Results of the games played on the 80th day of the 1919 American League season . . .
Nationals 5, Indians 4: Sam Rice collected four hits and Washington held off Cleveland in the late innings to win one on the road. The Nats built an early 3-0 lead on Rice's RBI single and Menosky's two-run homer (3), but Cleveland scratched two of those back in the 6th against Molly Craft (3-1) on a run-scoring triple by Steve O'Neill and a single by Stan Coveleski. Washington scored single runs off of Coveleski (6-10) in the 8th and 9th to give themselves a cushion, but two walks and a double in the bottom of the 9th forced a pitching change and PH Joe Harris drilled a Walter Johnson offering into center field for a two-run single that cut the WAS lead to just one run. But Johnson got matters under control to retire the final two men and earn the save. [box]
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| Sam Rice, WAS |
White Sox 6, Red Sox 3: Ray Schalk and Happy Felsch drove in two runs each as Chicago got out ahead of Boston and cruised to a win at Comiskey Park. Schalk singled in a pair to give the White Sox the lead in the 2nd, and walked to load the bases in the 4th before Nemo Leibold's groundout plated another run. A three-run 6th off of Carl Mays (6-7), keyed by Felsch's two-run triple, proved to be critical as Boston broke through against Red Faber (10-4) to score three times in the 8th. But Grover Lowdermilk came on to get the final two outs of that inning and pitch a scoreless 9th to limit the drama. Bill Lamar laced three hits for Boston. [box]
Tigers 4, Yankees 3: Detroit scored once in the 8th and once in the 9th to slip away from New York with a win in front of their bugs at Navin Field. After RBI singles by Ty Cobb and Eddie Ainsmith had given DET a 1-0 1st-inning lead, Bob Shawkey (9-9) held them still while his teammates began to chip away at the lead. Roger Peckinpaugh singled one home in the 6th, and Bernie Boland (12-2) walked Duffy Lewis with the bases full in the 7th before Wally Pipp added a sac fly that gave NY the lead. In the 8th, however, Chick Shorten singled and, with one out, Ainsmith singled to right and the ball snuck under the glove of Sammy Vick allowing Shorten to score the tying run. The next inning, Shawkey gave Cobb a free pass with two outs and Bobby Veach followed with a ball to the gap in left-center that enabled Tyrus to race home with the winning run. Harry Heilmann had three hits and Cobb reached base three times. [box]
Athletics 4, Browns 3: Walt Kinney pitched 8.2 solid innings and knocked in the deciding runs as Philadelphia edged St. Louis at Sportsman's Park. The Browns broke a scoreless tie in the 6th when Geroge Sisler hit his 5th home run of the season with no one aboard, but the A's got two in the 7th when Kinney singled with runners at second and third and two outs, and two more in the 8th when Joe Dugan (3-for-4) pulled the same trick. There matters stood until the bottom of the 9th; Sisler led off with a single for his third hit of the day and Earl Smith doubled one out later. After Wally Gerber and Hank Severeid singled the Browns had gotten within one run and Connie Mack lifted Kinney (4-6) for Socks Seibold who retired Herman Bronkie on a ground out to end the game. [box]
Browns 9, Athletics 1: St. Louis took benefit from eight free passes to turn ten hits into nine runs and win easily to earn a split. A six-run 5th featured two walks, a hit batman, a fielding error and four hits with Wally Mayer driving in two runs. From there it was easy for Ernie Koob (2-0), who allowed jsut a single 8th-inning run in a five-hit performance. Joe Gedeon, Ken Williams and Earl Smith each reached base three times. [box]
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