, with the exception of a pass to Engle in the ninth. The flag at Fenway Park was flown at half staff on account of the death of President Noyes of the Washington Nationals ball club. |
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