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.
1914 – Tris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox records an unassisted double play against the Detroit Tigers – his second of the season. Tiger runner Harry Heilmann is doubled off second base in the 4th inning when a hit-and-runplay becomes a line drive to Speaker. Boston wins‚ 5 – 2. Speaker previously accomplished the feat against the Philadelphia Athletics on April 21st. This is a record for outfielders
1914 – Red Sox ace Dutch Leonard shuts out Cleveland, 3 – 0, despite giving up two singles and a triple to Tris Speaker. Speaker also makes eight putouts in CF, on his way to a record 423 for the year.
In Cincinnati, the Giants rout the White Sox, 11-2, beginning a five-month world-wide barnstorming trip that will include stops in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The teams recruit top players from both leagues, including Tris Speaker, Buck Weaver, Christy Mathewson as well as Sam Crawford, but former Olympian Jim Thorpe is the main attraction during the global tour.
1912 STANDINGS National League New York Giants 103 48 .682 — Pittsburgh Pirates 93 58 .616 10 Chicago Cubs 91 59 .607 11.5 Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 29 Philadelphia Phillies 73 79 .480 30.5 St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 .412 41 Brooklyn Dodgers 58 95 .379 48 Boston Braves 52 101 .340…
On October 16, 1912 –At Fenway Park, game 8 was played as a make up for a game 2 tie. Christy Mathewson faces off vs Hugh Bedient. Bedient pitched 7 solid innings of 1 run ball. Mathewson was his equal through 7. Bedient was replaced by Smokey Joe Wood, who got pounded for 7…
1912 – At Fenway Park, the New York Giants defeat Joe Wood and the Boston Red Sox, 11 – 4, in Game 6 of the World Series. Boston center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play in the 8th inning, the only one by an outfielder in Series history.
October 12, 1912 at Fenway Park the Red Sox scored two quick runs in the bottom of the third against Christy Mathewson when Harry Hooper led off with a triple, Yerkes also tripled, and Tris Speaker reached on an error by Giants second baseman Larry Doyle allowing Yerkes to score. Mathewson then proceeded to…
1912 – At Fenway Park, the New York Giants defeat Joe Wood and the Boston Red Sox, 11 – 4, in Game 6 of the World Series. Boston center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play in the 8th inning, the only one by an outfielder in Series history.
October 10, 1912, At Fenway Park Game 2 of the World Series, in the top of the second, Red Murray doubled to center. He advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Fred Merkle and scored on a sacrifice fly by Buck Herzog, giving the Giants a 1–0 lead. Three innings later, Herzog doubled…
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