Seventh Street And Florida Avenue
Plus: Day In Review, May 14, 1908
Seventh Street And Florida Avenue
I thought for sure that the Browns had this one in the bag.
They had a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Senators are a bad team, and I wasn’t expecting anything exciting to happen.
Boy, was I wrong.
With one out in the bottom of the 9th, a double and a walk had the Browns reeling. Jerry Freeman reached on an error by pitcher Jack Powell, who was pushing hard for a complete game.
With the bases loaded, Bob Ganley came up to do his damage:
And, just like that, this game was tied.
I decided to walk Clyde Milan intentionally. That brought up Ollie Pickering, a pinch hitter for the Washington pitcher:
There were now two men out, and it was up to Jim Delahanty, always a threat:
That ended the threat but the Browns still had to figure out how to get a run. And they had a heck of a time doing it.
Jerry Freeman came up in the bottom of the 10th with the bases loaded and one out, but couldn’t get it done:
Freeman’s failure was followed by a pop out to second by Ganley, and on we marched.
It wasn’t until the bottom of the 12th that real action took place. Otis Clymer led it off for Washington in style:
And then, with one out, George McBride came up to send us all home:
Washington is a bad team, but they’re not all the way out of it yet. St. Louis, meanwhile, have to wonder what in the world happened to their bats.
Other Action
Red Sox 3, Tigers 2: At Boston, the Red Sox get to a big 3 run lead early and hold on to see off the Tigers. Watch the game here.
Phillies 2, Cubs 1: At Chicago, the Phillies stake an early lead and stave off the slumping Cubs. Watch the game here.
Reds 6, Doves 5: At Cincinnati, the Reds explode for 4 in the bottom of the 1st and hold on to win.
Naps 7, Highlanders 3: At New York, the Naps explode for a big lead in the early innings and never relinquish it. Watch the game here.
White Sox 3, Athletics 1: The hometown Athletics find themselves frustrated by walks and errors, as they give up 3 runs in the top of the 4th on only a single Chicago hit. Jimmy Dygert strikes out 9 in a complete game loss, walking 7 in the process. Watch the game here.
Giants 4, Pirates 3 (13): In a thriller in Pittsburgh, the Giants come out on top in the end, winning by a run on Fred Merkle’s pinch hit single in the top of the 13th. Pittsburgh has now fallen to 13-17 and seem to be a hopeless cause this season. Watch the game here. Read the summary here.
Cardinals 3, Superbas 0: The hometown fans went wild as Albert Shaw’s home run put the Cardinals up for good. Kaiser Wilhelm pitched well for the Superbas, but received absolutely no offensive support.
Senators 3, Browns 2 (12): At Washington, see above.
Standings
The American League is as close as ever.