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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM August 23, 1912 ... The Red Sox got the jump on Cleveland in today's game and tucked it away in the first two innings, when they scored five runs, thus making it eight wins in the ten games played against the western clubs at Fenway Park. Hugh Bedient, who was on the mound for the Speed Boys, pitched a fine game, never apparently exerting himself too much, except in the pinches. At those points he tightened up and that was it for Cleveland. The best the visitors could do was to work in one run, although a fine throw by Harry Hooper cut off another at the plate. Bedient's control was almost perfect as he gave up only two base on balls and struck out six batters. He also fielded his position very well, making several fine stops of a hard-hit balls back to him. He had four assists and every one of them was made on a difficult chance. He also knocked out a fine single with two men on base, all of which goes to show that he was very much in evidence, and is highly regarded as one of the best pitchers on this pitching staff. The men behind Bedient did their part and backed him up in first-class style. There was an error charged against Larry Gardner after he had made a wonderful stop on a hot ground ball, getting the ball cleanly and electing to throw out Joe Jackson who was midway between second and third. It should've been an easy out, but Larry's throw to Neil Ball at second was a little too high and therefore the error. Jackson, a moment later, was nipped at the plate when he tried to score on Bert Adams' single to right-field, but no harm was done. It was difficult to give Gardner an error after making such a marvelous stop of a hard-hit grounder. Duffy Lewis also made a great catch up on the cliff, on a long hit by Larry Lajoie, that undoubtedly saved a lot of trouble. The work of both Heinie Wagner and Neil Ball was perfect and fast as usual, while Bill Carrigan played his usual strong game behind the plate, and also came through with a couple of singles in two chances at bat. Tris Speaker got only one hit, but he put that one over when the bases were full and so it was one that was clutch. One remarkable feature of the game was that up until the seventh inning, the Cleveland firstbaseman, Doc Johnston only had one put out, and he only had three throughout the rest of the game. Bill Steen, who opposed Bedient, was driven out before the second inning was over. Jim Baskette, who relieved him, pitched well allowing only two singles and no runs were scored off him. On account of the threatening weather, the attendance was greatly affected and the start of the game was delayed 15 minutes on account of rain. At 3:30 it cleared up and the weather was ideal for baseball thereafter. In the first inning the Red Sox scored a run when Harry Hooper was given a base on balls. Ball singled over second and Speaker jammed an awkward one to Roger Peckinpaugh, who fumbled the ball to fill the bases. Hooper scored the first run on a sacrifice fly by Duffy Lewis to left. In the second inning after Clyde Engle was retired at first, the Red Sox proceeded to put the game on ice. Steen was driven from the game when Heinie Wagner singled over second, Carrigan followed with another to right, and when Joe Jackson threw over to third in a vain effort to get Wagner, Carrigan moved down to second. Bedient helped himself by shooting one between Ivy Olson and Peckinpaugh to score Wagner and Carrigan. Hooper also got in a with a base hit to left that may have rattled Steen so much, that he passed Ball. With the bases full, Speaker came up and knocked the ball to left for a single that scored Bedient and Hooper for four runs and a 5 to 0 lead. Cleveland scored their only run in the fifth when Bert Adams singled to left and after Peckinpaugh flied out and Baskette struck out, Buddy Ryan caught a nice one and sent it out to right-center between Speaker and Hooper, good for three bases. Jackson's double and Adams' single in the eighth-inning were wasted because of a fine throw by Hooper, and Carrigan's great handling of the ball at the plate. |
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