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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
8
Pittsburg won 1 to 0 over Philadelphia in an exciting game at home. Leach doubled and scored on Shannon’s Texas leaguer in the eighth inning. Leaver pitched a strong, low-hit contest with runners left on base, while McQuillin also performed well.
Washington shut out Cleveland 2 to 0 in the first game and 8 to 0 in the second. Tinghes outpitched Joss in game one, while Johnson struggled with men on base in game two. Wiebhardt lasted one inning in the second. Foster relieved. Shipke injured a finger at bat and will miss two weeks.
Deacon Jim McGuire resigns after a rift with Boston President Taylor over team results. Fred Lake takes over as manager while McGuire watches from the stands. Lake’s first game yields a win against the St. Louis Browns. The change sparks discussion of McGuire’s legacy and possible replacements for Boston.
Lawrence defeated New Bedford 4 to 2 in New Bedford. Moore weakened in the eighth innings. two hits and a walk produced the decisive runs. Shea sparked the offense and a key double play by Moore and Lord highlighted the game.
Devine's two base hits and a bases loaded double in the fifth inning drove Fall River to a 5 2 win over Lowell. Sullivan, Bawcock, Devine, Vandergrift, Cox scored. Beard and Devine added two basers. Mes senger and Reardon stole bases. Grant and Greenwell split pitching duties with 6 and 4 strikeouts respectively. Umpire Connolly officiated a 1 47 game.
Lynn and Worcester split a double header with Worcester winning 5 to 1 in the first game and Lynn taking the second in ten innings on a Wallace single and Barton double. Key players included Burkett Bradley Logan Blackburn Barton and Wallace with contributions from Gardner Keady Reynolds and Ort. Umpires were McVay and Henry.
Marty O'Toole struck out 13 as Brockton edged Haverhill 4 to 3. Catterson homered and Mitchell, Hamilton, and Boardman contributed key hits in a tight 9 inning game.
A slate of midweek games shows St. Louis at Boston, Chicago at New York, and Detroit at Philadelphia. Each pairing indicates regional rivalries and urban matchups with no reported scores.
Lord hits a home run that wins the game. Thoney makes a fine catch off Williams. Stone makes a one handed catch on Lord’s liner. Williams makes a one handed grab of Gessler’s line drive. Wagner contributes with all around play.
Little Wagner delivered a pivotal long homer and key hits as the Red Sox beat the Browns 3 to 1. Powell struggled after Wagner's eighth inning blast, while Elmer Steele held St Louis to three hits through eight. Harry Lord added a home run and steady defense backed the Boston win.
A vintage baseball scoring guide explains numbered positions and shorthand like 6-3 for a groundout, F9 for a fly to right, bh for base hit, sh for stolen base, and K for strikeout. It notes progress on bases, with terms for sacrifices, errors, passed balls, and hit by pitch, plus italicized pinch hitter indicators.
In New York on August 28 Chicago split a doubleheader with a closely fought pair of games. Both games saw only four runs total, with Lake prevailing in a pitchers' duel in the opener despite wild moments. Keeler contributed one of Chicago's runs in the second game by mishandling an easy fly ball.
Two out when winning run scored. Two-base hit by Parent. Hemphill and Hahn credited with sacrifice hits. Stolen bases by Chase Lake Anderson and Isbell. New York left on bases five Chicago seven. Strikeouts by Smith three Lake three. Walks issued Smith three Lake five. Time two hours umpire Connolly.
This afternoon at Carter Street grounds Chelsea East Bos on to meet Chelsea Council K of C. Howard will pitch for the visitors and seeks early strikeouts as the K of C team aims to tense the game. Start time is 3 o clock.
Worcester plays Lynn Brockton visits Haverhill Lawrence meets New Bedford in two games Lowell hosts Fall River in two contests.
Maine state results show Portland defeating Biddeford 8 to 2 at Portland and Bangor beating Augusta 4 to 1 at Bangor.
The wind disrupts batting for both teams as Steele and Powell clash in a tense moment. The Western division farewell game opens at 3 pm in this city, while Boston ends its season with Tuckey and a move toward a major league future. The Red Sox head to Washington for a four game set as Speaker and other stars head to the Hub.
Detroit and Philadelphia split a twin bill here with the visitors taking the opener 1 0 on Crawford’s 11th inning homer while Philadelphia routed Detroit in the nightcap behind strong hitting and pitching.
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