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RUBE MARQUARD |
THE 1914 "MIRACLE" BRAVES
The Braves break even with the Giants
June 24, 1914 ... An
even break fell to the Braves and the Giants in their doubleheader
today. The Braves won the first game 7 to 3 and the Giants won the
second game 4 to 0. Dick Rudolph and Al Demaree were the pitchers
selected for the opening game. Rudolph pitched well, but then Demaree
was hit hard and often. Hub Perdue and Rube Marquard were stacked
against each other in the second game and while Rube pitched shutout
ball, as Perdue was hit hard and had poor control.
The batting of Charlie Deal, Rabbit Maranville and Joe Connolly were the
highlights of the first game. Second baseman Larry Doyle of the Giants was
shaken up when Leslie Mann slid in the second base and had to leave the game.
Manager McGraw said after the game that he did not appear to be severely injured
and might be able to play in the game tomorrow. His foot was swept from under
him when Jack Martin went into the bag and Doyle fell, striking his head on the
ground. The shock was a terrific one and he was rendered partially unconscious,
but managed to hold the ball and retire the base runner. Mike Donlin, who was
sent to bat for Doyle and smashed out a triple, in his at bat, but was left on
third.
In the first game the Giants were the first to score in the
second inning. With two out, Dave Robertson singled and scored on a freak double
by Milt Stock, which fell safely 30 feet behind first base near the foul line.
Larry Gilbert was the only one who had any chance and catching the ball and he
could not reach it.
The Braves tied the score in their half of the second inning
on a single by Maranville, followed by a wild throw by Stock, after making a
nice stop on a ground ball by Gowdy. Charlie Deal singled to right to score
Maranville, and then Mann beat out a sacrifice bunt. Bert Whaling hit one back
to second base and Stock threw Gowdy out at the plate while Chief Meyers relayed
the ball back to first base for a double play that ended the inning.
The Braves then took the lead in the third inning as Larry
Gilbert drew a pass and reached second ahead of Doyle's throw to second on Joe
Connolly's ground ball. Maranville then singled to score Gilbert with the
go-ahead run.
The Braves tacked on three more runs in the fifth inning when
with one out Connolly smashed one over the right-field fence. Maranville drew a walk and Gowdy singled. Deal then brought them home with a triple to
right getting by George Burns.
The Giants put over a couple runs in the sixth inning to make
the score 5 to 3 and the Braves added two more in the sixth and seventh. Bert
Whaling's double and Johnny Evers' single gave them the runs in the sixth, and
Connolly's single, Maranville's sacrifice, and Whaling's double to right gave
the Braves their seventh run.
In the second game, manager Stallings sent out Hub Purdue,
but the best chance the Braves had was in the third inning, Johnny Evers
singled, Jim Murray sacrificed and Marquard walked the bases full. But a hit
failed to materialize as Leslie Mann flew out to left to end the threat.
The Giants clinched the game in the fifth inning with a
three-run rally and although Stallings men never gave up the fight, they found
themselves on the losing end of a 4 to 0 score.
Only four hits were allowed by Marquard and only once did he
find himself in a hole. Perdue got by fine until the fifth inning, when a
double, a single, two base on balls and another single, put across three runs
over on him. Maranville made a great play on a ground ball and the throw in this
inning which prevented another hit. Later on he made another great catch on a
ball that was hopping over second base, getting Marquard at first.
Butch Schmidt is still unable to play, which made a
difference in the strength of the Braves. Although Hank Gowdy played well at
first base, the Boston infield is not finely tuned without Schmidt at first
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