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Big Six · 01-16-2004, 09:24 AM

Boston Globe, October 2, 1913

REDS WIN CLOSE ONE; TAKE SERIES LEAD
Rose’s Throwing Error Allows Winning Run to Score

CINCINNATI—Today’s game did turn out to be one of those close ones. Unfortunately, our side came out on the short end. Both pitchers were in fine form, but the Reds did that much better a job of taking advantage of the opportunities they were given to score. They tallied twice in the fifth inning to beat us, 2-1.

Chuck Rose felt awful about the error that let in the winning run, and worse about the baserunners he’d allowed in the first place. Without his strong work all season, however, we would be doing what fourteen other clubs are doing right now: returning to their off-season endeavors. We, on the other hand, are playing once again for the World Championship. And, despite today’s set-back, we are only one game behind.

I hate to lose, but I am somewhat comforted by the fact that my batting stroke came back to me today. I was the first man up in the second inning, and Del Mason left a pitch where I could hit it hard. Del seldom ever gives the hitter a good pitch to hit, so I jumped on it and pulled it down the right field line. I went into second base standing up. The next man up, Bob Peterson, hit one even harder to left, and I scored easily, with Bob pulling into second. Ed Konetchy hit the ball on the nose, too, but Dick Egan, who was back at his normal second base post after filling in for Terry Turner at shortstop, caught Ed’s line drive and doubled Bob off second.

That one run would be the only one we would score. The Reds did us one better by scoring twice in the fifth. Two substitutes, Pete Knisely, who played center field today, and their reserve catcher, Mike Konnick, did the major part of the work. Knisely led off with a singe, and Konnick scored him with a double. Rosey bore down hard and struck out a tough hitter, Bescher. That brought up Del Mason. He hit the ball right back to Rosey, but he bobbled it a little bit. He had to rush his throw, and fired it past first and into right field. Konnick barreled home with what turned out to be the winning run.

I got one more hit, a single to right, in the top of the ninth as we tried to rally and extend the game, but Mason proved why he has been one of the best pitchers in the game for several years now. He has pitched well against us in the Series several times, and we never look forward to facing him.

Tomorrow it will be Wood and Hitt again on the mound, and hopefully Joe will be as sharp as he was in the Series opener. If we can win tomorrow, the Series will be guaranteed to return to Boston; we would like very much for that to happen.

01-16-2004, 09:24 AM	#127 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,494 Thanks: 146 Thanked 100x in 79 posts	A pitchers' duel Boston Globe, October 2, 1913 REDS WIN CLOSE ONE; TAKE SERIES LEAD Rose’s Throwing Error Allows Winning Run to Score CINCINNATI—Today’s game did turn out to be one of those close ones. Unfortunately, our side came out on the short end. Both pitchers were in fine form, but the Reds did that much better a job of taking advantage of the opportunities they were given to score. They tallied twice in the fifth inning to beat us, 2-1. Chuck Rose felt awful about the error that let in the winning run, and worse about the baserunners he’d allowed in the first place. Without his strong work all season, however, we would be doing what fourteen other clubs are doing right now: returning to their off-season endeavors. We, on the other hand, are playing once again for the World Championship. And, despite today’s set-back, we are only one game behind. I hate to lose, but I am somewhat comforted by the fact that my batting stroke came back to me today. I was the first man up in the second inning, and Del Mason left a pitch where I could hit it hard. Del seldom ever gives the hitter a good pitch to hit, so I jumped on it and pulled it down the right field line. I went into second base standing up. The next man up, Bob Peterson, hit one even harder to left, and I scored easily, with Bob pulling into second. Ed Konetchy hit the ball on the nose, too, but Dick Egan, who was back at his normal second base post after filling in for Terry Turner at shortstop, caught Ed’s line drive and doubled Bob off second. That one run would be the only one we would score. The Reds did us one better by scoring twice in the fifth. Two substitutes, Pete Knisely, who played center field today, and their reserve catcher, Mike Konnick, did the major part of the work. Knisely led off with a singe, and Konnick scored him with a double. Rosey bore down hard and struck out a tough hitter, Bescher. That brought up Del Mason. He hit the ball right back to Rosey, but he bobbled it a little bit. He had to rush his throw, and fired it past first and into right field. Konnick barreled home with what turned out to be the winning run. I got one more hit, a single to right, in the top of the ninth as we tried to rally and extend the game, but Mason proved why he has been one of the best pitchers in the game for several years now. He has pitched well against us in the Series several times, and we never look forward to facing him. Tomorrow it will be Wood and Hitt again on the mound, and hopefully Joe will be as sharp as he was in the Series opener. If we can win tomorrow, the Series will be guaranteed to return to Boston; we would like very much for that to happen.