Indians 4, Nationals 1: Guy Morton allowed only three Washington hits and the Indians cobbled together four runs to clinch a sweep of the doubleheader in Cleveland. Of the Indians' four tallies, only one came as a result of a hit - a double play grounder, a wild pitch and an error produced the other three scores - and Morton (6-9) didn't allow a hit until the 7th inning and then pitched himself free of bases-loaded challenges in the 7th and 9th innings to bring home the win. [box]
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Indians 11, Nationals 2: Cleveland pounded Washington pitching for seventeen hits and scored six runs in the 7th inning to blow open the game and win at a canter at League Park. The score was only 2-0 in favor of the home team when they came to bat in the 7th and the wheels came off the cart for Washington starter Eric Erickson (2-2). After a walk, two hits and a Howie Shanks error scored a run and loaded the bases, the top of the Cleveland order went single-double-triple to land five more runs and decide the contest. Elmer Myers (5-1) gave up two runs in the 8th to lose the shutout bid, but steadied again for a 1-2-3 9th inning that closed out the game. Harry Lunte had three hits and three runs scored, and Bill Wambsganss and Tris Speaker knocked in three runs apiece. [box]
Red Sox 7, White Sox 6: Boston stunned Chicago with three runs in the top of the 9th and Sam Jones then survived a two-on, no-out jam in the bottom half to steal a win at Fenway Park. The clubs had played back-and-forth baseball for seven innings, with three lead changes and two ties, before the White Sox scored an insurance run in the 7th, on Chick Gandil's double and Ray Schalk's single, to lead 6-4. But that policy would come due only two innings later; after retiring the first man, Dickey Kerr (7-3) allowed singles to the next three Boston batters to load the bases and force Kid Gleason to go to the relief corps. Dave Danforth came on and promptly walked Harry Hooper to force in a run, but then fanned Babe Ruth in a huge spot. Perhaps that caused Davenport to relax, as he served up an offering which Stuffy McInnis served into center field for a two-run single that swung the game in Boston's favor. Jones came on in relief of Herb Pennock (4-6) and got off on the wrong foot by walking Joe Jackson and Hap Felsch to start the inning. After Gandil bunted the tying and winning runs into scoring position, Jones got McMullin to ground sharply to short with the infield in and Schalk to bounce back to the mound for the final out. McInnis and Buck Weaver had three hits each, and Red Shannon drove in three runs for the Sox. [box]
Yankees 8, Tigers 2: A five-run 8th cracked apart a close game and led New York to a big road win. The first four men in that big inning reached against Howard Ehmke (6-12) and Del Pratt's two-run double capped the scoring against Doc Ayers. Hank Thormahlen (8-5) adroitly navigated the Detroit lineup, allowing just RBI singles to Ty Cobb and Harry Heilmann and then seting down the final eight Tigers to lock up the W. Duffy Lewis homered (9) and drove in four for the Yankees, while Bobby Veach went 3-for-4 with two doubles for Detroit. [box]
Browns 7, Athletics 5: St. Louis shot to an early lead behind the bottom of their order, then held on against a last-gasp Philadelphia rally to win narrowly at home. The Browns scored five times in the 2nd inning behind doubles from Earl Smith, Wally Gerber and Bert Gallia and added two more in the 5th on RBI singles by Smith and Gerber to lead 7-0. But the A's chipped away at Gallia for single runs in the 6th and 8th, and then made a big run at the prize in the 9th. When a double-play grounder erased a leadoff single to empty the bases with two outs, it looked as if Gallia (7-6) would cruise to the win, but two singles and a pinch-hit three-run home run by Walt Kinney suddenly put the Athletics back into the game. After a deep breath, however, Gallia coaxed a routine grounder to short from the bat of Whitey Witt and the rally was finished. The Browns stroked five two-base hits on the afternoon, and one of those was one of Hank Severeid's three hits. [box]
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