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THE 1914 "MIRACLE" BRAVES
The Cubs knock around Hess and Crutcher
July 10, 1914
... Otto Hess fell down on his role as the Cubs
jinx, as the Braves dropped the third game of the series, 11 to 6.
Hess, as a rule, as had an easy time in disposing of the Chicago
crew, but he lasted not quite three innings in today's encounter.
The Cubs scored four runs in the second inning and filled the bases in the
third, with only one down, when Otto was given the hook. His rescuer, Dick
Crutcher, opened up with a wild pitch which allowed one run to score and another
scored on an out. Hess was touched for six hits during in short stay on the
mound and Crutcher was good for seven more during the remainder of the game.
Jimmy Lavender started on the mound for the Cubs and blew up in the fifth
inning, when the Braves started some fireworks.
The Braves were the first to score. In the first
inning. Evers knocked a single over Bill Sweeney's head and took second on Joe
Connolly's out. He scored when Rabbit Maranville poked another single out over
Red Corriden's head.
Trouble started in the second inning for the Braves
when Chicago scored four runs. Frank Schulte and Sweeney started off with
singles. Corriden forced Schulte then Roger Bresnahan was passed to fill the
bases. Lavender next hit the ball to left field fence for a triple that sent the
three runners across. He scored on Tommy Leach's Texas League blooper behind
first base. That made the score 4 to 1 in favor of the Cubs.
Hess passed Schulte to start the third and Sweeney
laid down a sacrifice. Corriden followed with a single and Bresnahan walked.
With the bases loaded, manager Stallings yanked Hess and Dick Crutcher was sent
it. Crutcher immediately threw a wild pitch that scored Schulte. Corriden then
scored on Lavender's out, and the Cubs were ahead 6 to 1.
The fourth inning was uneventful, but the Braves
started something in the fifth. Hank Gowdy was passed to start and Crutcher was
safe on Heinie Zimmerman's fumble. Josh Devore was also passed and with the
bases choked, Evers singled down the first base line. The ball hit the bag and
umpire Lord Byron called it fair, scoring Gowdy and Crutcher, and allowing
Devore to go to third. George Pierce now came in to pitch at this point and Jim
Murray was sent in to bat for Connolly. He singled and scored Devore, while
Evers went to third. Pierce picked Murray off first and then fanned Maranville.
Zimmerman grabbed a ground ball from Schmidt at third base and threw low to
first. Schmidt was safe and Evers scored. The threat ended when Schmidt was
thrown out trying to steal. That made the score 6 to 5.
Chicago got to Crutcher for four more runs in the
eighth-inning and the Braves made a feeble effort to start another rally in the
ninth. Final score was 11 to 6 in favor of the Cubs. |
