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PETE FOX |
Pete Fox leads the Sox in a
come back
June 7, 1945 ... Pete Fox produced two hits
that enabled the Red Sox to wind up a successful homestand, with a 5
to 4 triumph over the Athletics at Fenway Park in 10 innings. The Sox
were behind most of the afternoon although they had the Athletics on
the ropes and were eagerly seeking to knock out their pitchers with a
blow on every throw. In the seventh, a double off the left-field
fence by Fox drove in the tying mark and it was his 10th inning single that set
the stage for the winning rally. Entering the first overtime round, the teams
were tied at 4 to 4. Mike Ryba, who had replaced Jim Wilson, pitched one-hit
shutout relief.
Bob Johnson started the Sox 10th inning by drawing a walk. Fox next pumped
one through the hole at shortstop on the hit-and-run, sending Johnson over to
third-base. The A's then lected to walk George Metkovich and load the bases,
looking like a smart move when Jackie Tobin bounced the ball to secondbaseman
Irv Hall, who threw out Johnson at the plate. But the next batter, Bob Garbark
lined one over rightfielder Hal Peck's head for a single that scored Fox with
the walkoff run.
A free pass to Eddie Lake, a single by Tom McBride and an infield out on
Johnson's ground ball gave the Sox one run in the first inning. The Philly
equalized it in the second on George Kell's double and Lake's error.
Home runs by Bobby Estelalla and Peck gave Philadelphia a three run
advantage. This was whittled down to a single run when Johnson belted his
seventh home run into the screen with McBride on base ahead of him, in the sixth
inning.
With two gone in the seventh inning, Johnson drew a walk before Fox knocked a
liner off the fence in left, to score McBride with the tying run.
Mike Ryba got his first win of the season facing only 13 batters over four
innings. |
