Nightmarish 8th; Buffalo Scores Five, Lose in Extras
CHICAGO, IL. October 11, 1912 -
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| R | H | E |
| Buffalo |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 12 | 2 |
W: R. Sandler (2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K)
L: M. Monk (0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K)
Player of the Game: B. Henke (2 for 5, 1 R, 3 RBI, 0 BB)
O'Connor Park in Chicago was home to quite a baseball contest yesterday, as the Chicago Orphans and visiting Buffalo Blues battled into extra-innings.
The press had articles written up by the 7th inning, describing the brilliant performance of pitcher Patrick Bunch of Chicago. After 7 innings, Bunch was twirling a 2-hit shutout. His squad up 3-0, the entire crowd expected him to trot out to the mound in the 8th and continue his domination of Buffalo hitters.
It didn't quite turn out that way. Buffalo ended up sending ten hitters to the plate, racking up a single, three doubles, a triple, a walk, and a base reached on error. By the end of the onslaught, they put five runs on the board, taking a 5-3 lead.
At that point, the Buffalo club essentially felt the same way Chicago fans felt the inning prior. Again, they didn't get what they expected. The bottom of the 8th went smoothly, with Hathorn pitching a 1-2-3 inning. But in the bottom of the 9th, Ben Stevens came in to close the game and failed. Two singles and then a 2-RBI double from Bob Henke tied the game and sent it into extras.
In the bottom of the 11th, Mickey Monk went to the mound for Buffalo. John Barnes was at the plate to lead off, and on the 2nd pitch of the at-bat he knocked a line drive into the right-center gap and ended up with a double. A pinch-hitting Don Carey hit a dribbler to third base, and while he was thrown out, it allowed Barnes to advance. Kirby Shafer was walked intentionally to set up a double play, but Bob Henke wouldn't give in to their plans. He roped a high, deep fly ball to center field.
Barnes waited patiently at third, and burst home as Harrison Marino caught it. Marino, known for his speed and not his arm, threw it home with all of his might, but it wasn't in time. Barnes slid across the plate and gave Chicago a three games to one lead.
Today, the teams will travel back east to Buffalo and will continue the series tomorrow at noon.