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THE BABE
ARRIVES ... July 14, 1914 ... Another $10,000 beauty may good for the Red Sox today. He was one of the two pitchers purchased from the Baltimore Orioles. Ernie Shore, who could be the tallest pitcher in baseball, was certainly a sensational performer on the mound today, when he beat Cleveland by a score of 2 to 1. Every eye was riveted on the new pitcher and at the close of the game, 5000 fans excepted the newcomer as about the slickest thing brought into this town since the opening of Fenway Park. The game was really a tame affair, the Red Sox hitting weekly and running bases poorly. No less than 12 men were left on base in seven innings, but the rookie pitcher held the attention until the last man flied out, with a man on third base. Shore was tired and showed class in the ninth-inning. He was always cool, and fielded his position beautifully. He had a fine breaking ball with great speed, and from start to finish was on top of his game every second. There were only two hits made off him and some scorers gave him just one. The first was a line drive by Steve O'Neill in the sixth inning that broke by Tris Speaker and rolled to the bleachers, allowing the hitter three bases. Tris usually makes easy work of this sort of hit, but the ball was hit hard and on a line. The second hit was by Jack Graney and was stopped back of second base by Everett Scott. Cleveland scored their only run in the sixth inning, on the ball that got by Speaker by O'Neill, who scored on Graney's ground ball out to Hal Janvrin. The Red Sox scored their first run in the fourth inning when Hal Janvrin walked, went to second on a groundout by Speaker and scored on a fine single by Hick Cady. They added one more the next inning on Speaker's pass, who then made third on groundouts by Duffy Lewis and Janvrin. Pitcher Bill Steen's wild throw to first, let Speaker in with the Sox second run. Cleveland made an attempt to tie the game in the ninth when Graney singled and stole second. Turner advanced him to third, but then Shore rose to the occasion and disposed of Doc Johnston on strikes. Shore ended the game as he blazed one by Ivy Olson, who got his bat on the ball for a weak pop-up to Scott. Scott patted Shore on the back, gave him the ball and the rest of the team congratulated him in the dugout. There is no doubt that is rookie can pitch a fine game and has real nerve. |
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