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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM September 20, 1912 ... Joe Wood lost his record streak because of a very poor pitching performance at Navin Field on what was supposed to be his last start of the season. He was defeated by a score of 6 to 4. The Red Sox only had hits in two innings. Errors and poor plays in the field let in runs for the Tigers. Jake Stahl, who sat in the bench in civilian clothes thought the defeat was a blessing in disguise, because he knew Wood wanted the record and was losing sleep over it. With two down in the third inning, Wood walked pitcher, Tex Covington, Donnie Bush and Red Corriden filling the bases, and then forced in a run by walking Sam Crawford. Ty Cobb raised a weak fly to Marty Krug who dropped the ball, and the Tigers had three runs on the board. Almost from the start Wood complained about the calls of umpire Silk O'Loughlin for not giving him strikes on his drop ball. This was somewhat of a surprise for would seldom complains, but the record was within sight. He lost his last game on July 4 at Philadelphia and will have three more games to pitch before the season ends. Manager Jake Stahl was supposed to play today, but just before game time he was told that he was going to be suspended for three days. The Boston manager put on a citizens clothes and took in the game from the back of the players bench. After the game he admitted that he thought the defeat was the best thing for would because another week of thinking about his pitching record would drive him crazy. The other players looked bright and happy after they had landed the championship, but Joe was still under the strain which began in Boston after he gave the great Walter Johnson a licking. Boston went in order for three innings and then in the fourth Harry Hooper singled and scored on a wild throw to first by Covington. The Sox then scored three runs in the fifth when the first two men were given free passes. Covington was then ordered out of the game by umpire O'Loughlin for protesting the call. Joe Lake came in in relief and Marty Krug singled followed by another one by Wood. Hooper then beat out a slow grounder and Speaker was safe on a wild throw by Baldy Louden. With the bases full Duffy Lewis struck out the first of three times during the game. But the Red Sox earned a 4 to 3 lead. However in the bottom half of the inning, Lake singled and Donie Bush popped to short. Red Corriden knocked a single to center and Speaker fumbled the ball, allowing Lake to make third. Corriden then stole second and both scored on a single by Sam Crawford to give Detroit the lead back 5 to 4. Not a Red Sox player hit the ball safely in the last four innings. In the eighth-inning Cobb scratched a single and went to third on a double over Speaker's head by Bobby Veach. He scored on Eddie Onslow's out at first for the sixth Detroit run. The Red Sox reached here this morning on the boat from Cleveland. It was a very rough crossing on the lake and the players were a bit weary when they arrived. President McAleer remained in Cleveland to meet President Ban Johnson and talk about the arrangements for the World Series, after which he will go back to Boston. The Red Sox will leave here Sunday night at 6:20 and arrive in Boston at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Larry Gardner plans on taking several days of rest at his home in Vermont. After the display in Cleveland and here in Detroit, it will be up to Jake Stahl to enforce discipline and shape the men up for the supreme test of skill and nerve that they will undoubtedly need, when they meet the New York Giants. |
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