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TRIS SPEAKER |
WORLD CHAMPS AGAIN
The Sox stage a ninth
inning rally
only to leave the game tied at 5 to 5.
June 19, 1915
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Ten thousand fans
cheered themselves hoarse at Fenway Park when the Red Sox made a last ditch rally to tie up the game in the ninth inning by scoring three runs. Then to everyone's disappointment the umpire announced that
the Browns had to leave in order to catch their train to Detroit.
In the eighth inning, down by one run, St. Louis scored four times, on some shoddy infield work by the Red Sox. Bert Shotton was safe on a fumble by Heinie Wagner. Jimmy Austin followed with a little tipped ball out
in front of the plate that Pinch Thomas picked up and then threw wildly to second base.
Then Tillie Walker knocked both runners in with a base hit. Ernie Walker followed with another hit and then both the Walkers pulled off a double steal. Carl Mays threw in a wild pitch,
and Doc Lavan singled allowing the Browns to score four unearned runs,
and lead 5 to 2.
But the Red Sox
weren't done and pulled off a great comeback in the bottom of the ninth. Del Gainor
started by ripping a single. Harry Hooper also singled and Bill Rodgers walked to load the bases. Tris Speaker worked the count
letting two balls go by and then fouled off two more. The fifth pitch
he
slapped over the secondbaseman's head, knocking in two runs and bringing the fans out of their seats, cheering wildly. Duffy Lewis
next advanced Speaker to second with an easy roller back to the
pitcher, Bill James. James then threw a pitch into the dirt that got by
his catcher, Sam Agnew
and Rodgers scored. The Sox had tied the game and still had Speaker at third. With Hal Janvrin up, the speedy Texan broke for home
on the fourth pitch. Janvrin smashed the ball past him to Jimmy Austin at third, but Austin dove for the ball,
stopped it and scrambled to his feet, just nipping Janvrin at first.
Vean Gregg started the game for the Sox and pitched four innings, in another
fine outing as he had against Cleveland. He was relieved by Carl Mays who could
have finished easily, but he lacked the power the hold steady and was slowing
fielding his position.
The Red Sox were first the score in the first inning on a pass and singles by
speaker and Hoblitzell. The Browns tied it up in the fourth on a double by
Walker and a single by Lavan. That finished the day for Gregg and Mays went in
relief. The Sox scored one in the sixth on a pass to Hobby, a single by Larry
Gardner and a long sacrifice fly, to grab a 2 to 1 lead. |
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