Pawtucket Beats Brockton 2 1 In Tight Battle
Pawtucket bunched hits in the third inning to score two runs and defeat Brockton 2 to 1. Houck limited Brockton to one hit. Early innings gave New Haven the edge over Taunton with an 8 to 4 score.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
15
Pawtucket bunched hits in the third inning to score two runs and defeat Brockton 2 to 1. Houck limited Brockton to one hit. Early innings gave New Haven the edge over Taunton with an 8 to 4 score.
In New Bedford on June 17 Springfield defeated New Bedford with a 12th inning rally as Young and Cabrera hit consecutive doubles. Quinn Crooks and Joe Phillips starred. Phillips had three hits in the victory.
In a heavily contested matchup Fall River beat Hartford 7 to 4. The game featured numerous hard hits and decisive offensive plays by Fall River to secure the victory.
New Haven defeated Taunton 8 to 5 in a June 17 game marked by heavy hitting and several runs scored. The contest featured strong innings and key offense from both teams, with New Haven securing the victory late in the matchup.
Detroit altered its lineup to boost batting strength and beat Washington 4 to 2 in the series opener. The Tigers held the locals to two hits through eight innings before Washington scored two runs in the ninth as Steen closed out the game.
Eddie Collins starred as Chicago defeated Oakland 3 to 0. Scott pitched seven innings, Bressler allowed six hits in seven, Shawkey finished. Key hits included Collins two-base hits and a Roth three-base hit with Weaver stealing twice and Collins scoring twice.
Bad weather thwarted the forenoon game between the Red Sox and Browns and a drenched diamond pushed the afternoon start to 3 pm after a 2 pm break in clouds. Boston then secured its fifth straight win in a heart stopping 11 to 10 victory.
The Browns top Boston 6 4 with a late burst as Lavan tripled and Leary, Mays, and Austin drove in key runs. Errors and steals by multiple players shaped the ninth inning while Janvrin, Wagner and Shotton spark the defense and offense.
In a six inning onslaught the Red Sox built a 7 1 lead as Babe Ruth briefly flamed. The Browns rallied late but Boston held off the charge with Ruth closing out the win amid strong relief pitching by Mays.
Rain forced postponement of the Short Ship Circuit harness races at Combination Park. The event moved from today to Saturday with officials citing poor track conditions and a delayed schedule.
A large turnout attended Gaelic games at Russell Field North Cambridge yesterday afternoon despite threatening skies. Three matches were played: Norwood Gaelic FC vs Napper Tandy Club ended 0–1 for Napper Tandy. Shamrocks beat Erin’s Own 4 1 to 1. Tipperary defeated Galway 1 2 to 0.
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