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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS July 30, 1918 ... Five pitchers, eleven runs, fourteen base hits and great support in the field gave the Red Sox and 11 to 4 victory over the Browns at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Tom Rogers, lasted longest of the St. Louis hurlers. Bugs Bennett, Tom Rogers, Grover Lowdermilk, Dave Davenport, and Byron Houck were the other pitchers who the Red Sox had their way with. Red Sox pitcher Sam Jones was wild throughout the game. He gave up seven passes, but wonderful support saves him on many occasions. The game started with a pass to Harry Hooper. Amos Strunk slammed a double to right scoring Hooper with the first run. Babe Ruth inspired enough fear earn a pass to first. In the third inning the Sox scored two more runs. Sam Jones walked, Dave Shean singled to right, moving Jones to third and scoring on Amos Strunk's sacrifice fly. Ruth then singled to right, with Shean moving to third. Ruth stole second and when the ball slipped out of Hank Severeid's hand Shean scored. Severeid recovered long enough throw Ruth out trying to make third. In the fifth, the Red Sox finished Rogers. Harry Hooper doubled to right, Shean walked and Amos Strunk tripled to center, scoring Hooper and Shean. Lowdermilk, then came in and Stuffy McInnis singled in Otis Strunk. In the seventh, the Red Sox knocked out Lowdermilk when they tallied three times. Ruth singled and took third when Stuffy McInnis singled to right. Everett Scott doubled over Jack Tobin's head, allowing both runners to score. Dave Davenport, then came into pitch and George Cochran beat out a hit down to George Sisler at first, because Davenport dropped the firstbaseman's toss as he was covering the bag. Everett Scott scored on the play to make it 9-2 in favor of the Red Sox. Byron Houck came into pitch in the eighth and Harry Hooper greeted him with a single. Frank Truesdale, attempting to sacrifice, but popped up. Strunk sacrificed Hooper to second safely. The Babe then singled to center and scored Hooper, while Strunk took third. Otis Strunk ended the scoring on a sacrifice fly to Jack Tobin off the bat of McInnis. Sam Agnew was the only Red Sox player who played the entire game and did not get a hit. Babe Ruth only had three singles. Both Charles Comiskey, President of the Chicago White Sox and Clark Griffith manager and part owner of the Washington Nationals issued statements in opposition to Ban Johnson's suggestion of the league closing its season on August 20. Obviously neither team, who is involved in the pennant race with the Red Sox, and do not want to lose the revenue generated by closing the season ten days earlier than necessary. |
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