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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM September 2, 1912 ... Forced to limit by the New York Highlanders at the Polo Grounds, before they could land a doubleheader, the Red Sox gained a 2 to 1 victory with Hugh Bedient matched against Russ Ford. The second game went to Boston by a score of 1 to 0 with Joe Wood working against George McConnell. Hugh Bedient pitched one of his best games of the year and held the Highlanders to one sharp hit, made by Hal Chase with two down in the ninth-inning. The other hit was credited to New York as the result of Harry Hooper slipping after running to make a simple catch of a fly ball. The only run made by the New Yorkers came in the second inning on a pass with two outs, when Hooper slipped. Russ Ford was working out of jams in good style and the gift run to the Highlanders looked good for a while up until the eighth-inning, when Bill Carrigan singled, was sacrifice by Bedient and Hooper forced Henriksen, who was pinch running for Carrigan, at third-base. Steve Yerkes then leaned on a fast one and drove it into the centerfield, good for two bases, and scoring Hooper. After Tris Speaker was passed, Ford made a balk that allowed Yerkes to walk home with what would be the winning run. The Red Sox put through a winning play in the ninth-inning. The first New York batter was passed and was sacrificed to second. Then Hick Cady and Bedient held a short conference at the mound after which Bedient threw out to the catcher and Cady sent it like a shot down to Heinie Wagner, who blocked off the base runner, and got the out. Chase followed with a sharp single to center. The clean pickoff play made by the Red Sox was something to talk about. In the second game Joe Wood was forced to pitch a remarkable ballgame. The Red Sox scored one in the first inning on a single by Harry Hooper, a wild throw by McConnell, a sacrifice by Yerkes, and a long fly by Speaker. From then on, McConnell pitched a great ballgame and it was no easy task to keep New York from tying the score. In five of the nine innings, Wood was forced to pitch and used all his ability to keep New York from tying the game. Down 1 to 0 in the first inning, Tommy McMillan was on second with no outs for the Highlanders. Wood then got Chase on strikes, threw out Bert Daniels at first and struck out Dutch Sterrett. In the fifth inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Wood got Chase at first to end that threat. Then in the sixth inning, Daniels was at third with one out and Wood disposed of Jack Lelivelt on strikes and got Hack Simmons at first on a grounder. In the eighth-inning, McMillan was at third with one out, and was cut down as he tried to steal home on a squeeze play. Then came the ninth-inning. With the bases full, Joe fanned McConnell for the third out to end the game. Never has a pitcher been put under a greater strain then Joe Wood was in this ballgame, and each time he came through like a champion that he is. McMillan, ordinarily a weak hitter, got three of the eight hits off Wood. Wagner made the defense of play of the game on a remarkable stop behind second with a man at third and on his way home. Both Red Sox catchers Bill Carrigan and Hick Cady, each caught one of the games, and played very well. The day was dark and it was a drizzling rain that fell up until the fifth inning of the second game, making it a tough day for the batters. The crowd was there to root for their home team and did a good day's work, but the rooting never had an effect on the Red Sox. The scores of the Giants games in Boston against the Braves were posted and kept the crowd cheering. The crowd was large, many coming chiefly to get a look at the Red Sox whom they expect to meet with the Giants in the World Series. The Red Sox have won all 10 games played against the Highlanders this year. They lead the Washington Nationals by 13 games and need only 11 more wins to reach 100. |
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