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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS June 29, 1918 ... The Red Sox climbed to within five points of the American League lead, by defeating the Nationals 3-1 today, while the Athletics were beating the Yankees. Until now it has been the home team that has been putting on all the rallies late in the contest. The Red Sox turned the tables today. After being blanked for seven innings, the Red Sox put two men over in the eighth, and added one in the ninth. When they went to bat in the eighth. The scoreboard boy had just hung up the numbers that told of the Yankees defeat and that seemed to spur the Red Sox on. Sam Jones was a little unsteady, but the Nationals could not get to him after he had put men on the bases. He gave way to Joe Bush in the eighth inning and Joe Bush only faced seven men finish off the ballgame and Ernie safe. It was Jones' fault that the Nationals scored at all, and two of the four hits made off him, were scratches. Howie Shanks got one of the hard hits to start the game. He stole second and kept on going to third when Jones made a wild pitch. Joe Judge's sacrifice fly scored him for Washington's only run of the ballgame. The Red Sox hit Doc Ayers hard enough to win two or three ball games, but he was lucky enough to persevere during the first seven innings. The Red Sox had 14 men stranded on base in seven runless innings. However Sox players lost no time in the eighth inning. Stuffy McInnis doubled and George Whiteman followed suit, both line drives being hit to left field. Everett Scott hit a Texas leaguer to right and Whiteman was held at third, but with Carl Mays batting for Sam Jones, he made first on Doc Lavan's error on an easy pop fly, filling the bases. Ray Morgan threw out Whiteman at the plate on Harry Hooper's grounder, but Val Picinich, in trying for a doubleplay, threw the ball past Joe Judge, and Everett Scott scored to make this game 2-1. Wally Schang's hit, two force outs, and another error by Lavan, followed by Scott's single, gave the Red Sox their final run in the ninth inning. Wally Schang and Everett Scott each made four hits, but two of Schang's were scratch hits and all of Scott's were solid line drives. Stuffy McInnis made the star defensive play of the game to retire dock Lavan in the ninth inning. He knocked the ball down with his glove and got it to Joe Joe Bush who was covering first, just in time. Clyde Milan made a great catch off Babe Ruth for the third out in the seventh inning. He was playing way back as it was, but he still had to go some to get Babe's deep drive, with two men on base. The great catch saved Ayers, bacon for the time being. |
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