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ON THIS DATE (July 21, 1922) ... The Red Sox fought back and defeated the Chicago White Sox in an 11 inning battle, 8 to 7, in one of the best games played at Fenway Park this season. Three times they came from behind, twice wiping out leads of two runs, and once a lead of three runs. John Collins was the star of the game, getting four hits, including a double, and doing so when they did the most good. He drove in four runs, including the one that decided the game. He also made a perfect throw from deep center field to the plate, when he cut off the runner trying to score after the catch. It was a great day for the veteran and the whole Red Sox team, showing more fight than t any time this season. Seventeen men got in the game and the pinch hitters came through when they were needed. Charlie Robertson of the White Sox, had to retire under fire in the seventh inning. Their three following pitchers could not hold back the Red Sox attack for the rest of the game. For the Red Sox, Jack Quinn pitched well enough to win, but an error by Joe Harris and then a questionable play at second base, gave the White Sox a couple of cheap runs in the seventh inning. Allen Russell succeeded Quinn and remained in until he allowed the opposition time to get two hits and gave them two free passes with none out. He then was relieved by Bill Piercy. Alex Ferguson finished the game and did a good job. He got into a hole in the 11th inning, however, with the bases full and one out. But then he stopped Harry Hooper at that point, and got him to hit into a doubleplay. The White Sox were the first to score. Successive doubles by Eddie Mulligan and Eddie Collins, followed by a single from Bibb Falk, gave them their first pair of runs in the fourth inning. The Red Sox worked the game into a tie in their half of the sixth. After two were out, Del Pratt and Joe Dugan singled, followed by a double by John Collins. The tie did not last long because in the seventh, Joe Harris made a two base fumble of a fly ball by Earl Sheely in short left field. Ray Schalk followed with a double, later scoring himself on sacrifice hits by Robertson and Ernie Johnson, who worked a perfect squeeze. The Red Sox came right back in their half of the seventh, with Bennie Karr, who batted in place of Roxy Walters leading off with a double. Mike Menosky batted for Quinn and drew a base on balls, but was forced at second by Elmer Smith. Harris then singled through the box to score, Muddy Ruel, who had been put in to run for Karr. With the score now tied at 4 to 4, Russell came in to pitch in the eighth inning. Eddie Collins opened with a base hit and Hooper was passed along with Otis Strunk, to fill the bases. Falk then singled to right, putting over two runners and spelling the end of the day for Russell. Piercy next came in to pitch and passed Earl Sheely. Schalk grounded to Joe Dugan, who threw Strunk out at the plate. Pitcher Ferdie Schupp, who had who had replaced Robertson, received a pass that forced Falk over the plate with the third run of the inning. Ernie Johnson then hit a high fly ball to John Collins in center, who doubled up Sheely at the plate with a perfect throw, to end the inning. Now down by three runs in the ninth-inning, Nemo Leibold went in to bat for Piercy. He drew a walk and Eddie Foster went up to bat for Elmer Smith. He too was passed and Schupp was pulled out of the game. Shovel Hodge was the next White Sox pitcher and Harris got to him for a base hit, that scored Leibold. George Burns popped out and then Del Pratt was passed. Dugan brought Foster home with a sacrifice fly and John Collins then tied up the score with a single that brought Harris in with the tying run once again. With two on, Frankie O'Rourke popped up, but the game was tied at 7 to 7 after regulation. In the 10th inning Alex Ferguson came into pitch and there was nothing doing for the White Sox in the tenth. But in the 11th, with one out, Johnson drew a pass. Mulligan grounded to O'Rourke, who tried to turn the double play, but Johnson beat his throw to second, and while the relay to first would have nipped Mulligan, Burns came off the bag. Eddie Collins next hit a slow roller down the third-base line and beat it out, loading the bases. Hooper bounced back to the box and Ferguson forced Johnson at the plate. Ruel relayed the throw to first and got Hooper in time, getting the Red Sox got out of a deep hole. In the Red Sox half of the 11th, Pratt singled to center and was sacrificed over to second by Dugan. Collins, who already had three hits and had driven in three runs, came up with his most important hit of the day and lined to left-center off the bank, scoring Pratt and bringing the game to an abrupt end, 8 to 7. |
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