Lewis, Pilgrims Down Senators (5/6/01)

It was mentioned how after Cyclone Young the Boston Pilgrims don't have enough pitching to compete in the American League. Well the offense more than makes up for the lack of pitching as the red hot Pilgrims bats once again smacked around the Washington Senators. Today Ted Lewis (2-0, 7.50 ERA) allowed 5 runs to the Senators but Watty Lee of Washington was rocked by the Pilgrims for 8 hits and 9 runs. The story of the game was the bad defense by the Senators. They committed 4 errors as a team which led to 4 unearned runs by the Pilgrims. All the runs added up and the Pilgrims had beaten the Senators 9-4 at American League Park.

                                                           Adolphus Busch approves of the win

Hero of the Night is Jimmy Collins. He was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and an rbi out of the 4 slot.

                                                             Hero Collins

The Good:

Buck Freeman was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.

Hobe Ferris was 2 for 4 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.

The Bad:

The Ugly:

Tommy Dowd was 0 for 5 but drove in a run and scored a run.

Charlie Hemphill was just 1 for 4 but walked.

Chick Stahl was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.

Freddy Parent was just 1 for 4.

Lou Criger was 0 or 3 but walked and scored a run.

Ted Lewis pitched a complete game but allowed 5 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks. At the plate he was 0 for 2 but walked twice and scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

The Pilgrims may not be able to score 10 runs a game but they're going to try, that's for sure. Lewis didn't look all that great but he didn't have to be. The Pilgrims need better pitching if they have any hope of winning the American League Pennant. The offense has been on fire lately but the Pilgrims are going to need the pitching to step up. Thankfully today they didn't really need it. Hopefully Boston can keep the momentum going in the final game of this series tomorrow afternoon. The win improved the Pilgrims to 4-5, 3.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the American League. The Pilgrims look to make it 3 straight over the Senators tomorrow afternoon when Win Kellum (0-2) takes on Bill Carrick of the Senators. The game begins at 2 PM at American League Park.