[Painmantle]

Kinney to the Rescue!

When Babe Ruth hit a 2 out 2 run Homer in the Bottom of the inning after pitching a scoreless first hopes were high at Fenway. The tides turned quickly as he walks the leadoff batter in the secong and after two throws to first and a ball, Nemo Leibold Tied the game with a towering shot to dead center.

Ruth obviously shaken by the events got out of a 3^rd inning Jam stranding the bases loaded, again in the 5^th he manages to get out of a pickle after allowing a 2 out double , an error on 2B zeb Terry, and a walk. In the 6^th he walks 3 and leaves two on base after C Ernie Krueger guns down Ray Schalk trying to steal 3^rd.In the 7^th he allowed a walk, 2 singles and Hit a batter, yet allowed only one run. In the 8^th inning after only one Pitch (his141^st) and a fly out to CF, Ruth was pulled from the game quietly,the fans booed unknowing that Ruth had an ailing back. Enter Walt Kinney the less celebrated two-way player on the Sox Roster. Kinney retired 2 batters with awalk sandwiched in between and the Sox were Down 4-2 late in the game again!

Then the unthinkable happened, after Ruth left the game his slot in the order came to bat with 2 out and the bases loaded and the .166 hitting Walt Kinney coming to the plate a left handed anemic batter against a Left handed pitcher, the chances looked bleak . It took Kinney 7 pitches and two foul balls with a full count but he came through with a Bases clearing double and then scored on a Stuffy McInnis double.