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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM September 28, 1912 ... In a poorly played game here in Washington today, before a fine crowd, the Red Sox were downed by the Nationals to the tune of a 3 to 2 score. The score indicated a very interesting and well played game on the field, but such was not the case for the Boston's fielding was off, with the exception of Heinie Wagner who played his usual steady game. Good support would have scored a shutout for Ray Collins, who pitched excellently until the last two innings, when Washington managed to hit him easily. He managed to pull out of both innings however, thanks to a fine double play by Tris Speaker, who took a low line drive and fired the ball to second base before the runner could return. Carl Cashion was wild. The Washington pitcher handed out ten free passes and kept his catcher on the jump every moment. His wildness however, bothered the Boston hitters and they were able to score only four safe base hits. No fewer than 16 Red Sox batters reached first base, but only two came around to score. In the second inning Bill Carrigan was forced out of the game with a split fingernail on the forefinger of his throwing hand. He is expected to be out for the next three days. Pinch Thomas took his place and turned in a fine day's work, especially in making his throws to the bases. Boston got in three of their four hits in the second inning. They scored the first run when Duffy Lewis opened with a base hit, only to be forced at second by Clyde Engle. Jake Stahl was thrown out at first and then Heinie Wagner hit one for two bases to score Engle. Carrigan followed with a single to left but Wagner was thrown out at the plate.
With one down and men on second and third in the third inning, Speaker hit one to Eddie Foster who threw out Harry Hooper at home. Then with the bases full Engel was thrown out at first. The Red Sox blew it in the fourth inning when Clyde Milan sent a fly out to Duffy Lewis, who turned his back on the ball on account of the sun and dropped it. Chick Gandil dropped a bunt in front of the plate and Pinch Thomas made a perfect throw to third, but Engle lost the ball. Frank Laporte came up and knocked out a single to score one run, then Howie Shanks hit one to Engle but Stahl dropped his wide throw after making a fine stretch. That filled the bases and George McBride grounded one down to Engle who fumbled this one, with a perfect doubleplay in his sights, allowing the second run to score. The bases were still full when Heinie Wagner made a remarkable jumping one-handed catch of Cashion's line drive and quickly touch second base for the double-play. The Nats third run, and what proved to be the winning run, came in the next inning and it was a result of a pass, two outs and Steve Yerkes' failure to handle a ground ball that took a perfect bounce to him from Gandil. The Red Sox got out of a hole in the seventh inning when Foster opened with a two bagger, but was doubled up on a line drive to Speaker. Gandil followed with a base hit but was thrown out by Thomas in trying for second. Speaker scored the Red Sox second run in the eighth-inning on a pass, an out by Lewis, a wild pitch and a short fly to left-field. Washington got twelve men to first base, but should have only had seven. Larry Gardner was badly missed, as Engle did not fill in for him well at third. The Sox played a loose game behind the hard-working Collins, and the Senators played for everything they had with second place to look for and the Athletics winning a doubleheader from New York. In this game the Red Sox looked anything but champions. Hugh Bradley alone was showing some life, but he was chased from the dugout by umpire Evans for yelling too much. |
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