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Eugene Church · 04-25-2007, 08:23 PM

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, August 21, 1905

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS OUTLAST WHITE SOX...NOW TIED WITH DETROIT FOR AL TOP SPOT

It took fourteen innings for Philadelphia to whip Chicago 4-3. The A's came back from a 3-0 deficit to win. The Athletics gained a half-game on the idle Tigers and are now deadlocked for first place in the American League. The White Sox fell back into a tie for third with the Red Sox, who also had the day off. Both clubs trail the co-leading Tigers and A's by a game.

Mickey Cochrane (.291) boomed his 12th homer of the season off losing pitcher, Ted Lyons (1-5 5.03), to win it in the fourteenth. Ed Cicotte and Eddie Plank battled to a 3-3 stalemate after nine frames and then turned the game over to the relief corps. Rookie Mark Mulder (1-1 7.11) got a shaky win as he loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourteenth, but got out of it with the help of a double play and a strikeout.

Cellar-dwelling Cleveland knocked off St. Louis 4-1 by lashing out fourteen hits off loser Mike Mussina (12-11 3.42), most of which were wasted. Rapid Robert Feller (10-13 2.92) twirled a good game, allowing six hits and only one run in 8 innings of work. C. C. Sabathia got the Browns out in order in the ninth for his second save this year. Tris Speaker (.313) and Travis Hafner (.270) both had solo homers to lead the Tribe. With the loss, St. Louis dipped to the sixth spot in the standings as the idle New York Yankees slipped a half-game in front of them.

The seventh place Washington Senators did not play today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ONLY HALF-GAME SEPARATES TOP THREE TEAMS IN NL RACE

Pittsburgh and New York had the day off, but picked up ground in the torrid National League pennant chase as the Cubs were beaten again by the sixth place Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-2 at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers took three of the four games in the series.

The Cubs are in first place, just a half-game up on the Giants and Pirates.

Brooklyn's Adrian Beltre (.240) doubled in the winning run in the ninth inning to beat Bucco Hippo Vaughn (0-1 2.00), just recalled from the minors. Orel Hershiser (9-7 3.48) in a strong performance registered the win with last-inning help from Eric Gagne. Hershiser checked the hard-hitting Bruins on seven hits and just one earned run over eight innings. Gagne struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth for his 25th save.

Vaughan was just what the doctor ordered and only surrendered five hits and two earned runs in a complete-game effort. He struck out eight Dodgers and walked three. But the Bruin bats apparently took the day off. Manager Charlie Grimm, desperate for better pitching, recalled pitchers Vaughan, Lon Warneke and Pat Malone from the minors and shipped Lee Smith, Charlie Root and Joe Pfiester back to the bushes.

Brooklyn took the lead in the second 2-0 on Mike Piazza's (.256) 29th homer of the year and Pee Wee Reese's (.236) RBI-single. Chicago's Billy Herman (.265) made it 2-1 in the bottom of the second with a RBI-single. The Cubs tied it up in the eighth on Cool Papa Bell's (.290) double, a sacrifice and an infield error.

The fourth place Boston Braves won their fifth staight, blanking the last place Phillies 2-0 on Greg Maddux's (11-12 2.85) superb two-hitter. Maddux and Steve Carlton (9-15 3.45) matched zeros for five innings before Chipper Jones (.302) ripped a double to score the game's first run. Joe Torre (.267) added an insurance run in the seventh with his 11th roundtripper. Maddux stuck out seven and walked one in the victory. Carlton had a fine outing, too. He yielded only four hits, fanned eight and walked only one. It was Philadelphia's fourth defeat in a row.

St. Louis, Pittsburgh, New York and Cincinnati were not scheduled.

04-25-2007, 08:23 PM	#634
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,179	ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION Thursday, August 21, 1905 AMERICAN LEAGUE ATHLETICS OUTLAST WHITE SOX...NOW TIED WITH DETROIT FOR AL TOP SPOT It took fourteen innings for Philadelphia to whip Chicago 4-3. The A's came back from a 3-0 deficit to win. The Athletics gained a half-game on the idle Tigers and are now deadlocked for first place in the American League. The White Sox fell back into a tie for third with the Red Sox, who also had the day off. Both clubs trail the co-leading Tigers and A's by a game. Mickey Cochrane (.291) boomed his 12th homer of the season off losing pitcher, Ted Lyons (1-5 5.03), to win it in the fourteenth. Ed Cicotte and Eddie Plank battled to a 3-3 stalemate after nine frames and then turned the game over to the relief corps. Rookie Mark Mulder (1-1 7.11) got a shaky win as he loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourteenth, but got out of it with the help of a double play and a strikeout. Cellar-dwelling Cleveland knocked off St. Louis 4-1 by lashing out fourteen hits off loser Mike Mussina (12-11 3.42), most of which were wasted. Rapid Robert Feller (10-13 2.92) twirled a good game, allowing six hits and only one run in 8 innings of work. C. C. Sabathia got the Browns out in order in the ninth for his second save this year. Tris Speaker (.313) and Travis Hafner (.270) both had solo homers to lead the Tribe. With the loss, St. Louis dipped to the sixth spot in the standings as the idle New York Yankees slipped a half-game in front of them. The seventh place Washington Senators did not play today. NATIONAL LEAGUE *ONLY HALF-GAME SEPARATES TOP THREE TEAMS IN NL RACE* Pittsburgh and New York had the day off, but picked up ground in the torrid National League pennant chase as the Cubs were beaten again by the sixth place Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-2 at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers took three of the four games in the series. The Cubs are in first place, just a half-game up on the Giants and Pirates. Brooklyn's Adrian Beltre (.240) doubled in the winning run in the ninth inning to beat Bucco Hippo Vaughn (0-1 2.00), just recalled from the minors. Orel Hershiser (9-7 3.48) in a strong performance registered the win with last-inning help from Eric Gagne. Hershiser checked the hard-hitting Bruins on seven hits and just one earned run over eight innings. Gagne struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth for his 25th save. Vaughan was just what the doctor ordered and only surrendered five hits and two earned runs in a complete-game effort. He struck out eight Dodgers and walked three. But the Bruin bats apparently took the day off. Manager Charlie Grimm, desperate for better pitching, recalled pitchers Vaughan, Lon Warneke and Pat Malone from the minors and shipped Lee Smith, Charlie Root and Joe Pfiester back to the bushes. Brooklyn took the lead in the second 2-0 on Mike Piazza's (.256) 29th homer of the year and Pee Wee Reese's (.236) RBI-single. Chicago's Billy Herman (.265) made it 2-1 in the bottom of the second with a RBI-single. The Cubs tied it up in the eighth on Cool Papa Bell's (.290) double, a sacrifice and an infield error. The fourth place Boston Braves won their fifth staight, blanking the last place Phillies 2-0 on Greg Maddux's (11-12 2.85) superb two-hitter. Maddux and Steve Carlton (9-15 3.45) matched zeros for five innings before Chipper Jones (.302) ripped a double to score the game's first run. Joe Torre (.267) added an insurance run in the seventh with his 11th roundtripper. Maddux stuck out seven and walked one in the victory. Carlton had a fine outing, too. He yielded only four hits, fanned eight and walked only one. It was Philadelphia's fourth defeat in a row. St. Louis, Pittsburgh, New York and Cincinnati were not scheduled. Last edited by Eugene Church; 05-15-2007 at 05:55 PM.