White Sox 10, Indians 9: The most topsy-turvy contest of the season thus far saw Chicago demonstrate again why they have been the class of the League thus far. Spotting Cleveland an 8-0 lead, they roared back with ten runs over the final three innings to win a wild 10-9 decision that shocked to silence the assembled throng at League Park. The Indians teed off on Dickey Kerr for three runs in the 3rd (two-run single from Joe Harris) and four more in the 4th (two-run double from Tris Speaker) to build that eight-run lead and there were no signs that Stan Coveleski was going to have any problems defending that advantage, working on a six-hit shutout into the 7th. But the Indian defense contributed significantly to the undoing that began in the top of the 7th - the first two batters reached on miscues by Joe Evans and Bill Wambsganss and Eddie Collins singled to load the bases. But Coveleski couldn't get the final out of the inning before a walk and two singles led to four runs that cut the lead in two. In the 8th, another Evans error turned the potential third out of the inning into a two-run rally when Joe Jackson doubled in a run and Hap Felsch singled home another. Harris drove in another for CLE in the bottom of the 8th to give the Indians a three-run bulge heading into the 9th inning but it would not be enough for Elmer Myers (3-1), who was brought on to spell a battered Coveleski. After retiring the leadoff man, Myers gave up a walk and three singles that scored two runs; with two away, runners on the corners and CLE still clinging to a one-run lead, Jackson and Felsch delivered again with singles that scored the tying and go-ahead runs. Frank Shellenback (2-1) then pitched a second inning of relief without incident to send the Cleveland crowd home in disbelief. Felsch was the man of the hour with the first six-hit day in the American League thus far (in six trips to the plate) and four RBI. Eddie Collins had four hits, and Tris Speaker and Harris each drove home three for the Indians. An aesthetic exemplar it was not, as the two clubs combined for seven errors in the field. [box]
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| Happy Felsch, CHA |
Athletics 9, Red Sox 4: Philadelphia scored four times in the bottom of the 7th to break a 4-4 tie and go on to defeat Boston at Shibe Park. The Red Sox had fought back from and early 4-1 deficit to tie the game in the top of the 5th on Babe Ruth's RBI single, but that state of affairs only lasted for two innings. With one out in the hoe 7th, Tillie Walker doubled and Amos Strunk singled. Red Shannon then kicked Dick Burrus' grounder to score the tie-breaking run and Merlin Kopp followed that with a two-run double that chased Ray Caldwell (3-8) from the hill and put the A's into the clear. The rally seemed to bring out another gear in Jing Johnson (5-4), who retired fourteen Sox on the trot before allowing a two-out walk in the 9th. Bill Lamar had three hits for Boston. [box]
Browns 5, Tigers 3: Joe Gedeon singled three times and scored twice as St. Louis beat Detroit. The Browns held a thin 3-2 edge when Gedeon led off the 8th with his third hit and scored one out later on George Sisler's triple. Sisler then ran home on Baby Doll Jacobson's sac fly and Carl Weilman (9-2) survived two hits and a passed ball in the 9th. Jack Tobin hit his 6th home run of the season for St. Louis. [box]
Yankees 2, Nationals 1: Frank Baker singled Sammy Vick home in the top of the 12th inning to put an end to an afternoon of quality pitching at Griffith Stadium. Hank Thormahlen and Jim Shaw had hurled goose eggs for most of the day, before WAS finally broke through for a run in the last of the 8th on an RBI single by Joe Judge. But Shaw could not close the deal - NY started the 9th with two singles to set the table and then Del Pratt drove home the tying marker with another base hit. The relief corps were then left to handle the extra frames and were up to the task until the 12th; with one out, Vick tripled against Tom Zachary (0-1) and scored with two outs in front of Baker's line drive to center field. George Mogridge came on to pitch for the Yankees in the bottom of the 12th, after 3.1 scoreless innings of relief from Bob Shawkey (9-6), and retired three Nats in order to slam the door closed. Judge had two hits and a walk for WAS. [box]
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