1916 BBW Replay Week 8 Results - May 29-June 04, 1916

Monday, May 29, 1916

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St. Louis (AL) pitcher George Baumgardner made his Season Debut on 05/30/1916

 

Detroit pitcher Earl Hamilton (Team Debut: 05/30/1916) was purchased from St. Louis (AL) on 05/29/1916

 

Boston (NL) outfielder Sherry Magee returned to play on 05/30/1916

 

Brooklyn infielder Ivy Olson returned to play on 05/30/1916

 

Charles Weeghman

Note: Chicago Cubs owner Charles Weeghman decided to let fans keep balls hit into the stands. The decision followed an incident where a fan scuffled with park attendants when he refused to give up a foul ball during a previous game.

Detroit (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 3 (GM 1)

 

Detroit pitcher George Cunningham (6-3, 2.18) shut out the visiting Browns on three hits through the first three innings of the game, but then he lost control, and in the ninth inning, he walked two batters and threw two wild pitches, necessitating his removal. The Tigers were comfortably ahead, thanks to a pair of three-run innings in the fourth and fifth innings.

 

Detroit (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 2 (GM 2)

 

The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the first, and then Bobby Veach doubled home three runs in the eighth to provide some additional padding. This came in handy when the Browns scored two runs in the ninth. Jean Dubuc (3-4, 2.49) went all the way for the Game Two win over Eddie Plank (2-4, 2.47).

 

Boston (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 1

 

Carl Mays (3-0, 2.33) has had his season somewhat delayed because of an early-season tonsillectomy, but he made his first start today and came away with the complete-game victory. All six runs in the game were unearned, with a four-run outburst in the top of the sixth giving Boston the lead for good. Ray Caldwell (3-5, 1.61) took the hard-luck loss.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 5 Washington (H) 5 (9) (Tie Game!)

 

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Boston (NL) (H) 2 New York (NL) 0

 

Chriisty Mathewson (3-1, 1.20) pitched a great game against the hometown Braves, but Dick Rudolph (4-5, 2.71) was better as he held the Giants to three hits on his way to the shutout victory. Zip Collins singled home a run in the first to put Boston ahead, and then in the sixth, third baseman Red Smith uncorked a solo homerun for some additional breathing room for Rudolph.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 Brooklyn 0

 

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth of a shutout game, Robins pitcher Larry Cheney (2-3, 2.09) fumbled a comebacker to the mound, and Bill Killefer reached first. Eppa Rixey (1-2,1.09) was allowed to bat, swung and missed on strike three, but the umpire ruled catcher's interference and awarded Rixey first base. Lead-off hitter Dave Bancroft wrangled a walk to load the bases, and second baseman Bert Niehoff followed that with a single to bring home the game's only run.

 

Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh (H) 4

 

A three-run second put the Reds up 3-1, but by the end of the fifth, it was the Pirates holding a 4-3 lead, a pair of run-scoring triples putting Pittsburgh in the lead. Cincinnati mounted a comeback by scoring two runs in the eighth, the lead coming off a single by Clarence Mitchell (4-1, 3.30). Mitchell held on for the win, with Elmer Jacobs (0-1, 3.55) getting the loss in his first start of the season.

 

Tuesday, May 30, 1916 (Memorial Day)

 

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St. Louis (AL) catcher Harry Chapman made his Season Debut on 05/31/1916. St. Louis (AL) infielder Doc Lavan returned to play on 05/31/1916

 

Chicago (NL) catcher Clem Clemens made his Season Debut on 05/31/1916

 

Boston (AL) first baseman Del Gainer made his Season Debut on 05/31/1916

 

Cleveland pitcher Willie Mitchell returned to the mound on 05/31/1916

 

New York (NL) pitcher Rube Schauer returned to play on 06/01/1916

 

Boston (AL) (H) 2 Washington 0 (GM 1)

 

Backup catcher Forrest Cady tripled home the first run of the game in the bottom of the third, and then one batter later, Harry Hooper singled home Cady, giving Boston a 2-0 lead. Ernie Shore (4-2, 1.46) held the Nationals to four hits as he went all the way for the complete-game shutout.

 

Boston (AL) (H) 2 Washington 0 (GM 2)

 

Dutch Leonard (8-1, 1.41) surrendered a single in the top of the seventh inning, his only hit allowed as he plowed through the Nationals for the complete-game shutout and secured the doubleheader sweep for the Red Sox.  Leonard drove in the first Boston run in their three-run third with an RBI double, the first of his two doubles in the game.

 

Chicago (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Tigers scored first with a run in the bottom of the first inning, but Lefty Williams (3-1, 1.47) kept the Detroit bats quiet after that as he went all the way for the Game One win. Joe Jackson singled home two runs in the fifth inning to put Chicago ahead, and then Jackson tripled home an insurance run in the top of the ninth.

 

Detroit (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 5 (11) (GM 2)

 

Detroit was cruising with a 5-0 lead and with two outs recorded already in the eighth inning, but before the eighth inning was over the score was 5-4 as the White Sox strung together some hits, with a Tigers' error mixed in there, to make the game close. Now within striking distance, Chicago scored a run in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 5-5, with the game soon moving to extra innings. Both teams failed to capitalize on opportunities in the extra frames, but in the bottom of the eleventh defensive replacement Marty Kavanaugh singled home Tigers' shortstop Donie Bush with the game-winner.

 

New York (AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 4 (GM 1)

 

The Yankees jumped ahead 6-0 after the fourth, thanks to a four-run outburst in the fourth inning. New York first baseman Wally Pipp added a solo homerun (4) in the seventh, and then Ray Fisher (6-2, 2.47) withstood a late Athletics rally to secure the Game One win.

 

New York (AL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 0 (GM 2)

 

Bob Shawkey (3-3, 1.07) threw a one-hit shutout to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep for the Yankees. New York scored two runs in the first, added one run in the third, and then scored two more in the bottom of the eighth for insurance.

 

Cleveland 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)

 

Stan Coveleski

The Indians scored single runs in five different innings, and Stan Coveleski (3-5, 3.62) was cruising to a 5-0 shutout victory, at least until the Browns' bats suddenly woke up, and St. Louis scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 5-3. Coveleski retained his composure and set the Browns down 1-2-3 in the ninth to get the complete-game win.

Cleveland 1 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 (7) (GM 2) (Tie Game!)

 

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Brooklyn (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1 (GM 1)

 

Second baseman George Cutshaw doubled home the tying and lead runs in the bottom of the sixth, and Wheezer Dell (5-1, 0.64) continued his marvelous start to the season with a three-hitter and the Game One win. Lefty Tyler (4-3, 1.73) took the loss.

 

Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 2)

 

Another close one as Boston scored single runs in each of the first two innings, but Sherry Smith (3-4, 2.56) got stingy after that, and the Robins came back for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. The winning run scored when catcher Jack Meyers tripled to lead off the bottom of the seventh and then scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of center fielder Hi Myers.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 1 (GM 1)

 

With doubleheaders today and tomorrow against a struggling St. Louis club, the Cubs were hoping to claw their way back up the standings, and George McConnell (6-3, 2.49) got things off to a good start as he threw a four-hitter and went all the way for the Game One win. The Cardinals only run scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh, a pitch that McConnell would like to have back.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 0 (GM 2)

 

First baseman Vic Saier knocked a mighty two-run homerun (4) in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach and Hippo Vaughn (6-4, 1.65) held the Cardinals to only three hits as he went all the way for the win and the doubleheader sweep that the Cubs were looking for.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 3 (GM 1) (16)

 

A pair of late sacrifice flies pulled the Phillies into a 3-3 tie with the visiting Giants, after which both teams lurched into seven scoreless innings. Both teams had opportunities, but both teams made great defensive plays in the outfield to shut down these opportunities. Finally, in the bottom of the sixteenth inning, catcher Bill Killefer singled home first baseman Fred Luderus with the game-winner.

 

New York (NL) 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

The umpires hurried the players back onto the field so that Game Two could be finished before dark, and the Phillies' offensive woes reared their ugly head again as Fred Anderson (3-2, 2.14) got the complete-game shutout victory for New York. Grover Alexander (7-3, 0.64) only allowed four hits, but a crucial error by shortstop Dave Bancroft opened the door for the Giants' offense.

 

Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh (H) 0

 

Earl Moseley (2-3, 3.06) got a spot start, his third start of the season, and he made the most of it by holding Pittsburgh to five hits and going all the way for the shutout. Shortstop Bob Fisher made his second start at shortstop for the Reds, and he contributed a run-scoring triple and an RBI single to put the Reds ahead early.

 

Wednesday, May 31, 1916

 

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St. Louis (AL) infielder Charlie Deal (Team Finale: 05/28/1916) was sent out to Kansas City (AA) on 05/30/1916

 

Washington catcher Patsy Gharrity was injured (?) on 05/30/1916

 

Detroit outfielder George Harper was injured (?) on 05/30/1916

 

Cleveland catcher Tom Daly made his Season Debut on 06/01/1916. Cleveland pitcher Marty McHale (Team Debut: 06/01/1916) was signed as a free agent on 05/23/1916

 

Washington 8 Boston (AL) (H) 2

 

Boston scored single runs in the first and second innings, but could score no more as the Nationals were able to tie the game 2-2 after the sixth. Washington accumulated nine walks and five stolen bases in the game but weren't able to follow up on these with timely hitting until they broke through with three runs in the top of the eighth, and then they did it again in the ninth. Harry Harper (7-4, 1.78) got the win in relief, with Vean Gregg (0-3, 7.09) taking the loss.

 

Detroit (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 2

 

The Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the second and were able to maintain their lead for the remainder of the game, but the White Sox kept the score close. Hooks Dauss (6-2, 1.99) went all the way for the win over Dave Danforth (0-4, 3.79).

 

Philadelphia (AL) 1 New York (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

Jack Nabors (2-5, 4.66) threw a five-hit shutout to get the Game One win in New York. Nick Cullop (1-1, 1.30) gave up a lone run in the top of the third when first baseman Stuffy McInnis singled home third baseman Charlie Pick, and Nabors made that lead stand up for the Athletics.

 

New York (AL) (H) 13 Philadelphia (AL) 8 (GM 2)

 

The A's scored three runs in the top of the first, but the Yankees answered back with four runs in the bottom of the inning, the big hit being a two-out three-run triple by Wally Pipp. Pipp added a second triple in the third, and then in the sixth he slugged a two-run homerun (5), giving him five RBI's for the day. Cliff Markle (2-2, 6.09) gave up eight runs (five earned) and twenty-one hits but went all the way for the Game Two win and the doubleheader split.

 

Cleveland 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1

 

A two-run double by second baseman Ivon Howard in the top of the sixth put the Indians up 3-1, and Willie Mitchell (4-2, 3.02) held on for the complete-game victory.

 

Brooklyn (H) 3 Boston (NL) 0

 

A two-hit shutout by Jeff Pfeffer (9-0, 0.91) gave the hometown Robins three wins in two days over Boston. Brooklyn scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the third, the big hit being a two-run double by left fielder Zack Wheat off Braves starter Jesse Barnes (1-2, 2.79).

 

St. Louis (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

Bob Bescher

After having been swept in a doubleheader in Chicago yesterday, St. Louis bounced back with a four-hit victory by Bill Doak (4-3, 2.30). Chicago's lone run came in the bottom of the ninth when center fielder Art Butler muffed a line drive and let Frank Schulte skip home, and spoiled the shutout. Left fielder Bob Bescher led the offense for the Cardinals when he slugged a three-run homerun in the top of the second, and then his two-run double in the fourth gave Bescher five RBI's for the game.

St. Louis (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2)

 

The Cardinals were up 6-0 before the Cubs could cross the plate, as Red Ames (4-3, 2.63) held Chicago to only five hits as Ames went all the way for the Game Two win. Tom Seaton (3-2, 2.68) took the loss as he appeared to struggle through his time on the mound.

 

New York (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2

 

A three-run outburst in the top of the sixth gave the Giants a 4-1 lead, and Rube Benton (4-1, 2.78) rolled all the way for the complete-game victory. Charles "Chief" Bender (1-4, 4.30) couldn’t get out of the one bad inning and took the loss.

 

Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh (H) 2

 

The Reds scored two runs in the first, third, and eighth innings to get the early lead and then to add on some insurance toward the end. Fred Toney (8-2, 1.63) kept the Pirates bottled up all day and got the win over Frank Miller (0-3, 3.75).

 

Thursday, June 1, 1916

 

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St. Louis (AL) pitcher Doc Crandall (Season Finale: 05/31/1916) was sold to Oakland (PCL) after 05/31/1916

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Mickey Doolin (Team Finale: 05/31/1916) was granted his release on or around 06/14/1916

 

Philadelphia (AL) infielder Lew Malone (Season Finale: 05/31/1916) was sent out to St. Paul (AA) after 05/31/1916

 

New York (AL) pitcher Cliff Markle was injured (?) on 05/31/1916

 

Chicago (AL) infielder Fred McMullin was injured (bone fracture in foot) on 05/31/1916

 

Boston (AL) (H) 4 Washington 1

 

Future Hall-of-Famer Babe Ruth (6-3, 1.86) got the complete-game win over future Hall-of-Famer Walter Johnson (6-5, 2.39) as a pair of sacrifice flies made the difference in the long run. Both teams had four hits, with Johnson batting in the five spot of the batting order for Washington (1-for-4, .222)

 

Detroit (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1

 

With the score tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, first baseman George H. Burns smacked a two-out homerun (4) to put the Tigers up 2-1, and George Cunningham (7-3, 2.07) and Bernie Boland held off the White Sox for the win. Red Faber (6-5, 2.00) took the loss for the White Sox.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 0

 

Bullet Joe Bush (6-3, 2.19) threw eight innings of no-hit ball, but in the ninth inning, lead-off hitter Frank Gilhooley beat out an infield grounder to end Bush's hopes of baseball immortality. The A's had scored early to take the lead and then center fielder Amos Strunk pulled a ball down the right field line for a 280-foot homerun to give Bush some additional cushion.

 

Cleveland 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Guy Morton

1916 has been a bit of a challenge so far for Guy Morton (3-8, 3.43), but today he had the good stuff as the Indians rolled ahead early and Morton kept the Browns at bay. First baseman Chick Gandil and second baseman Ivon Howard both had a pair of RBI's to lead the Cleveland offense in Game One.

Cleveland 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

St. Louis scored twice in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at 2-2, but the Indians bounced back with two in the sixth, and then they added three in the eighth to win going away and to sweep the doubleheader. Grover Lowdermilk (1-0, 1.72) only gave up four hits, but the Browns walked nine times, necessitating an early shower for Lowdermilk even though he got the Game Two win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 1 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 1)

 

Both teams had multiple instances of getting a runner and then getting him into scoring position throughout the first four innings, but were unable to score a run until Jack Meyers singled home Zack Wheat in the bottom of the fourth. That turned out to be the only run of the game, making a winner of Larry Cheney (3-3, 1.76), with Pat Ragan (2-3, 1.65) taking the loss.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Boston (NL) 1 (GM 2)

 

It has been a rough week for Boston. They had come into the week with hopes of cutting the first-place Robins' lead, but instead, the Braves lost all five games versus the front-runners. After getting shut out in Game One of today's doubleheader, Boston finally scored a run in the eighth inning of Game Two, spoiling a shutout attempt for Jack Coombs (5-1, 1.95).

 

New York (NL) 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2

 

A solo homerun (3) over the friendly right field wall in the Baker Bowl by first baseman Fred Merkel put the Giants ahead to stay in the seventh, and Pol Perritt came in to close the game out for Ralph "Sailor" Stroud (3-3, 5.22). Eppa Rixey (1-3, 1.54) pitched in hard-luck once again as the Phillies flounder towards the bottom of the NL standings.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 1 Cincinnati 0

 

Bob Harmon (3-4, 2.74) powered the Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Reds as he held Cincinnati to two hits in his shutout victory. Shortstop Jimmy Smith, hitting (.086) singled home Joe Schultz with the game's only run in the bottom of the second, with Pete Schneider (5-4, 2.49) getting saddled with the loss.

 

Friday, June 2, 1916

 

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Pittsburgh infielder Otto Knabe (Team Finale: 05/30/1916) was given his release on 06/01/1916

 

Brooklyn infielder Ivy Olson was injured (?) on 06/01/1916

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Ernie Koob made his Season Debut on 06/03/1916

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Mike Prendergast returned to the mound on 06/03/1916

 

Boston (AL) infielder Everett Scott returned to play on 06/03/1916

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 Cleveland 0 (15)

 

In the bottom of the fifteenth, Burt Shotton walked to lead off the inning, and he eventually reached third base where he scored the game's only run when George Sisler laid down a perfect squeeze bunt. Carl Weilman (5-5, 2.54) went all the way for the win, and Ed Klepfer (1-3, 2.14) picked up the complete-game loss. Cleveland had won the first four games of their five-game series this week, so this win put an end to that streak, but it also ended the Browns' ten-game losing streak and kept them ahead of last-place Philadelphia.

 

Pittsburgh 16 Brooklyn (H) 6

 

Bill Hinchman

After having completed five close wins versus Boston, the last-place Pirates were able to catch the Robins off guard as Pittsburgh pounded out twenty-five hits and scored sixteen runs. Ed Appleton (0-1, 16.62) got to make a spot start for Brooklyn, but he never made it out of the first inning when he gave up seven runs on only one out. Bill Hinchman got the party started with a three-run homerun, and by the end of the day, every player in the Pittsburgh lineup had two or more hits, including starter Al Mamaux (4-6, 2.75), who went 3-for-6 (.258).

Boston (NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1

 

Boston put an end to their five-game losing streak, but their offensive woes continued. Lefty Tyler (5-3, 1.62) got two runs of support early and he made that slender lead stand up as he went all the way for the win over George McConnell (6-4, 2.39).

 

Cincinnati 7 New York (NL) (H) 1

 

Christy Mathewson (3-2, 2.02) looked good early, but surrendered four runs in the top of the sixth and was replaced by Pol Perritt. Clarence Mitchell (5-1, 2.93) had a strong performance for the Reds as he held the Giants to six hits as he went all the way for the win.

 

St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4

 

Right fielder Owen Wilson lofted a seemingly routine fly to right that drifted over the right field wall for a three-run homerun (2), putting the Cardinals ahead 3-0 in the top of the first. The score went unchanged until the Phillies' offense woke up and scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-3 lead, but then St. Louis came alive and scored twice in the top of the eighth. Now leading 5-4, Lee Meadows came in to seal the victory for the visitors.

 

Saturday, June 3, 1916

 

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Note: After a travel day yesterday, the AL East Coast teams have all moved to the westward to being a swing through the Midwest.

 

New York (AL) 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

 

The White Sox scored first with a run in the bottom of the second, but a Wally Pipp two-run homerun (6) in the fourth to the Yankees ahead to stay. Nick Cullop (2-1, 1.47) went all the way for the win over Joe Benz (0-4, 4.21).

 

Boston (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 0

 

Forrest Cady

Backup catcher Forrest Cady was the hitting star for the visiting Red Sox as he hit two doubles and came around to score the first two Boston runs. Babe Ruth (7-3, 1.69) held Cleveland to four hits, with right fielder Braggo Roth collecting three of those hits.

Detroit (H) 3 Washington 0

 

The Tigers came into the game having won nine of their previous ten games, and they have been able to open a small lead over Washington in the battle for second place in the AL. Left fielder Bobby Veach hit a two-run double in the third as Detroit jumped on Walter Johnson (6-6, 2.46) early, and Harry Coveleski (8-2, 1.73) went all the way for the shutout victory.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 Philadelphia (AL) 0

 

The Browns ended their ten-game losing streak yesterday, and they woke up this morning to find themselves only two games ahead of the last-place Athletics. In the bottom of the first, right fielder Ward Miller singled, stole second, and then scored on a single by George Sisler. It wasn't much, but Dave Davenport (6-4, 2.34) took that and went all the way for the shutout victory over Tom Sheehan (1-4, 6.17),

 

Boston (NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1 (10)

 

The Braves scored a run in the bottom of the first, but Frank Allen (1-1, 1.42) gave up the tying run with two outs in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the tenth, Allen walked, was sacrificed to second, and then scored the game-winner when backup second baseman Dick Egan doubled him home. Hippo Vaughn (6-5, 1.58) pitched great as well, but took the loss.

 

Cincinnati 9 New York (NL) (H) 2

 

A four-run fourth blew this game wide open for the Reds, and Al Schulz (3-6, 1.49) was able to cruise to the easy win over the Giants. Backup shortstop Bob Fisher didn’t even start the game but still managed to pick up three RBI's to help propel Cincinnati to victory.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1  St. Louis (NL) 0 (13)

 

Grover Alexander (8-3, 0.57) and Lee Meadows (6-5, 1.92) embarked on a scoreless duel that last thirteen innings, the game finally ending when Alexander himself crossed the plate after having been singled home by second baseman Bert Niehoff.

 

Sunday, June 4, 1916

 

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Chicago (NL) infielder Steve Yerkes was sent out to Atlanta (SOUA) after 06/03/1916

 

New York (AL) 10 Chicago (AL) (H) 5

 

A  three-run homerun (4) by Frank "Homerun" Baker in the top of the third put New York ahead to stay, although Chicago repeatedly tried to catch up to the visiting Yankees. New York finally locked the game up when they scored four runs in the top of the seventh. Ray Fisher (7-2, 2.85) didn’t have a particularly good outing, but his offense came through for him, and he got the win over Red Russell (4-2, 2.63).

 

Carl Mays

Boston (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)

Boston hurler Carl Mays (4-0, 1.59) no-hit the hometown Indians, drawing plenty of appreciative applause from the Cleveland fans who witnessed the spectacle. The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the third, and then they added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Jim Bagby (3-3, 2.37) took the hard-luck loss.

 

Washington 8 Detroit (H) 4

 

The Nationals built an early lead, but then a five-run outburst (four unearned) in the top of the fifth inning gave Bert Gallia (6-1, 2.59) a more than comfortable lead. Lead-off hitter second baseman Ray Morgan set the table by going 4-for-5 (.302) and scoring two runs.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 0

 

Recently activated hurler Ernie Koob (1-0, 0.00) made his first start of the season and shut out the visiting A's on four hits. The Browns scored two runs early, and then in the bottom of the eighth, first baseman George Sisler (3) and second baseman Del Pratt hit back-to-back homeruns to give Koob a little padding on his slender lead.