ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION
Friday, August 29, 1901
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TOP TWO CLUBS BOTH LOSE...FIRST PLACE YANKS TO THE SIXTH PLACE INDIANS AND SECOND PLACE CHISOX TO THE THIRD PLACE DETROIT...NY STILL UP BY FIVE GAMES WITH ONLY 10 TO GO...FOURTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS SLIP BY LAST PLACE ST. LOUIS BROWNS...AND FIFTH PLACE RED SOX NUDGE SEVENTH PLACE SENATORS
TRIBE DOES NOT ROLL OVER AND PLAY DEAD FOR YANKS
CLE - 000 104 300 - 8 12 2
NYY- 210 101 000 - 5 13 1
WP: Joss (7-9 3.26)
S. Coveleskie (SP) Joss (6th)
LP: Gossage (4-4 4.14)
Ford (SP) Gossage (7th) Chandler (7th)
HR: CLE - Thome (12) Rosen (5) NYY - Lazzeri (4)
New York and Whitey Ford let an early 4-1 lead get away from them against Cleveland...Al Rosen and Jim Thome had pinchhit homers...Rosen's (.206) 3-run smash in the sixth and Thome's (.231) 2-run job in the seventh helped the Indians rebound and win the game...Carlos Baerga (.213) had a perfect 4 for 4 with a pair of rbis...NY had 13 hits, but wasted most of them...Addie Joss had a solid relief effort and earned the victory, yielding one unearned run over the final 4 innings.
TIGERS COMEBACK TWICE TO TAME TOUGH WHITE SOX
CWS- 102 010 002 000 0 - 6 13 3 (13 innings)
DET - 020 003 001 000 1 - 7 13 1
WP: H. Smith (4-3 3.06)
Bunning (SP) Hiller (9th) Trucks (10th) H. Smith (12th)
LP: Peters (3-6 3.57)
Walsh (SP) Pierce (9th) Thigpen (10th) Faber (11th) Peters (13th)
HR: CWS - Lundy (5)
Detroit battled back twice to finally overcome the White Sox in 13 innings...it was the team's third successive win...Al Kaline (.210) doubled in Charlie Gehringer(.277) with the game-winner...Sam Crawford (.312) had tied it in the ninth with a single off Billy Pierce, who could not finish the Tigers off...The bullpen has been one of Chicago's main shortcomings this season...it was an especially tough loss for the Pale Hose as it cost them a chance to cut NY's lead to 4 games.
A'S HUNTER AND ECKERSLEY COMBINE ON 3-HITTER TO TOP BROWNS
PHA- 200 110 000 - 4 8 0
STB - 000 000 200 - 2 3 1
WP: Hunter (12-9 3.89) Eckersley (7th)
Save: Eckersley 1 (3-1 4.19)
LP: Garver (10-10 3.86) T. Martinez (8th)
HR: PHA - A. Simmons (7) R. Jackson (10)
It was bad news for the Browns all around...They lost the game and George Sisler (.341), the top hitter in the AL, had his 20-game hitting streak ended...Catfish Hunter notched the win, only gave up 3 hits, but walked 6 in 6+ innings...Dennis Eckersley was perfect, he retired all 7 batters he faced in order to save it. Al Simmons (.291) and Reggie Jackson (.258) homered for the Athletics.
RED SOX STAGE COMEBACK IN ONE-RUN DECISION OVER WASHINGTON
BOS - 000 000 510 - 6 11 0
WAS- 310 100 000 - 5 10 0
WP: G. Ruth (11-12 3.91)
Shore (SP) Tiant (6th) G. Ruth (7th)
LP: Leonard (10-10 3.39) Mogridge (8th)
HR: BOS - M. Vaughn (10) Varitek (4)
The Boston bats slumbered for 6 innings against the Senators' knuckleballin' Dutch Leonard, then they awoke and whacked him for 5 runs in the seventh to even it up at 5-all...in the inning Mo Vaughn (.230) tagged a 3-run blast and Jason Varitek (.190) bombed a solo homer...Oscar Charleston (.307) drove across Billy Goodman (.255) to win it in the eighth...6 doubles had given Washington a 5-0 bulge...Sam Rice (.288), Rod Carew (.293) and Gary Gaetti (.246) each hit a pair apiece...Ernie Shore got the call to start, even though it was George Ruth's regular turn on the mound, but Ruth got in the game anyway and was credited with the victory with 3 scoreless frames in relief.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
THE TORRID NL PENNANT CHASE CONTINUES DOWN TO THE WIRE...FIRST PLACE BUCS HANG ON TO BEST THIRD PLACE NY GIANTS AND DROP THEM 4 GAMES BEHIND...SECOND PLACE PHILS JUST GET BY LAST PLACE REDS...PITTSBURGH STILL 2 GAMES IN THE LEAD OVER PHILLY WITH 10 MORE TO PLAY.....CARDS MOVE INTO TIE WITH NY FOR THIRD AS THEY KNOCK OFF SEVENTH PLACE BOSTON...AND FIFTH PLACE DODGERS DEFEAT SIXTH PLACE CHICUBS
PIRATES NOSE OUT NY...GAME IN DOUBT UNTIL LAST OUT
NYG- 001 000 003 - 4 6 0
PIT --002 010 02X - 5 9 0
WP: Willis (10-10 3.11) Face (9th)
Save: Face 10 (6-2 2.76)
LP: Marichal (14-10 3.40) Lavelle (8th)
HR: NYG - Bonds (28)
Vic Willis and the Pirates needed a win and they got it in a hard-fought encounter with the Giants...Willis had checked NY on a single run and 2 hits until they broke loose with a barrage of 4 hits with two outs in the ninth and almost tied it up...Pie Traynor saved the day when he speared a Freddie Lindstrom smash deep behind third base and threw him out in a close play at first to end the game...Paul Waner (.289) cracked 2 hits, and 2 rbis, the National League number one batter, Pie Traynor (.376) collected 2 hits, scored 2 runs and batted in one and Arky Vaughan walloped 2 hits with an rbi and one score...Barry Bonds (.291) hoisted a 2-run shot in the ninth and tied Ernie Banks of the Cubs for the NL home run leadership with 28 and deadlocked with Cincy's Frank Robinson in the RBI column with 96 each. Roy Face got the final out and his 10th save this season.
PHILS' CARLTON AND SCHMIDT STAR IN NARROW VICTORY OVER CINCINNATI
PHI - 010 000 000 - 1 9 1
CIN - 000 000 000 - 0 2 1
WP: Carlton (7-12 4.15)
LP: Donahue (8-15 3.65) Carroll (8th)
HR: PHI - Schmidt (25)
Steve Carlton's W-L record is a not-too-good 7-12 this year, but the Phillies don't care...it is 4-2 in the month of August with a sparkling 2.46 ERA...he has really come through just when they needed it...and they needed him today...he fired a 2-hit shutout and smoked an even dozen Redlegs on strikes and permitted only one base on balls...Cincinnati's Pete Donahue was almost his equal, except for Mike Schmidt's 25th home run in the second inning, the only score of the pressure-packed contest...with the triumph Philadelphia remained close to first place Pittsburgh. trailing by only 2 games with 10 to go.
CARDS BUMP OFF BOSTON BRAVES FOR THIRD IN A ROW...NOW TIED FOR THIRD WITH NY
BSN- 000 000 004 - 4 8 0
STL - 000 301 111 - 6 7 0
WP: Gibson (15-8 3.51) Brecheen (9th)
Save: Brecheen 3 (6-3 4.41)
LP: Glavine (6-13 3.64) McMahon (7th) Garber (8th)
HR: BSN - Leonard (3) Lopez (15) STL - Musial (21)
The Redbirds' Bob Gibson blazed it by the Brave batters for 8 innings, then got slammed for 2 home runs and 4 runs in the ninth, but for the second day in a row, Harry "the Cat" Brecheen salvaged the game...he got the last out for the staggering Gibson with the tying run on second for his 3rd save of the season...Gibson totaled 8 Ks and 4 bases on balls and was responsible for all 4 runs...the balanced St. Louis attack was led by Rogers Hornsby's (.301) 2 for 4 and 2 runs scored and Stan Musial's (.274) 21st roundtripper.
BROOKLYN'S KOUFAX ALMOST PERFECT IN NO-HITTER OVER CUBS
BRO - 010 000 110 - 3 10 0
CHC - 000 000 000 - 0 0 2
WP: Koufax (13-8 2.99)
LP: French (3-5 2.67)
HR: BRO - Sheffield (9)
It was a fantastic display of pitching by Sandy Koufax - almost a perfect game - only a hit batsman spoiled his peerless outing...he hit Ryne Sandberg leading off in the first inning and then erased him on a double play...Koufax no-hit Chicago, fanning 5 and walking none...5 Dodgers delivered 2 basehits each, paced by Gary Sheffield (.267), who homered and popped in 2 runs.
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