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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS May 30, 1918 ... The Red Sox and Washington divided honors in the games played at Fenway Park today. The Red Sox winning the morning contest by a score of 9 to 1 and Washington, taking the afternoon game 4 to 0. Dutch Leonard worked for the Red Sox in the morning contest and was hit hard, but snappy fielding by his teammates and poor work by the Nationals enabled him to pull through. Doc Ayers was on the mound in the second game and opposing him was Dick McCabe, a youngster who has been doing bullpen duty since the season opened. The Senators took a great liking to McCabe's offerings and several times during the contest it looked as though he would be yanked. He was taken out in the eighth inning to allow a pinch-hitter to bat for him. Babe Ruth, who has been inactive for the past week, got back into the game when he batted for Sam Agnew in the eighth inning of the afternoon conflict. The Babe was given a wonderful reception by the 10,000 fans, but he failed to come through with a hit, instead hitting a fly ball to Clyde Milan in deep center, being the best he could do. There was little in the morning game from Washington as Milan was the only member of the Nationals who was able to cross the plate. Kid Foster was the only other member of the team who managed to get around to third and he was thrown out at the plate when he tried to score from second. The Sox staged a big inning in the third, but not one of the five runs was earned. A wild throw by Jim Shaw, in attempting to get Hooper at first, and a poor throw to second by Eddie Ainsmith, followed by Shaw's poor throw to the plate, after intercepting Milan's throw, was responsible for the Red Sox staging a rally. The batting of Everett Scott, who connected for three doubles was the feature of the morning game. Scott's three doubles sent in five of the nine runs his team scored. Doc Ayers was in rare form in the afternoon clash. The Sox never had a chance, with not one member of the Red Sox reaching third-base. Ayers received find support with doubleplays that killed whatever chance the Sox had of putting a run across the plate. Dick McCabe, was pitching his first game of the season for the Sox. The youngster did not keep the ball away from the center of the plate. The first four men up for the Nationals, in the second inning singled and the best they could do was get one run, as McCabe fanned Ayers and Judge with the bases loaded. An error by Fred Thomas in the third inning, resulted in the second run for the Nationals. Two more were added in the sixth, making it 4 to 0. |
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