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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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WORLD CHAMPS AGAIN June 12, 1915 ... The Cleveland Indians made their first appearance at Fenway Park before 10,000 baseball fans, gathered to spend a pleasant afternoon, and were delighted to see the Red Sox win by a score 5 to 4, in an interesting game with a perfect climax. Vean Gregg was the starter for the Red Sox and a proved to be a great surprise to the fans. But for a couple of blunders, by his teammates, he would've undoubtedly won the game, because he displayed great poise with his crossfire delivery and with a little more work chances are very good that he will help greatly for the rest of the season. He was a bit wild, as most of the Boston pitchers have been lately, but his excuse is the fact that he is been getting very little playing time. Opposing him was Fred Coumbe, the player the Red Sox sent the Cleveland last year in the trade from Gregg. He was hit easily for three innings before Casey Hagerman took his place and held the Red Sox runless the last three innings. Carl Mays replaced Gregg in the fourth inning and pitched a great game, striking out four men and allowing only three scattered base hits. The Indians jumped away to a two run lead in the first inning. Southworth drew a pass and went to second on a hit-and-run base hit by Ray Chapman. A sharp throw by Gregg caught Chapman napping at first, but he made it to second safely when Hal Janvrin muffed the throw from Dick Hoblitzell. A triple by Jack Graney scored Southworth and Chapman, and the Indians led 2 to 0. The Red Sox tied up the score in short order, in their half of the inning, on a single by Heinie Wagner, another by Tris Speaker, and a sharp grounder by Duffy Lewis that got by Turner. A bad throw from centerfield to third-base allowed Speaker to score the tying run. The Red Sox took the lead in the third when Wagner got a base hit to right-center for three bases and scored on a sacrifice fly to left by Speaker. The Indians took the lead back the next inning, by scoring two runs on a single by Bill Wambsganns, a fielder's choice, trying to head Wamby off the third, that failed and a triple by Southworth. But the Red Sox came back and tied it up again in their half of the inning. Hick Cady singled off Hagerman and Rube Foster came in to pinch run. He moved to second as Mays was thrown out at first and Olaf Henriksen singled to center allowing Foster to come in with the tying run. Pinch Thomas went in to catch in the bottom of the inning and Carl Mays came into pitch. Ray Chapman was the first man to face Mays and got a base hit, but never passed third base. The Sox took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth when Duffy Lewis reached on a base hit to left, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into two bases. Hobby smashed a wicked line drive to the bank in deep center that was good for three bases and scored on a single to left by Janvrin, putting the Sox up for good, 5 to 4. In the sixth inning, Mays struck out two batters and in the seventh, after Southworth led off with a single, Mays struck out Turner and got the next two men to ground out. In the ninth-inning there were two out and Steve O'Neill on third base. Mays faced Turner again and closed the game by striking him out on three consecutive called strikes. |
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