Nationals 11, Tigers 9: Pinch-hitter Harry Thompson singled home two runs with two away in the top of the 11th inning as that Nationals averted disaster and won a wild affair in Detroit against the Tigers. Washington led 6-0 after only one inning, in part due to Joe Judge's three-run circuit clout, and the margin ballooned to 8-0 before St. Louis began to make headway with four runs in the 7th on three hits, two errors and a wild pitch. But it was still 9-4 for the Nats into the final inning and, in fact, with one out and no one aboard in that inning when the wheels came completely off of the cart for Jim Shaw. Three hits and a walk scored a run and loaded the bases before Walter Johnson came on in an attempt to stem the bleeding. But Harry Heilmann's grounder went through the legs of Howie Shanks at short and then Ira Flagstead drilled a three-run double past Mike Menosky in center field and the game was, incredibly, tied. Defense - or the lack of it, as there were seven errors in the field on the afternoon, played a key role in the winning rally as well. Patsy Gharrity led off the top of the 11th with a single and was bunted to second by Shanks before Joe Leonard drew a walk off of Bill James. James then got Val Picinich to roll one towards Babe Ellison at second, but Ellison couln not find the handle and the bases were full with one out. This brought Thompson off the bench to swing the bat for Johnson, and he singled to left to score two runs that would win the game. Molly Craft came on in the bottom of the 11th to retire the Tigers in order and end a long day at the ball park. Gharrity collected three hits, and Flagstead drove home three. [box]
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Athletics 12, White Sox 3: Philadelphia cracked an AL season-high nineteen hits, nine of which came in an eight-run 9th inning that blew open a close game and put away the White Sox in Chicago. The game was 4-3 in favor of the visitors, thanks to a three-run 7th that was was capped by a two-run, two-out single by starter Tom Rogers, when the A's came to bat to face Lefty Williams in the 9th. The first two men singled, and then Rogers topped of his day with a triple that chased them home and chased Williams from the game. Erskine Mayer fared no better, as he allowed five singles before Wickey McAvoy struck with a three-bagger of his own that completed the big inning. Rogers finished things off in the bottom half despite allowing seven free passes on the afternoon. George Burns, Tillie Walker and Fred Thomas each had three hits. [box]
Indians 7, Yankees 2: Cleveland jumped from the starter's gate with five runs in the opening inning, and Guy Morton allowed only seven hits as the Indians put on a show for the home fans. The Tribe lineup roughed up Jack Quinn for three run-scoring doubles in that first frame, and Quinn helped them along with two walks and a hit batsman. After these early-afternoon fireworks, it was pretty quiet the rest of the way at League Park - Quinn lasted another three innings (and got shutout long relief, albeit too late, from Allan Russell) and Morton pretty much had things his way other than a hiccup in the 5th and 6th innings where he allowed four hits and both Yankee runs. Tris Speaker had three hits and knocked in a run to spark the home club. [box]
Browns 9, Red Sox 1: George Sisler's three hits, including a two-run double that keyed a six-run 6th inning outburst, led the Browns to a victory over the Red Sox in Boston. St. Louis led 3-1 through five behind Sisler's RBI triple and Jack Tobin's two-run homer, and then started the 6th with three straight singles before Sisler's double scored a pair and started the boulder rolling downhill over Sox starter Sad Sam Jones. The beneficiary of all of this largesse, though he hardly needed it, was Bert Gallia - the Browns' right-handed allowed only two hits and two walks over his nine innings of work. [box]
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