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THE SOX CAN'T STAY
HEALTHY NOR HAPPY ... June 16, 1913 ... The Red Sox made it four straight, winning today's afternoon game at Fenway Park by a score of 3 to 2 over the St. Louis Browns, but it took 12 innings before the decision was reached. It was a battle between the pitchers, Joe Wood and Walt Leverenz for the Brownies. Leverenz pitched one of the finest games of the season, limiting the Red Sox to seven scattered singles through six innings. Both teams scored in the first inning, with the visitors getting theirs on a triple and a wild pitch by Joe Wood. In the bottom of the first inning Red Sox tied the score. Harry Hooper was passed and stole second, scoring on a single by Larry Gardner. In the Red Sox third inning they took the lead on a Steve Yerkes' single and a muffed ball by Johnny Johnston in left field, that allowed Yerkes to get the third. A sacrifice fly by Duffy Lewis put the Red Sox ahead, 2 to 1. St. Louis tied up the score in the fifth on a pass, a sacrifice and Bobby Wallace's single to left field. From that point on it was a real pitchers' battle. The day was extremely warm and both pitchers showed the effects of the hard drive after each inning in their dugout. Leverenz was steady and effective while his catcher Sam Agnew, was cutting off Boston base runners who were trying to steal second. The Red Sox batters failed to get a man is far as second-base from the third inning until the 12th. From the sixth of the ninth inning, Joe Wood disposed of the side in order with three strikeouts. The crowd thoroughly enjoyed the work of each pitcher and the brilliant playing of the infielders especially Steve Yerkes. He made beautiful running pickups and gathered up sharp grounders at his right and left, saving Wood a lot of trouble. The visitors came close to winning in the ninth when Burt Shotton led off with a single. Stovall lined a ball into the left field corner where Duffy Lewis picked it up and threw to Wood, down the third base line about 30 feet from home plate. Shotton turned third with what would have been the winning run, as Joe took the throw, spun and shot it to Les Nunamaker who nipped Shotton as he slid into the plate. The Red Sox went out an order in the 9th, 10th, and 11th innings. In the 12th however, Clyde Engle worked Leverenz for a pass to start it off. Heinie Wagner bunted and Bobby Wallace picked up the ball on the run. Seeing that he had a chance to cut Engle off at second, he turned quickly and shot the ball to Del Pratt. But the ball was a few inches wide of its mark and went rolling into the outfield, while Engle scampering around to third. With Wood at the plate, Leverenz threw the first ball by him. He took a healthy swing on the second one and it went shooting well to the right of centerfield. Shotton had no chance to get the ball, look at it, and started running into the dugout. The ball rolled against the centerfield fence and Engle scored the winning run. |
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