Pilgrims Hold Off Tigers (5/23/01)

The Boston Pilgrims won their second straight game against the Detroit Tigers and they did it on the back of their ace, Cyclone Young (5-2, 2.82 ERA). Young was brilliant, locking down the Tigers in a complete game 7 hit effort allowing 2 runs although only one was earned. The Pilgrims offense got to Jack Cronin of Detroit for four runs with Charlie Hemphill and Ossee Schrecongost collecting two hits apiece. The two runs were driven in by Young himself and Hemphill. There were seven total errors in the game but it was the Pilgrims who came out on top with a 4-2 victory over the Tigers at Bennett Park.

                                                 General Thomas Gage approves of the win

Hero of The Night is Cyclone Young. He tossed a complete game 7 hitter allowing just 1 earned run while striking out 5 batters. At the plate he was 1 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.

                                                                 Cyclone Hero

The Good:

Charlie Hemphill was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.

Ossee Schrecongost was 2 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.

The Bad:

Buck Freeman was 0 for 4.

Freddy Parent was 0 for 4 with a strikeout and an error.

The Ugly:

Tommy Dowd was 0 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.

Chick Stahl was 0 for 4 but stole a base.

Jimmy Collins was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.

Hobe Ferris was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.

Final Thoughts:

The Pilgrims are back to .500 and as long as Cyclone Young stays healthy, they'll always have at least one pitcher they can count on. They still make a ton of errors but that's par for the course with this league. Detroit kicked the ball all over the field too and Jack Cronin can't be too happy about that. Still, the object of the game is to score more runs no matter how many errors you make and on this day the Pilgrims did better. The win improved the Pillgrims to 10-10, 4.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place in the American League. The Sox look to sweep the Tigers out of Detroit tomorrow afternoon when Ben Beville makes his Pilgrims debut against Roscoe Miller of Detroit. The game begins at 2:00 PM Eastern time at Bennett Park.