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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
11
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Chicago Aug 26 A record long held by Chicago and Detroit for three extra inning games in a row was broken by the Nationals and White Sox totaling 40 frames over three days. Joe Boehling and Russell locked in a pitching duel with late innings shaping the outcome as Washington climbed from behind and Rippy Williams starred behind the plate.
Fragmentary baseball standings show Pettin a 76, Detroit 75 and Chicago 71 with further codes and abbreviations for Cleveland Washington Philadelphia and others. The readable lines hint at team records and games played but lack complete figures or dates.
In an epic 13 inning duel at Comiskey Park the Nationals defeated the White Sox 2 to 1 after 40 innings in three days. Boehling pitched well for Chicago but Johnson and Washington timing won out in the final frame. Williams delivered the decisive run in the 13th as McBride reached on a bunt, a wild throw set up the winning sequence and Nemo misfielded.
Chicago and Philadelphia split a rough game while Boston and Cincinnati lingered in the standings. Russell and Gandil sparked Washington with key hits as extras unfolded with frequent foul files and pop-ups. Shanks and Gandil added singles in the tenth to seal the tense tilt after a pitchers duel and sparse base hits through nine innings.
In a cold wind at Chicago the St Louis team clinched the series by defeating Chicago 10 to 6 in the fifth game. Hatteries Wiett, Hartley, Brown, Black, and Lanavar contributed with strong pitching and hitting as the contest ended the set.
St Louis pounded Brogsier for thirteen hits in five innings as Koob was invincible. The Tocale won 10 to 1, sweeping the series with the Athletics. Philadelphia's lineup faced St Louis. notable players included Austin Pratt Walker Jacobson Lavan Severeid and Koob. Final score 10-1 with St Louis overpowering Philadelphia in a decisive game.
Cleveland Aug 26 New York won 6 to 5 in the ninth after Cleveland tied in the eighth. Winning run scored on Cook s single and steal ONeills wild throw and Maisels single Hagermans control woes helped New York build the lead Brown held Cleveland to three hits until the eighth. Final line shows batters and misc. details in a compact box score style with key moments and substitutions.
In Baltimore on August 24 Brooklyn defeated Baltimore 11 to 9 after a 12 inning game. Brooklyn used fifteen players in a bid to secure the win as Knube managed the lineup and pitchers listed include Walker Upham White and Bender Quinn Sane and others. The contest featured extra innings and late scoring bursts proving decisive for the Brooklyn club.
Newark won the last game of the series against Buffalo 4 to 1 at home. Moseley pitched a strong game for Newark, scattering Buffalo’s hits while Bedleni and Lafitte supported with solid defense. Batteries were Bedleni and Tantie in the rough day for Buffalo.
Detroit and Boston clashed in a dramatic series finale with ties late in the ninth. Cobb sparked Detroit in the twelfth, singling to left and scoring on Crawford’s sacrifice and Veach’s hit. Burns and Cobb slugged in the fourth, Detroit piling four runs as Boston added runs in the sixth and seventh. Umpire Cobb incident drew notice from AL President Johnson.
Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 4 to 1 as Mayer pitched well and got strong support. Stock opened the scoring in the first with a double and two runs followed on errors and a sacrifice. Dale and Mayer matched innings until Mayer's single drove in two more in the eighth.
Agriculture, the Departmental League champion nine, defeated the Machinists 5 to 4 to claim the city’s amateur baseball title and will face Richmond in a four game series starting tomorrow at American League park. Kuhnert and Owen pitched well in a game decided by a third inning rally and an eighth inning swing before a 2,000 plus crowd.
Bart Howard of Gettysburg College and Bessie Rawlings from Martinsburg W V will join the Brooklyn Nationals after the Washington fest. Howard, a college pitcher, has batted .360 this season in the Blo Rigge League and is reported to be prominent among Washington boys.
New York August 26 Pittsburgh won the third game of its series from New York 2 to 0 behind strong support for Kantlehner in a pitcher’s duel. Pittsburgh bunched five of their nine hits in the second and third innings to score the runs. Stroud started for New York and was lifted in the eighth. Pittsburgh’s defense and timely hitting carried the day.
Boston and Chicago battled to a 4 to 4 draw after nine innings as darkness ended play. Nehf pitched well for Boston while Chicago rallied with two runs in the sixth and errors by Maranville and Smith aided their rally.
Brooklyn, Aug 26. Fail Douglas pitched a winning game for Brooklyn and contributed three hits in as many at bats, driving in runs to beat St. Louis. Other details note hit by Douglas, runs by Daubert and Stengel. Also reports Richmond sale of Allen Russell to New York for $5,500 planned for Sept. 7 delivery.
Kansas City defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 5 in Pittsburgh Pa on August 26. Both teams hit hard and timely as Main and Easterly, Comstock, Hearne, Dickson and Tsanor supplied the batteries.
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