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THE SOX CAN'T STAY
HEALTHY NOR HAPPY ... September 13, 1913 ... The game at Fenway Park today was very interesting from the first pitch until the last man went out on strikes, with men at second and third and the Red Sox holding the lead by a slim score of 3 to 2. The fielding was shoddy by both teams while Boston at the edge at the plate, with Tris Speaker taking the honors, hitting three singles and a double in four times up. Earl Moseley pitched a splendid game for the Sox, but was handicapped by the erratic throwing of his catcher Hick Cady. Moseley held the Browns to just five hits scattered through as many innings. Whatever trouble he had came on passes, as the two St. Louis runs scored, were because of base on balls. The Red Sox efforts on doing hit-and-run plays were big failures, as the Browns managed to be in the right position every time the Red Sox tried to execute one. Clyde Engle fielded a game at first base, which was superb, also getting two singles and drawing to free ride. The real speed play of the game was turned in by Heinie Wagner and Engle in the third inning. With a man at first, Bert Shotton hit a grounder just to the left of second base that Wagner nipped on the dead run, touched second and cut the ball to first, where Engle made a remarkable pickup getting the ball at full stretch for a doubleplay. The Browns scored first. In the first inning Shotton drew a pass and Jimmy Austin sacrificed him to second. Del Pratt sent him home with a ringing single to center. The Sox tied it up in the bottom of the inning. Engle spanked a clean single to left and Speaker hit one to right, sending Engle to third. From there he scored on a sacrifice fly by Duffy Lewis to tie up again at one run each. In the bottom of the fourth inning the Red Sox grabbed the lead, when Larry Gardner singled and stole second base. After two round ball outs, and Gardner still at second base, Del Pratt made a beautiful stop of another ground ball, but threw a bit wide of first base, allowing Gardner, who was running with the crack of the bat, to score the second Boston run. The Sox added a third run in the fifth inning. It started when Engel drew a pass and took second on a passed ball. He scored on Speaker's line drive down the left-field foul line for two bases. The Browns scored one more run in the sixth inning but that was it. Moseley sent the Browns down in the seventh and eighth. In the ninth, with the Sox leading, 3 to 2, Gus Williams hit one down the third base line that hit the bag for a single. He stole second base without much trouble, as Cady threw the ball not only late, but into center field. Moseley passed Sam Covington to put runners at first and third. At this point the Browns tried a double steal because Moseley allowed Covington a big lead. As they broke on the pitch, Moseley pulled himself together and got Mike Balenti to pop the ball up to Engle for the second out. With Covington at second and Williams still at third, Sam Agnew came to the plate. It was down to a count of three and two, when Moseley blazed one over the corner of the plate for strike three, ending the game. It was the 16th win for the Red Sox in their last 22 games played, for the best percentage in the American League during the last three weeks. It was also Jimmy Austin's first appearance as the Browns player manager. |
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