The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-15
Holds Browns Runless for Three
Rounds and Gets Major
League Record of
Sc Frames.
BOEHLING ENDS GAME
BY WILLIAM PEET.

St Louis, Mo-, May 4.-Walter John
son today smashed into bits the record
for scoreless innings pitched when he
twirled seven frames against the st.
Louis Browns at Sportsman Park and
allowed but three hits.
Irwin NJ. Howe, official statistician of
the American League, has investigated
the past performances of pitchers from
figures compiled in Ban Johnson's office,
and stated that Jack Coombs. in 1870
worked fifty-three consecutive runless
innings, the record for major league
flinging./
johnson beat this mark today when
he held the Browns runless for three
rounds. collecting for himself the re-
markable total of fifty-six even innings
of shut-out ball.
The score. 10 to S. in favor of the
Climbers, just about tells the story OF
the game, for the Nationals outbatted,
outfielded, and outplayed the Browns at
every stage, giving them an even split
on the series.
BoehIing Goes In.
After toiling six rounds, johnson, who
had joined after a long train ride from
Goffeyville, Kans., and who complained
OF a headache, was permitted to retire.
Joe Boehling entered the box when the
home team came to bat in the seventh.
Boehling mad one bad inning, the eighth,
when by a commission of hits and poor
defensive work on the part of his team
mates the Browns collected four runs.
The Griffmen knocked Lefty Leverenz
out of the box in the second, and Mack
Allison who relieved him. was rumpled
up eleven hits worth. The Climbers re-
gained long-lost batting eyes today,
which cheered the heart of the Old Fox
Chick Gandil who has been nursing
bum toe for the past ten days, insisted
upon playing first base. The big fellow
stuck around for six innings, when he
was relieved by Rippy Williams
Gedeon on Second.
Ra-- Morgan, who was slightly injured
while sliding home yesterday, was re-
lieved after the fourth, and Joe Gedeon
covered second base in a capable man.
ner. The Pacific Coast kid came through
with single in the sixth, responsible for
a couple of runs.
George Mcbride, with two doubles and
a triple Shanks, with couple OF we'll
placed singles, and Moeller with a single,
three-bagger, and three on balls out OF
five times up, led the Climbers with the
stick.
Howard SLa1ks contributed grand
running catch in the last half of the
stands after Gus Williams healthy swat
The Game in Detail.
The Nationals started scoring in the
first inning, when Lefty Leverenz hlled
the bases on walks Gandil hit slow
roller TO Pratt, who threw out Milan
at second, but Moeller scored on the
play. and Gandil was safe, as Walsh s
throw to Brief was high. Laporte hit
into a double play.
Walter johnson equaled Jack Coombs'
worlds record when he struck out Comp
ton in the Browns opener, and shattered
the mark when Johnston flied to Milan
Gus williams whitfield for the third out
After Leverenz had walked Ainsmith
and Shanks in the Nationals second,
Mcbride tripled to the left field fence,
clearing the bases, and the southpaw
was quickly yanked in favor of Mack
Allison, who in times past has proven
a bugaboo to the Climbers.
Johnson greeted Allison by slamming A
mighty triple to deep center, scoring Nc
Bride and Moeller followed with a wall
lop to the same part of the field, Johnson
breezing over the plate. Milan sent up
a high fly to Compton, and Moeller dashed
over the counting block for the fifth run.
Cant. George Mcbride started off the
Nationals fourth inning with double
to left. Walter Johnson famed and
Moeller drew a walk. Milan died, ALI
son to Brief and Gedeon was out Oh
Called strikes.
The Browns got to Johnson for run
in the fourth when Williams doubled
to left and Pratt shot single to right
field.
Shanks unloaded a clean single to
right for starter in the Nationals sixth,
and Mcbride sent Austin a line drive
which Jimmy pulled down. slamming the
ball to Brief and completing double
play, as Howard was on his way to sec
ond at the crack of the bat. johnson
doubled to the left field fence, and
Moeller walked. Milan singled through
Austin scoring Johnson and advancing
Milan to. second, while Moeller raced to
third Joe Gedeon made his first Ameri-
can League hit at this stage, scoring
Moeler and Milan. Gedeon stole second,
but AL Williams. batting for Gandil, died,
Austin to Brief
With lead of eight runs Manager
Griffith decided 20 substitute Joe Boeh-
ling for Johnson. Pratt and Brief OPEN
cd fire on the southpaw with successive
singles. but the last named, in trying to
stretch his blow into a double, was nip
ped at second, and Walsh nit into a dou-
bic play.