Lewis, Pilgrims Blank Indians (5/25/01)

One day after the Boston Pilgrims were shut down by Roscoe Miller and the Detroit Tigers, the Pilgrims got their revenge against the Cleveland Indians. Ted Lewis (4-2, 4.50 ERA) shut down the last place Indians by tossing a complete game 6 shutout. On the offensive side of the ball, Ossee Schregongost went 3 for 4 and drove in 2 runs, outscoring the Indians all by himself. Earl Moore of the Indians went the distance but the Pilgrims pounded out 12 hits and 5 runs to win the game 5-0 at League Park.

                                                           James Otis approves of the win

Hero of The Night is Ossee Schrecongost. He was 3 for 4 with 2 runs batted in to pace the offense.

                                                              Hero Schrecongost

The Good:

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

Chick Stahl was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.

Freddy Parent was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Ted Lewis tossed a complete

The Bad:

Hobe Ferris was 0 for 4.

The Ugly:

Tommy Dowd was just 1 for 4 but walked and scored a run.

Jimmy Collins was just 1 for 5 with an error but drove in a run.

Buck Freeman was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored a run.

Final Thoughts:

That was a better offensive performance than against Roscoe Miller and the Pilgrims are going to need that moving forward if they want to topple the Chicago White Sox. Speaking of Chicago, they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics today, winning their 18th game out of 26. The Pilgrims improving their defense would go a long way if they want to win the American League this season. The win improved the Pilgrims to 11-11, 5 games behind the White Sox for first place in the American League. The Pilgrims look to make it two in a row against the Indians tomorrow afternoon when Win Kellum takes on Bill Hart of Cleveland. The game begins at 3:00 PM eastern time at League Park.