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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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WORLD CHAMPS AGAIN July 6, 1915 ... More than 12,000 baseball fans were delighted to see the Red Sox take a doubleheader from Washington, by scores of 5 to 1 and 4 to 1. The Red Sox clearly outplayed the Nationals in both games, especially with their bats. Washington had their two best pitchers, Walter Johnson and Joe Boehling on the mound. Boehling was forced to retire from the first game before the first inning was over, splitting a finger on his pitching hand, while trying to stop a ground ball. Ernie Shore pitched for the Red Sox, after a long layoff, and did a good job making the Senators look like a second division team. When Walter Johnson went in to start the second game, he received a large round of applause, but in the very first inning the Sox opened up on him and practically won the game right there. Larry Gardner had four base hits off him in his many times at bat. Vean Gregg was sent in to pitch the second game for the Red Sox, but gave way after two innings, as manager Bill Carrigan decided that he did not have his good stuff and did not want to take any chances against Johnson. Carl Mays came into pitch for Gregg and did a magnificent job. The Red Sox took the lead in the first inning and held it throughout the game. The ninth-inning finished with a sensational climax, for, with the bases loaded and nobody out, Rip Williams came in to hit for Johnson and drove a line drive at Jack Barry that he made a great stop on, firing to Dick Hoblitzell for a doubleplay to close the game. Hal Janvrin was cheered frequently for both games. He was very good at the plate and made some great plays in the field. Tris Speaker also did an extra fine job patrolling centerfield throughout both contests. The Red Sox ran the bases wildly in the second game. Janvrin and Duffy Lewis were both thrown out trying for third, and three men were thrown out in succession trying to steal second. In the first game, Janvrin tried to score from second on an infield hit and was thrown out the plate by a large margin. In the first game, after Washington scored on the top of the first inning, the Red Sox opened with three runs in their half. Janvrin got to second on George McBride's wild throw to first on his ground ball and scored on a base hit by Speaker. Tris stole second and Duffy Lewis was hit by a pitch. They both scored on Larry Gardner's line drive to left, but Gardner was thrown out trying to get the third, by Howie Shanks. The Sox scored two more runs in their half of the second inning on singles by Barry and Hick Cady, a sacrifice by Shore, to move them over, and a single by Harry Hooper to left. Shore did some great pitching over the last four innings, only allowing two men to reach first base, as the Sox took the opener 5 to 1. After a short delay, Gregg and Johnson warmed up for the pitcher's battle hopefully to come. After the Nationals went down the first inning Johnson came to the mound and was well pleased with a hearty reception he received from the Boston fans. The Sox started with Hooper lifting a fly ball to left-field. Janvrin singled to right, but was thrown out at third on Speaker's double close to the left-field line. Hobby hit a line drive to left that scored Speaker and he went down the second on the throw home. He scored on Duffy Lewis' single, but Duffy was thrown out trying to get the third on the throw. Washington got one back in the second inning when John Henry drew a pass and stole second before Johnson drove the ball to the fence in left-center, for a triple, scoring Henry. The Sox got the bases full in their half of the second and failed to score. But in the third Janvrin opened up with a base hit, but was forced by Speaker. Hoblitzell grounded to Gandil at first, but Chick's throw hit Speaker in the back, as he was trying to make the throw to second. Duffy Lewis drew a pass to fill the bases and Gardner lined a single to right that scored two more runs, putting the Sox up 4 to 1. Mays did some great work on the mound during the next five innings with only three men reaching first base. McBride reached on a single in the fourth, Shanks with a single in the fifth and Tom Connolly reached first on an error in the sixth. Then came the last inning. Connolly led off with a ground ball that bounced by Gardner. Henry hit a ground ball to Barry who tossed the ball over to Janvrin at second, but Hal bobbled the ball, trying to complete the double-play. McBride followed with a scratch single and filled the bases. Then Williams came to bat for Johnson and drove the ball to Barry that he turned into a nifty doubleplay. |
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