Smoky Joe Wood Essentials Positions: Rightfielder and PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)Born: October 25, 1889, in Kansas City, MODied: July 27, 1985 in West Haven, CTBuried: Wood Family Cemetery, Shohola, PAHigh School: Ouray HS (Ouray, CO)School: University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)Debut: August 24, 1908 (3,074th in MLB history)vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, LLast Game: September 24, 1922vs. NYY 3 AB, 2 H, 0…
Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove. The 24 year-old right-hander from Waco, Texas, who goes 3-for-4 in the contest, singles home the eventual winning run in the ninth inning in the Tigers’ 4-2 victory over the Senators at Griffith Stadium.
Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in the last game of the season to finish two short of Babe Ruth’s 1927 record of 60. Foxx adds two singles but the A’s lose, 2 – 1, to the Senators’ Alvin Crowder. Crowder wins his 26th and 15th straight game, one short of the American League record held by Walter Johnson, Smoky Joe Wood and Lefty Grove. Foxx finishes with 169 RBIs while teammate Al Simmons ties for 2nd with 151.
Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians pitches a 19-inning, complete game to defeat the New York Yankees 3 – 2. Former P Joe Wood hits a home run in the 19th inning – his second of the game – to end the 3:45 marathon. For New York‚ Home Run Baker’s 11 assists tie the American League record for a third baseman in an extra-inning game.
1917 – Smoky Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, is sold by the Boston Red Sox to Cleveland for $15,000. He will become an outfielder after one last, losing start on the mound, and will play five more years.
At Boston, Smoky Joe Wood fires a 1 – 0 shutout over Washington. The Nationals have lost all 11 games at Fenway Park this year.
At Fenway Park, Smoky Joe Wood fires a one-hitter, beating Cleveland, 2 – 0. Bill Wambsganss’ single is the only Cleveland hit. For Wood, it is his fifth one-hitter, and the third over regulation distance.
In Chicago, the Red Sox top the White Sox, 6 – 2, to move back into first place. Boston will win four out of five in the series with their rivals. In the American League, the White Sox spend their last day on top. The Tigers will challenge Boston down the stretch.
Red Sox pitcher Smoky Joe Wood smokes two doubles in the 4th inning against the A’s, setting a record for pitchers.
October 8, 1912 On batting practice before Game 1 of the World Series, Tris Speaker drove a ball not only over the right field grandstand but completely out of the Polo Grounds. The Series opened with the Red Sox as 10–8 betting favorites. Giants manager John McGraw surprised everyone by starting rookie Jeff Tesreau…