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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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WORLD CHAMPS AGAIN May 12, 1915 ... The Red Sox beat up the Detroit Tigers by a 4 to 1 score with Ernie Shore allowing just eight scattered hits and only one run. The Sox got to Harry Coveleski for nine hits and a total of 14 bases. They could have scored several more had it not been for the great fielding of the Tiger's defense, led by Ty Cobb, who made two great plays. The Tigers grabbed the lead in the fourth inning on three base hits by Sam Crawford, Bill Jacobson and Ralph Young. The Red Sox big hitter was Del Gainer, who hit a ball so far over the left-field fence that Bobby Veach didn't move from his spot when it disappeared. That happened in the fifth inning when the Red Sox scored three runs. Everett Scott next dropped a bloop hit over short and Mike McNally tried to bunt him over, but Coveleski fielded the bunt and tried to throw Scotty out at second, but he was too late, allowing both runners to get in safely. Hick Cady then bunted for a base hit down the third-base line, to fill the bases, with nobody out. Scott was forced at the plate when Shore hit one back to the mound, but the Tiger catcher, Del Baker, tried to double up Shore on the play, and threw the ball away, allowing McNally and Cady to romp home and give the Sox a 3 to 1 lead. The Sox got another run two innings later, as Cady drew a pass and scored on Shore's double to right field. In the sixth inning ,when the bases were loaded and no outs, Shore displayed some nervousness, but the Tigers' runners died on base. He struck out Coveleski and started a doubleplay himself, on a hot ground ball hit back to him by Donie Bush. |
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