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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
7
Sporting Comment by J Ed Grillo details Walter Johnson’s near no hit bid as the White Sox win. Johnson focuses on the game once two outs remain, but White’s single ends the chance. The piece then discusses prize money in baseball and calls for fair player rewards.
Yesterdays results list Washington over Cleveland 4 to 2 and Chicago over St Louis 4 to 2, with New York 2 and Boston 5. games today feature Chicago at Washington and St Louis at Philadelphia. A report comments on standings, with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati close behind and a noted emphasis on confidence, Wagner, Cobb, and pitcher catcher dynamics influencing performance.
In two tightly played games, the Washington Nationals defeat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 and 2-0. Walter Johnson’s dominant pitching and timely hitting, including Milan’s crucial late throw and a scoring single from Unglaub, secure both wins and cap a strong defensive showing.
In a tense Chicago vs Washington contest, Milan drove in McBride on a single with two outs in the final inning, giving Milan's team a win after tying the game earlier. Johnson pitched strongly for the Nationals, fanning ten and allowing few hits, while White matched him for the first game, with Davis making a crucial fumble that nearly decided the outcome. The two wins boost Washington's streak to four straight, while Chicago drops further from pennant contention as injuries thin their lineup.
Walter Johnson nearly pitched a no hit game for the White Sox, but the locals scored their only run on Bob Unglaub’s second inning double. Jerry Freeman and Esthel Tannehill showed improvement with notable fielding plays, while injuries sidelined Warner after a seventh inning knee issue. Ganley’s bat contributed in the second game, and Milan’s plate throw helped nail a tying run, with an unusual flurry of double plays marking the two games.
Philadelphia defeats St Louis 9 to 8 in a high scoring game pitched by Rube Waddell. Williams Wallace Hartzell Oldring and Davis lead the offense with multiple hits. Waddell and Plank combine for 14 strikeouts. St Louis errors and costly passes help tip the scales in Philadelphia's favor.
Detroit defeated Boston 5 to 2 as Morgan held the lead until the fifth inning. Cobb and Gessler made running catches, five hits and a walk sparked the visitors. McIntyre, Crawford, and Sahl contributed for Detroit, with solid defense backing Morgan through seven frames.
The New York Americans opened strong but Cleveland overtook them to win 4 to 2. Lajoie led with two-base and three-base hits while Hemphill and Hinchman contributed for Cleveland, and Conroy, Clarke, and Altizer produced New York hits.
Pittsburg wins 2 to 1 over Boston in thirteen innings. Boston led 1-0 after the first, Pittsburgh tied in the eighth on an error and single, then Leach, Clark, and Wagner delivered the decisive run in the thirteenth. Orty pitched well for Boston while Flunbore started for Pittsburgh.
Game details show Camnitz pitching six innings for Hits-OM with Leever allowing two innings. Clarke Ritchey Stotense credited with sacrifice hits. Boston and other players reached bases on errors and by pitch. The game featured lengthy duration with umpires Measra Enr ile and O'Day, and a passed ball by Gibson.
In a pitchers duel Cincinnati defeats St Louis 6 to 5 as Spade settles in after a rough start. Beare, Murray, Lanert, Konetchy, Ganzel, Reilly and Byrne among the scoring players with key hits from McGlynn and Raymond. Thielman is farmed out to Toronto after a brief Boston showing.
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