Kellum, Pilgrims Drop Senators (5/7/01)

Just when everyone was calling for the release of Boston Pilgrims starter Win Kellum (1-2, 8.64 ERA), he comes out and throws a complete game four hitter against the Washington Senators. After being complete batting practice against the Philadelphia Athletics, Kellum turned it around to hold the Senators to just 3 runs. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pilgrims were led by a 3 run home run by Charlie Hemphill to turn a 4-2 game into 7-2. Buck Freeman, Hobe Ferris and Lou Criger all drove in runs for the Pilgrims while Kellum worked his magic. In the end the Pilgrims had won their third straight game over the Senators with a 7-3 victory at American League Park.

                                                           Johnny Ringo approves of the win

Hero of the Night is Win Kellum. After how horrible the pitching has been outside of Cyclone Young, the fact Kellum tossed a complete game 4 hitter to earn the win showed considerable improvement.

                                                          Hero Kellum

The Good:

Tommy Dowd was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored.

Charlie Hemphill was 2 for 4 with a walk and a 3 run home run.

Chick Stahl was 2 for 5.

Buck Freeman was 2 for 3 with 2 walks, an rbi and 2 runs scored.

Freddy Parent was 2 for 5 with a run scored.

The Bad:

None

The Ugly:

Jimmy Collins was 0 for 3 but walked, stole a base and scored a run.

Hobe Ferris was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.

Lou Criger was 0 for 3 but walked and drove in a run.

Final Thoughts:

Good win by the Pilgrims and it was a nice statement to take three out of four from Washington. The fact Kellum stepped up in this one was surprising but good to see. The Pilgrims bats have been on fire the past week and they needed another pitcher to step up besides Cyclone Young. Maybe Kellum will help turn the pitching around. Defensively the Pilgrims made no errors and that's another good sign. When you don't kick the ball around, its easier to keep the other team off the scoreboard. The win improved the Pilgrims to 5-5, 3.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the American League. The Pilgrims finally come home to play their first game in Boston tomorrow afternoon taking on the Philadelphia Athletics. Cyclone Young (2-1) takes the hill for Boston against Bill Bernhard of the Athletics. The game begins at 2:00 PM at the Huntington Avenue Grounds.