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THE BABE
ARRIVES ...
The Sox make it four straight over the World Champs
September 5, 1914 ... The Red Sox came out of the series with the World Champion Philadelphia Athletics with glory enough for one season, as today at Fenway Park they made Philly strike their
colors and go down to a 4 to 1 defeat, for a sweep of the series. It was the fourth game in succession one by the Red Sox, with superior ball playing showing them at their best.
Before two thirds of the game was over, manager Connie Mack usually a serene and modest person, was running about the dugout barking orders to his players. So conspicuous was the, that the Red Sox players kept yelling at him to sit down and were giving him a hard time. Mack wanted of the
game badly, and tried hard to rally his troops, but Ernie Shore was two much for the visitors and receiving great support by his infielders. The Sox put up one of their best games and, what was better still, they bunched four of their six hits in one inning, and with the help of free passes,
turn in four runs.
The one run made by Philadelphia was a pure gift by Pinch Thomas in the first inning, when with two down, he threw over second base with a man on third. That would put Philly in the lead until the fifth inning. The Athletics could only find Shore for four hits, all singles made in the first,
second and eighth innings. It was the first time he had faced the A's, but he took their measure in fine style over the course of the game.
Philadelphia broke out first with two down at the start of the game. Eddie Collins singled, went to third on a base hit by Frank Baker, and scored when Pinch Thomas threw the ball into center field. In the Red Sox half of the fifth inning Hal Janvrin got the first hit for the Red Sox with a
double to left field corner, waking up the crowd gave him a rousing cheer. Larry Gardner singled and Wally Rehg came in to pinch-hit for Thomas. He forced Gardner at second but Janvrin scored the tying run. Everett Scott followed it up with a single and Tris Speaker hit one to the left field
bank for two bases, scoring the two baserunners.
Hats off to the Red Sox and manager Bill Carrigan. Any team that can trim Philadelphia for four straight games is a good ball club. The Red Sox now have won eight of their last nine games played with Philadelphia, where have not been able to get to the Red Sox pitchers, while the Sox batters
have found their pitching easy picking. The large crowd left the grounds satisfied that the Speed Boys were a good team and regretted that the A's were so far ahead in the standings. The day was ideal for the game and the Red Sox players enjoyed the way it unfolded. |
