The bad news was the Philadelphia Athletics once again beat up the Boston Pilgrims pitching. After scoring 14 runs yesterday they scored 12 runs in 19 hits against Ted Lewis (1-0, 11.00 ERA) and the Pilgrims. Their best player Napoleon Lajoie was 4 for 5 with a home run and 5 total rbis for the Athletics and everyone but left fielder Fred Ketchum had at least one hit. The good news was the Boston Pilgrims DOUBLED that production. The Pilgrims couldn't miss as they scored TWENTY-THREE runs off twenty-one hits. Every single man had at least one hit, one rbi and one run scored plus nearly all of them drew at least one walk as well. Jimmy Collins and Freddy Parent combined for 8 hits and 9 rbis while Ted Lewis made up for his stinker on the mound by driving in 4 runs of his own. Lou Criger and Hobe Ferris both had 3 hits as the Sox rolled over Pete Loos and the Athletics 23-12 at Columbia Park.
Hero of the Night is a tough one considering everyone contributed but I'll go with Jimmy Collins. The team captain/manager couldn't get anything right yesterday but made up for it today. He went 4 for 6 with five big runs driven in to pace the offense.
The Good:
Tommy Dowd was 2 for 4 with 3 walks, a stolen base, 3 rbis and 3 runs scored.
Chick Stahl was 2 for 6 with an rbi and 3 runs scored.
Freddy Parent was 4 for 5 with a walk, 4 rbis and 4 runs scored.
Hobe Ferris was 3 for 5 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.
Lou Criger was 3 for 5 with a walk, rbi and 2 runs scored.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Charlie Jones was just 1 for 6 with an error but drove in a run and scored 3 runs.
Buck Freeman was just 1 for 5 with an error but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Ted Lewis got hammered on the mound for 12 runs but he threw a complete game win. At the plate he was 1 for 4 with 4 big rbis and a run scored.
Final Thoughts:
Giving up 26 runs and committing 8 errors is not a measure for success in two games but the bats came alive to salvage this one. Lewis got knocked around on the mound but he got 4 of the runs back on his own. The rest of the offense couldn't miss but games like this aren't going to be common. Good on Jimmy Collins to have his guys ready after Lewis got hammered by Win Kellum yesterday. The rumor is we won't be seeing Kellum again. Who knows who the Pilgrims will bring up to replace him. As for this game, great win but you can't expect to score 20 runs a game, especially when you're committing multiple errors and giving up 10 plus runs a game. Still, it was an exciting game for all 2,800 fans in attendance. The win improved the Sox to 2-4, 3 games behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the American League. The Sox now travel to our nation's capital for a set with the Washington Senators. Frank Foreman makes his Boston Pilgrims debut against Bill Carrick of Washington. The game begins tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM at American League Park.
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