The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Johnson and Fed Sox
Finger Pitch 9 Hitless
And Scoreless Innings.
MAKE SEASONS RECORD
Barney Twirls His Against
Yankees-Waite Makes
New York Victims.
BY GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

When Boston comes TO the Ma
tionals' park next summer, it is
unlikely that Walter johnson and
Waite Hoyt will mix up in a bat
tic. II this happens, the fans will
sec a pair OF pitchers that cstab-
lished a record last season that
will go down in history as two Of
the best pitched games ever seen
This sterling pair OF tWirlers,
each pitched games that not a hit
was made off either, for nine long
innings. This fact has been over
looked by many. but. it is a fact.
nevertheless. a
Yankees Victims.
On May II Washington and New
York. with johnson and Quinn doing
the pitching. went twelve innings 10
tie. IL was in this contest thar
johnson pitched a game that not a
INT was made on him for nine con-
secutive innings.
Peckinpaugh cracked out a hit and
that was the last until the eleventh.
when the second hit of Walter was
credited.
In tlis remarkable affair aud dur
ing that length of time but three
men faced the local demon in each
inning making twenty eight all told.
In that number OF innings Walter
pitched Tor two hours and three min
utes without a man reaching fret
base Here is the game by innings
Washington OOOOOOOOOOOOL
New York ...... oNOooOO
x-showing the two innings that the
Yankees made their hits All the
base. Here is the game by innings
Hoyt Duplicates stunt.
Waite Hoyt. who McGraw carried for
fve years. and tried 10 make a pitcher
out OF him but failed, duplicated
Johnson's performance on September
= when he also had the Yankees
as opponents. In this game Boston
was unable to win. but they made
records that will always be rcmem-
bered in Boston.
Shawkey held the Bearcaters to
no runs. until tho ninth inning
when Ruth evencd Up tho score. h..
crashing out his 27th home run. th,
one that equalled the record set bv
I'd Williamson Of the Chicago club.
back in 1854
New York. having scored run
in the second inning. tho Yankee
made a single in tho third and then
Hoyt settled down and not a nam
reached first until the twelfth in
ming. making nine consecutive IN
rings that Hoyt. like johnson. pro
vented his opponents from taking
any liberties.
This pair OF games will 60 down
in the niche of fame. a. two thrill
lers. and they rightfully belong 90
that catalogue of events.
Here is the score OF innings Of
that game:
Boston. 10000 OOOlooN o.
New York O1OOO OO0OOl-s
The third and thirteenth innings
New Gorks made hits.
Portsmouth Wants Game.
The Chamber of Commerce. OF
Portsmouth. Ohio. has written Pres
ident Griffith. asking him il IL j.
possible TO arrange a game for the
Nationals. at that city. on April Il
when the Washington team will b.
enroute home from Cincinnati.
II is hardly likely that word will
be sent until after the schedule T.
out II will then be known where
the locals will open. II they open
at home then the club will entrain
at Cincinnati and come direct To-
Washington, but IL they open iu
either of the other three cities. then
games will be played on Mondav
with some club. in order TO break
the jump. But until then the Ports
mouth fans must wait.