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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS August 27, 1918 ... The Tigers absorbed 13 strikeouts from Joe Bush today, but bunched three hits together in the eighth inning, scored two runs and that was enough to win the ballgame from the Red Sox 2 to 1. It was a tough game for Bush to lose. His 13 strikeouts is the season record. He was mowing down the Tigers with the ease and pitching airtight ball, once working out of a fine jam when Pep Young opened an inning by hitting a triple. In the first three innings Joe Bush fanned eight batters getting the side in order in the first and third innings. It looked as if he might hang up a big record. But the Red Sox failed to hit in the pinches and had some other fine opportunities to shoot runs over but didn't. Bush apparently tired somewhat toward the end, as he was working so hard, being forced to that three and to limit by the Tigers batters. In the fourth inning, the Red Sox took a one to nothing lead on Amos Strunk's infield hit, George Whiteman's sacrifice, and Stuffy McInnis' single. In the sixth they had a man on second and only one out, and in the eighth on first and second, with only one out, and in the ninth, they had two on and two out, but in all instances were not able to score. For the Tigers in the eighth inning, Bobby Jones, Oscar Vitt, and Bobby Veach singled in succession good for one run. Veach scored when Art Griggs made it to first on one that Joe Bush deflected over to Dave Shean, who made the fast play. The Tigers did not have Ty Cobb who went to New York to clear up some business in connection with his military service. The Cleveland Indians beat the Athletics today in Philadelphia, by a score 8 to 6, putting the Red Sox lead in the American League to 2 1/2 games. In order to clinch the championship now, the Red Sox must win four out of seven of their last games, if Cleveland wins all five of its remaining games. However, the Indians received a setback as pitcher Guy Morton had to leave the team for home tonight, having received his draft call. |
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