Owen's Great Effort
White Sox at Naps, April 22, 1908
Owen’s Great Effort
Sometimes our replays offer a surprisingly accurate imitation of what happened in real life.
In real life, the White Sox scored a big victory, thanks in part to a bit of lineup juggling:
Frank Owen also pitched well in this one, though the game was a tad closer.
Abbreviated Recap
This was another one of those games that wasn’t great for screenshots.
Chicago scored 3 in the top of the 1st, highlighted by Freddy Parent’s double:
I thought for certain that the three run bulge would be enough. Cleveland gradually came back, however, scoring one in the bottom of the second on a Bill Hinchman single, and tallying another in the bottom of the 6th on Jay Clarke’s double:
And that’s when Owen shone.
Cleveland’s leadoff hitter reached on an error by third baseman Lee Tannehill to start the bottom of the 7th. However, try as they might, the Naps couldn’t advance the runner as far as second.
Cleveland looked sure to rally again in the bottom of the 8th when leadoff hitter Bill Bardley was plunked by an errant Owen pitch. Bradley managed to reach second, but the inning ended when Jay Clarke flew out harmlessly to center.
And there was one more chance for Cleveland. In the bottom of the 9th, Josh Clarke, the other Clarke, came up with two men out:
Clarke got the base hit, but was thrown out trying to steal. It was a realistic play, but it was also another one of those NPIII moments.
It was a good game, though there were no special or spectacular performances. Just another average, nailbiting 1908 regular season game.
Oh - and Lajoie is hitting .188. Thought I’d point that out.