Red Sox 5, Nationals 4: The two clubs combined to knock out twenty-eight hits, but could only manage nine runs between them, and it was Frank Gilhooley's third hit of the day that sent home the eventual winning run in the bottom of the 7th in Boston. The Sox scored twice in the 2nd on three hits and two walks, one to Harry Hooper with the bases loaded, and another in the 4th on Hooper's double to take a 3-1 lead. But the Nats scored two of their own in the 5th when Sam Rice singled home a run and Patsy Gharrity hit a sacrifice fly. But, in the bottom half, Stuffy McInnis singled with one gone and two-out base hits off of Jim Shaw (6-7) by Everett Scott and Dave Shean put Boston in front again. This was the edge that Babe Ruth (2-4) needed, as he nursed the lead through the final innings until Clyde Milan was caught attempting to steal his way into scoring position with two outs in the 9th. Milan had four hits for Washington and the light-hitting Dave Shean turned the same trick for Boston. [box]
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Nationals 3, Red Sox 1: Walter Johnson held Boston at bay for ten innings, and Sam Rice's two-run single in the top of the 10th gave the Nationals the runs they needed to break a deadlock in their favor for a doubleheader split. Boston led for most of the game, after Amos Strunk led off the 4th with a triple and scored on Babe Ruth's sac fly. Sam Jones (4-5) made that tally stand up all the way until the top of the 9th inning, but stumbled at the final hurdle when Buzz Murphy and Johnson began the inning with base hits and Howie Shanks delivered a run-scoring fly ball. Johnson whipped through the bottom of the 9th, and then two singles put runners at the corners with two outs in the top of the 10th. Rice then lined one on the outfield grass to score Sam Agnew with the go-ahead run and Johnson (9-4) faced the minimum of three hitters in the home half to make it stick. Johnson (who batted sixth, despite entering the game in a miserable hitting slump at .075) and Buzz Murphy had three hits each for the winners. [box]
White Sox 3, Indians 1: Joe Jackson's triple in the bottom of the 7th turned out the be the pivotal blow in a tight affair in the Windy City. Guy Morton and Grover Lowdermilk were pitching very effectively, resulting in a 1-1 tie through six innings, but Jackson broke the spell when he belted a three-bagger to lead off the home 7th; Chick Gandil immediately singled to break the tie and an error, wild pitch and single from Swede Risberg added an insurance score. Lowdermilk (2-2) found another gear in the late innings, holding Cleveland hitless over the last four innings to earn the victory. Risberg and Elmer Smith each had two hits. [box]
Yankees 6, Athletics 4: Frank Baker's home run sent Philadelphia back to their hotel in shock, putting the exclamation point on a three-run rally in the bottom of the 9th. The Yanks had the early upper hand after Duffy Lewis pulled one into the LF stands (7) with two aboard in the bottom of the 1st, but when Tillie Walker did the same for the A's in the 5th the visitors took back the lead. Scott Perry (2-9) had found the groove after his difficult opening frame, holding NY scoreless into the 9th inning. But, after retiring PH Lefty O'Doul to begin the frame, the top of the Yankee order made short work - Sammy Vick singled, Roger Peckinpaugh doubled him home for the tie, and then Baker hit his 10th homer of the year to stun the A's and jolt the crowd at the Polo Grounds. Hank Thormahlen (6-5) pitched four innings of scoreless relief work to earn the win. [box]
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