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WES FERRELL |
A BRAND NEW FENWAY PARK OPENS
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Wes Ferrell homers to tie the game and
then homers in the 10th inning to win it
August 22, 1934
... Wes
Ferrell made a complete job of beating the Chicago White Sox at
Fenway, by a score of 3 to 2 in 10 innings. He tied the score in the
eighth inning when, with one out and nobody on, sent a shot over the
left field wall, making it 2 to 2. Then in the 10th inning, after two
were out, he slugged another home run and jogged home with the
walk-off game winner.
There was a outburst off applause and cheering when he homered in the
eighth, but that was nothing compared to the cheering, fist pounding
and hugging that happened in the tenth.
He was the whole show indeed, both on offense and defense. He had
held his opposition to seven hits scattered through the ten innings,
and one of their runs resulted from an error. He also stopped Al
Simmons' 16-game hitting streak. Ferrell allowed only one free pass
in getting his 12th win against only two defeats.
In the third inning, after two were out, Evar Swanson singled for the
White Sox and stole second, scoring when Roy Johnson dropped Mule
Haas' fly ball in left center. Chicago put over another run in the
fourth inning. Luke Appling led off with a single to center. Jimmy
Dykes followed with a single to left, sending Appling to third, but
got caught in a rundown between first and second, trying to get
another base. Appling then scored when Jackie Hayes grounded out.
In the meantime the Red Sox had five hits including singles by Rick
Ferrell, Billy Werber, Bill Cissell and a double by Moose Solters
which resulted in no runs.
Then in the fifth inning, down 2-0, the Red Sox were spotted a run.
With one out, Solters singled, Carl Reynolds flew to left and Ed
Morgan doubled off the wall in center. Solters took a big lead at
third trying to distract the White Sox pitcher Les Tietje, and might
have been caught off the bag had Merv Shea, the catcher, not thrown
the ball into the dirt, trying to pick him off at third and having it
skip into left field. Solters scored and Morgan scooted over to
third.
Then in the eighth, with one down Wes tied the score. His Red Sox
teammates could not get the job done, leaving 13 men on base, so
Ferrell had to do it all himself. |
