Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-28
ARE 1-RUN LEADERS
Red Sox in Separate Class in
Winning by That Margin.
BY ERNEST j. LANIGAN.

When IL comes to landing games by
one-run margin the Boston Red Sox,
of all the world series entrants, stand
in class by themselves. This year
the Massachusetts combination downed
the Phillies four times by scoring Just
once oftener than their opponents-a new
record for a series in which the world
title was at stake. Three years before,
when the Red SoX and the Giants were
hshtinS for the grea test honors, four
contests were played in which one wee
tally meant victory. Boston's repre-
sentatives then got that needed counter
thrice. New York's once
In 1919, when Boston and Pittsburgh
clashed for base balls blue ribbon, the
Red Sox. gaining the trophy, always had
more than one run to spare in each con-
quest. They were beaten once by the
Pirates that year. 5 to 4. Nine years
later the Giants subdued the Bostonians,
to l. SO the record of the Red Sox in
one run games for three world series
now stands seven victories and two de-
feats-a percentage of .779. The Braves
and Tigers have higher winning aver
age of this kind, the Boston Nationals
OF 1914 and the Detroit Tigers of 1909
each having scored one victory when
one run meant triumph or defeat. The
Phllies, as every one knows, never have
won a world series game by single
marker. The Pirates have won one,
the Cubs have won two, the Giants have
won four, the Braves have won one, the
White Sox have won one. the Tigers have
won one and the White Elephants have
won two This is the way the defeats
have been apportioned:
Cubs, l; Pirates, 1; White Sox /; Red
Sox. 2; Phillies, A Giants, 5; White
Elephants, 5.
American League Leading.
, OF the nineteen games decided by one
p, Il
can Leaguers have Won eleven and the
National Leaguers ght. No game 4
this kind were played in 1907 or 1908
There were four such games this year
and in 1912, 1911 showed up with three,
1873 with two and the other wears each
with one.
The scores of the one-run margin
contests have, generally. been low.
There are three l to tussles recorded
in world series. in seven games the
score was to /, in two games it was
to 2. in three games it was 4 to 8. in
three games it was to 4 and in one
game it was to 5. White Elephants
and Giants figured in the last mention
ed controversy October 10, 1913.
In only two engagements has the de-
Gliding run been put over through
fielding miscue. Lave Cross bobble
October 10. 1905. gave Joe McGln.4.v
foozle by Larry Doyle. October Il.
1912, let Hugh Bedient conquer Christy
Mathewson on the basis of to i.
Harry Hooper is the only world series
counter in one-run margin game with
homer and Fred Merkle and Larry
Gardner are the lone athletes who
have settled things by raising sacrifice
flies.
Below will be found a list of the
world series games that were decided
by one run, with information as to the
inning in which the winning run was
garnered and who was responsible for
bringing it over the plate:
AMERICAN LEAGUE VICTORIES.
Red Sox-7
sase resreaa and Deciding w sa
scored in seventh and battsd in by Yerkes.
October IL, 13l2-over Giants, to /. Bedient
against Mathewson. Deciding tally scored in
third Doyle's
october IL, l9l2- 1912. Giants, to 2; Red,ent
scored in tenth on Gardeners sacrifice fly
October 9. 1sl5nossr Phllies. 2 to 1, Foster
against MAYER Deciding tally scored in ninth
October ii. 13l5-over Pbillies. to l. Leon
ard against Alexander Deciding tally scored in
ninth and batted in by Lewis.
October -. 1915-Over Phillies, to l. Shore
against Chalmers. Deciding tnlly scored in sixth
October 49, 15l5-over Phillies, 5 to T. Foster
against Mayer and Rixey. Deciding tally scored
in NINTH when Hooper hit for the circuit.
White Eephants-2
October It. 1911-Over Giants 3 to 2 Coombs
against Mathewson. Deciding tally scored in
eleventh and hatted in by Davis,
against Demaree and Marquard. Deciding tally
scored in fifth and batted In by schang.
White So1-1
October O. 19o6-Over Cubs 2 to l. Altrork
against Brown. Deciding tally scored in sixth
and batted in by 1sbel.
Tigers-1
October Il, 1soe-oyer Pirates, 5 to 4. Mullin
against Wills CamnitZ and Philippe Deciding
tally scored in sixth and batted In by Cobb
NATIONAL LEAGUE VICTORIES.
Giants.
October IS, 19O5-Over White Elephants, l to O.
Mctiinnlty against Plank. Deciding tally scored
in fourth on Lave Cross error.
October IA, believer White Elephants. to 1.
in seventh and hattcd in by Devore.
October %, 19l1-Over White Elephants, to 3.
Maruuard, Ames and Crandall against Coon
and Plank. Deciding tally scored in tenth and
batted in by Merkle, who raised sacrifice fly.
October 10, leftover Red So1, 2 to l. Mar
taIIy scored in fifth and batted In by Fletcher.
Cubs.
October ~, 1906-Over White Sox I to o.
Brow against Atrock. Deciding tally scored In
seventh and batted in by Evers.
october -, l910-Over White Elephants, 4 to 3.
Cole and Brown against Bender.
Pirates-1
October 6, 19O3-Over Red SoI, to 4. Phil
lippc against Dineen. Deciding tally scored In
seventh and batted in by Leach.
Braves.
October II, leftover White Elephants. to 0.