In one of the weirder innings in baseball history, 68 years ago this week, the Cincinnati Reds allowed a record 19 consecutive Dodgers to reach base in the bottom of the 1st. By the time the dust settled, 15 runs were allowed by four pitchers on 10 hits, seven walks, and two hit batsmen. Mike and Bill annotate each of those 19 plate appearances and the players who were part of it in this unconventional episode and then pay tribute to the memory of the great Bob Watson.
In game 1‚ Boston pitcher Wes Ferrell shows his hitting skills‚ hitting two homers off A’s veteran Hod Lisenbee. Ferrell collects all six RBIs in picking up the win‚ 6 – 4. Ferrell’s first homer comes in the 3rd with his brother Rick on base and he homers again in the 4th inning with the sacks full. The 6 RBIs ties a major league record for pitchers. The ace allows 9 hits while striking out 8. The A’s square accounts by taking the nitecap‚ 6 – 0‚ behind Harry Kelley’s 3-hitter.
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August 12, 1936
