Volume 14 , Issue 41

100 Years Ago Today - 8 October 1912

One hundred years ago today, 8 October 1912, we might have read in the El Paso Herald, out of El Paso, Texas, that "Boston Wins First of World's Series," scoring three runs in the seventh inning.

Boston and New York were playing in the World Series in 1912, as Boston won the first game of the world's championship baseball series, taking it from New York on the Giants' home grounds, with a score of 4 to 3. Just a year ago (1911) new York had defeated Philadelphia in the first game of the world series by the same score as it lost to Boston in 1912.

Forty thousand persons saw a pitchers' battle in which Joe Wood, of Boston, turned back the Giants front he plate time and again by his clever box work. The Giants were the first to take the lead on sharp hitting by Doyle and Murray. Tesreau, the Giants' pitcher, held the Bostons hitless until the sixth, when Speaker's stripe and an infield out scored the Red Sox's first run.

New York took Tesreau out of the box after Boston got through scoring, and Crandall took his place. The slow ball of Crandal, as compared to the speedy one of Tesreau, worried the Bostonians, and they didn't get tot the home plate any more. New irk did not rally, however, and the game ended with the home team scoring but one more run.

Wood, who pitched for Boston, stood his ground throughout and did some wonderful work. Tesreau pitched a fine game until the Bostonians found him in the seventh. both shoed speedy delivery and put the balls over the base with great force.

When the Giants went to bat in the last inning, they needed two runs to tie the score and three to win, and the fans had about given up hope for the home team. The Bostonians were wildly cheering, but still a bit uneasy.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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