Evening journal., 1915-10-26
RED SDX LUCKY
ON THE ball FIELD
They Win Seven Worlds
Series Games by
One Run
ONLY TWO HAVE
BEEN DROPPED

nv a one-run margin, the Boston heu
sox Of all the worlds series entrants,
stand IN a class by themselves. Inns
vear the Massachusetts combination
downed the Phillies four times py
scorinp once oftener than their OPP
,onenfs-a new record for series
N which the worlds title was at
stake ma
Sow and The Giants were fighting for
he greatest honors, -FOUR contests
were plaved in which one wee run
meant victory Bostons representa-
lives then got that needed counter
thrice and New Nork's representa-
tiyes once. o
In 1908, when Boston and Pitts
bureh clasheds for -basebail's'blu rip-
bon. the Red Sox, gaining the trophy
always had more than one run 10
snare in each victory. They we're
beaten once by the Pirates that year
to.4. Nine years later the Giants
suldued the Bostonians, 2 TO /, so
he record of the Red Sox in one-run
games for three worlds series now
.eads seven victories and two defeats
"a percentage of us.
The Braves and the Tigers nave a
higher winning average Of this kind,
he Boston Nationals of 1914 and De-
rot Americans of 1909, each having
scored one victory when one run
meant triumph or defeat. The Phil
lies, as everyone knows, never have
won a worlds game by a 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 appor-
toned:
Cubs. 1: Pirates, /; White Sox. l.;
Red SoN. .; Phillies. A; Giants. s.;
White Elephants, 8.
OF the 10 games played In worlds
series decided by one run the Ameri
can Leaguers have won II and the
National Leaguers s. No games OF
this kind we're played in 1907, 1905
and 1909 There we're four such con
tests this year and IN 1912, and 1871
three two IN 1906 and the other year.
one each.
THE scores of the one.mn.margiI
contests generally have been low
There are three 1,to-0 tussles record
cd IN world s series. In seven games
the score was to ]. in two games il
was to ?. in three games IL was 4 to
3, IN three games IL was 10 4 and In
one game il was to 8. The White
Elephants and Giants figured in the
aforementioned controversy. on Octo-
Der 10, 1913.
In only two engagements has the
deciding run been put over through a
fielding miscue. Lave Cross bobble on
October 10. 1905, gave Joe McGinnity
l.to-0 win over Eddie Plank. and a
foozle by Larry Boyle on October -.
1912, let Hugh Bedient conquer Christy
Mathewson on the basis of ? 90 !.
Harry Hooper is the only worlds s'''-
les pastimer who sent in the decid-
ing counter in one-run-margin game
wi,h nOmer aul rrtu Mei KiN dnu
Larry Gardner the lone athletes who
have settled things by raising sacrifice
flies.
Below will be found a list of the
worlds series games that we're decid.
Cd by one run, with information as Il
the inning in which the winning lur
was garnered and who was responsible
'or bringing II over the plate:
AMERICAN LEAGUE VICTORIES.
RED SoN. ~
Dctobc~ $. l9l2-Over Giants {
4; Wood against Tesreau and Graz
dali. deciding tally scored In sevent
and hatted by Yerkes
October II. i912-Over Giants .
I: Bedient against Matheson; deci
ing tally scored in third on Doyle
error
October IS. 1912 Over Giants. 3
2: Bedient and Wood against Mathe'
son: deciding tally scored i'm tenth
Gardeners sacrifice fly.
October 9, 1915-Over Phillies.
1 Foster against Mayer; decidi
tally scored in ninth and batted in
Foster
October II. 1915-Over Phillies. .
l.: Leonard against Alexander; dec
y ing tally scored in ninth and batted
<by Lewis
NOctober 12. 1915-Over Phillies. ?
/ Shore against Chalmers; decidi
tally scored in sixth and batted in
Lewis
October 10. 1915-Over Phillies. 5
A. Foster against Mayer and Rixe
deciding tally scored in ninth. whit
Hoover hit for the circuit.
white Elephants. g.
October II. 1911-Over Giants.
? Coombs against Mathewson; deci
ing tally scored in eleventh and ba
ted In by Davis
October 10. 1913-Over Giants. 6
3: Bender against Demaree and Ma
guard; deciding tally scored in MI
and batted in by Schang.
white SoN.l
October .. 1906 lover Cubs. . TO
Altrock against Brown; deciding Ia
scored In sixth and hatted in by lsbel
Tigers ~
October "a. l9O9-Ovor Pirates
Mullen against Willis Camnitz a
Philippe deciding tally scored in i,
and batted in by Cobb
NAIlONAL LEAGUE VICTORIES
lGiants. A.
October 10. l9O5-Over White I
plants ] 10 o; McGmnitv agai
Plank deciding tally scored in fourth
Lave Cross error
October "a, l9n-Over White
plants, , to /; Mathewson against
der; deciding tally scored in seventh
batted in by Devore
October %. lOll-Over White
plants. 4 TO 3; Vanguard. Ames
Cfandall against Coombs and Plank
Gliding tally scored in tenth and bait,
hv Merkle who raised sacrifice hv