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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
11
Detroit dominated the opener 10 to 3 behind Speer as Schlitzer and Walter were hit hard and Joe Wood faltered. In the nightcap Boston pitcher Karger matched Donovan in a tight duel, but Detroit won again aided by Niles errors and late rallies.
Wild Bill Donovan faced off against Karger as the Red Sox altered the infield with Lord Niles out at third and Hooper moved to left. Detroit opened with three scoreless innings while Karger controlled the pace, and a boundary double by Carrigan sparked early Boston scoring. Cobb did not throw home on a sacrifice run, highlighting a glaring weakness at third base.
Detailed baseball scoring guide explains numbering for positions from pitcher to right fielder and notation like 6-3 for a groundout and F9 for a fly to right. It outlines base progress markers such as bh for base hit sb stolen base sh sacrifice hit and lists events like K strikeout BB walk E error and wp wild pitch.
Washington swept a doubleheader against Cleveland, taking 6 to 0 and 6 to 2. Delehanty’s two base hit, misplayed in the sun, produced the decisive run in the first game. Hughes lasted one inning in game two before Oberlin steadied the mound while Booles received scant backing.
Despite a crowd over four thousand short of the prior day, Huntington avenue grounds set records for two opening days with total attendance 65,252. Manager Jennings will likely net over $15,000 for the series, as security and ground rules kept fans well back and every hit into the stands counted for two bases.
Detroit visits Boston while St. Louis plays New York in two games and Chicago hosts Philadelphia in two. Cleveland faces Washington and Boston visits Chicago in National play. New York meets Cincinnati in two, Brooklyn goes to Pittsburg, Philadelphia travels to St. Louis. New England games feature Brockton at Lawrence Fall River at Haverhill Lynn at Worcester and New Bedford at Lowell.
Rochester defeated Baltimore 12 to 4 in game one and 5 to 1 in game two. Providence edged Toronto 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Montreal Jersey City and Buffalo Newark games postponed due to rain.
Mike Donlin will not manage the Phillies and Felix Isman declines to buy into the club. The spitball is condemned as top pitchers such as Mathewson and Plank shun it. Nick Altrock wins in Minneapolis, with talk of Adonis returning to the majors. Speculation swirls about Washington serving as a farm for the American Association leaders.
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