Young, Pilgrims Dominate Senators (5/4/01)

The Boston Pilgrims may have pitching woes that may sink their season in the end but Cyclone Young (2-1, 4.38 ERA) is going to be fun to watch this year. The 34 year old went the distance today against the Washington Senators, holding them to just 1 earned run. Young scattered 8 hits and struck out 7 without walking anyone. On the other side of the ball, the Pilgrims exploded for 15 hits and 10 runs against Washington starter Win Mercer and his replacement Casey Patten. Buck Freeman led the charge for the Pilgrims by going 3 for 5 with 4 big rbis. Once again the Pilgrims made a few errors, one of them led to a run by the Senators but Young worked his way around it. The Pilgrims came away the winners with a 10-2 victory over the Senators at American League Park.

                                                   Bob Fitzsimmons approves of the win

Hero of the Night is Buck Freeman. He drove in 4 runs to outscore the Senators pretty much by himself.

                                                                Buck Hero

The Good:

Charlie Hemphill was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.

Chick Stahl was 2 for 4 with a walk, stolen base, rbi and 2 runs scored.

Freddy Parent was 2 for 4 with a walk and an rbi.

Hobe Ferris was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.

Cyclone Young went the distance, allowing 2 runs and 8 hits to earn the win/ He was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored at the plate.

The Bad:

Lou Criger was 0 for 4.

The Ugly:

Tommy Dowd was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.

Jimmy Collins was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

The offense may have to score 10 runs a game to win when other guys are on the mound but they won't have to worry about it when Cyclone Young on the mound. Cy was his normal self in this one, holding the Senators to 2 runs while the Boston bats took down the Senators pitchers. Knocking out Mercer and getting to Patten ended the game early. Young at the plate almost matched Washington's production by himself and that's doubly embarrassing for Jim Manning's team. Charles Somers needs to find some pitchers to go with Young otherwise they won't have much of a chance moving forward. Who knows? Maybe they'll score ten runs a game, they've pretty much had to do it every game so far. The win improved the Pilgrims to 3-5, 3 games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place in the American League. The Pilgrims look to make it two in a row over the Senators on Monday afternoon when Ted Lewis (1-0, 11.00 ERA) takes on Watty Lee of Washington. The game begins at 1 PM at American League Park.