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JOHNNY EVERS |
THE 1914 "MIRACLE" BRAVES
The Giants have one hit and
get a split from the Braves
October 3, 1914
... The doubleheader at the Polo Grounds between
the Giants and the Braves resulted in a split, with the Braves taking
the first game 4 to 1 and losing the second game 1 to 0. About 17,000
fans turned out for the double bill and they saw two pretty good
games, although the Boston team did not have anything like its full
strength in the field. Bill James pitched
three innings for the first game and Dick Rudolph pitched a similar stint in the
second game. Not a hit was made off either pitcher. Otto Hess, who finished the
first game, kept the hits scattered and the one run by the Giants was a gift.
Hess did well at the plate too, getting three singles in his three chances at
bat.
Dick Crutcher followed Rudolph in the second game
and his wildness resulted in the only run made by either team. He gave up four
passes in the fourth inning that forced in the only run. He was relieved in the
fifth inning after he passed the first man up, and then the second one, who
happened to be Rube Marquard, got a base hit. Paul Strand was then sent in and
gave up no hits during the next four innings.
Art Fromme pitched eight innings of the opener for
the Giants and was hit quite easily. Ferdie Schupp was touched up for a single
and two doubles in the one inning that he worked. In the second game Marquard
was in fine form and pitched a complete-game only allowing five hits. In the
field, George Burns made a sensational one-handed catch off the ball hit by Joe
Connolly, up against the wall in right field.
Young Fred Tyler, the brother of Lefty Tyler, who
was recalled from Jersey City, was behind the plate in both games for the
Braves. He showed much improvement over his play since spring training. Johnny
Evers and Butch Schmidt did not play and are at their homes taking the rest.
Oscar Dugey took Johnny's place at second base and Possum Whitted played first.
With these two games, the Braves made their final
appearance at the Polo Grounds. Four games which are be played in Brooklyn and
were originally planned to be played in three days, will be played, if possible
in two, so that the Braves can finish the regular season on Tuesday and leave
for Philadelphia that night. They will then be able to get in two day's practice
at Shibe Park before starting the World Series on Friday.
The weather today was perfect and the big crowd
enjoyed the two games very much. The Braves got to Fromme for at least one hit
in every inning and it was the fourth that they bunched together their hits to
score two runs. Connolly drew a base on balls, and Whitted, Smith and Maranville
all singled.
The Giants got one run in the bottom of the eighth
and then the Braves scored two more in the ninth. Schupp came into pitch for the
Giants and struck out Tyler. Hess then laced out his third single to right-field
and Dugey doubled to right. Ted Cather, batting for Connolly, smacked a double
to left, to score both Hess and Dugey, making the score 4 to 1.
It was all about the pitching during the second
game. No hits were made off Dick Rudolph in the first three innings, and only
one hit was made off Crutcher in the inning he worked. Paul Strand finish off
the game for four innings and pitched hitless ball. On the other side of the
field, Rube Marquard gave up only five hits in the nine innings he pitched,
coasting to a 1 to 0 victory.
President Gaffney was at Fenway Park to see the Red
Sox play and said that he would not allow World Series tickets to be sold in
bunches two clubs or societies. People sending in a collection of names will be
disregarded. The $1 seats will be sold only on the day of the game on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The list of Royal Rooters going to Philadelphia is
closed and the 200 tickets allotted to them have been given out. The Ninth
Regiment Band, which will accompany the Rooters to Philadelphia has decided to
march with them. While the Royal Rooters party was organized only for the first
two games in Philadelphia, is very probable that the Braves go back to continue
the series, the Rooters will make the second trip.
Johnny Evers of the Boston Braves and Eddie Collins
of the Philadelphia Athletics won the most valuable player award for each
league. Each player will receive an automobile courtesy of Chalmers Autos. |
