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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM September 12, 1912 ... The Red Sox made it three straight from Chicago at Comiskey Park this afternoon before a fine crowd, winning the game 3 to 1. Manager Jake Stahl made good when he came to the plate in the eighth-inning with the bases loaded. Steve Yerkes had walked and Harry Lord made a great catch of Tris Speaker's long drive. Duffy Lewis followed them with a base hit and Chicago pitcher Frank Lange passed Larry Gardner intentionally to get to pitch to the Boston manager. There was no score at the time and both pitchers had pull themselves out of small fires and both were competing at a high level. So the friends of the Boston manager, including his father-in-law and a party of bankers, who were occupying the boxes behind the Boston dugout, were delighted to see their favorite given the opportunity when it arose. Jake picked out his best bat and strode up to the plate, taking a firm grip and picking up a little moist dirt and putting it on the tips of his fingers. Lange sized him up for a fastball, about shoulder high, and cut loose. The Boston manager was ready when he fired and the smack of the bat against the ball that followed could be heard all over the park. All eyes turned in the direction of Harry Lord as the ball rose 10 feet above him and banged up against the fence of the left-field bleachers. The drive was good for two bases and three men crossed the plate to give the Red Sox the victory. Lange had pitched a grand game, holding Boston to two hits in the first seven innings and four overall, two of which were made by Duffy Lewis. Fine catches by Lord and Wally Mattick cut off Boston's chances early in the game. Buck O'Brien pitched an equally masterful game and was given great support in the field, especially by his infielders. He had one bad inning but pulled out of it. In the sixth, he passed the first man up and hit the next one on the shoulder. Then Lord sacrificed and with men on second and third, he intentionally passed Shano Collins to fill the bases. Babe Borton came up next and hit one down to Heinie Wagner, who forced Morrie Rath at the plate. Larry Gardner then made a nice play on Rollie Zieder's bunt and the Red Sox had pulled out of it. Both teams scored in the eighth-inning, Boston thanks to Jake Stahl, and the home team getting one back on a double by Mattick over Speaker's head and a single by Collins. There was still some fight in Chicago when Ping Bodie, hitting for Zieder, opened the ninth with a base hit. O'Brien then bore down and struck out the next two men and got the other on a force at second. The Red Sox left here tonight for St. Louis where they start a four-game series tomorrow. Treasurer McRoy left for Boston and President McAleer decided to make the trip the St. Louis to meet some old friends. |
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