On July 17, 1909 At League Park, future Hall of Famer Addie Joss and the Cleveland Naps were up early on the visiting Boston Red Sox 3-0. Joss was cruising along until the 5th when a series of infield singles and a misplayed double play by second-baseman, George Perring allowed the Red Sox to score 3 unearned runs. Second-year man Smoky Joe Wood comes in, sporting a 2-3 record, this would be his 9th appearance on the season. Things appeared headed in the wrong direction right away as he gave up back to back singles then he would strikeout 7 of the next 9 batters, and over 4 innings fan 10 of the 17 men he faced to establish a new MLB record.
The Red Sox will pull out the win 6-4 vs the NAP’s and Smoky Joe was becoming an icon.
