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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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FENWAY'S FIRST TEAM October 4, 1912 ... In a good-natured sort of game here this afternoon in Philadelphia, the Athletics nosed out the Red Sox, 4 to 3. Ray Collins was on the mound for Boston and pitched a superb game, only being really responsible for just one run. Frank Baker hit his second home run in two days, but Collins had fine command, breaking his curves with authority, and with proper support, would have easily won the game. Bill Carrigan returned to his familiar spot behind the plate and never looked better. After working five innings he gave way Pinch Thomas, who misplayed the ball that gave one run to Connie Mack's boys. Carrigan threw out four of the five men who tried to steal on him. With both Ray Collins and Carrigan playing well, the result of the game meant very little. The Sox gave a wretched exhibition of baserunning. Steve Yerkes, Heinie Wagner and Harry Hooper were caught napping and Hooper was thrown at the plate trying to score from second on an infield hit. Yerkes was killed off while at third, with nobody out, while the others were killed off at first by the pitcher. Byron Houck was on the mound for Philadelphia and had find speed, to hold off the Boston batters. Philly scored their first run in the second inning, when Baker shot one over the right-field fence. Their second run was a gift. With two outs, Eddie Murphy walked, stole second and scored on a scratch single by Rube Oldring.
Now down 2 to 0, the Red Sox started in the sixth inning by tying the game. Tris Speaker doubled and Duffy Lewis tripled, followed by a long fly to the outfield off the bat of Jake Stahl, resulting in two runs and a tie game. But the Red Sox gave the runs right back to the Athletics in the bottom of the inning, on a pass and two wild throws by Stahl and Thomas. Thomas was running his man down and hit him in the back with the ball, the result being two men coming over the plate. Now down 4 to 2, the Red Sox attempted to rally in the ninth inning. Clyde Engle singled and Houck hit the next batter with a pitch. Olaf Henriksen came in to pinch-hit and knocked out a base hit to score the third Boston run. But with the bases loaded Yerkes closed the game with a ground ball to Eddie Collins. The day was extremely warm for this time he year and the crowd small, but the rivalry was friendly and the Red Sox players didn't really care about losing the game. Larry Gardner was out again this afternoon for a light workout with his little finger well protected. Tomorrow will be the last day before the real work begins. The Athletics were full of camaraderie with the Red Sox and this morning, both Jack Coombs and Eddie Collins spent a full hour with the Boston team, to help them learn what they could do against the Giants. |
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