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Whitewash
Boston Globe, April 9, 1940
O’FARRELL SHUTS OUT CHISOX
Pitcher Helps Own Cause With Three Hits, Two Runs
CHICAGO—Mike O’Farrell crossed home plate twice yesterday afternoon at Comiskey Park. Thanks to his stellar work on the mound, that was once more than was absolutely necessary.
O’Farrell tossed a four-hit shutout, the first whitewash job of his major league career, and the red-hot Red Sox rolled to a 9-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Boston victory kept them a game behind first-place Detroit, and tied with surprisingly strong Cleveland.
“A pitcher on this team will win a whole lot of ballgames if he simply doesn’t beat himself,” O’Farrell said after the game. “I’m making an effort to relax and do the things I do well, rather than pressing all the time.”
The twenty-five year old right-hander let his defense help him, coaxing fifteen ground ball outs. O’Farrell struck out only two men, but he only walked one. He demonstrated some of the hitting talent possessed by his famous father, too; he singled twice and scored two runs.
Heavy offensive work was also turned in by second baseman Bobby Doerr, who hammered his third home run of the young season. Doerr has driven in ten runs in the Red Sox’ first eight games and appears ready to build on the success of last year’s fine rookie campaign…
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