- Doak Gets 4th Win, 8-4, on 2 Earned Runs, 4 Hits, 4 Walks, 1 Hit Batter, 2 Strikeouts In 6.1 Innings
- Earned Run Average: 1.68
- Doak Out At Home On Controversial Call
May 21, 1914 Age 23
St Louis Post Dispatch
JOHN McGRAW’S three-time pennant winners played a regular world’s series game Thursday. They pulled “boners,” which is expert language tor mental miscues, both at bat and afield and looked every bit as bad as they did in their last three annual series for the world’s championship.
For three brief rounds the Giants stacked up like champions, having the speed, cunning and daring of league leaders. Then the scenes shifted. The Cardinals, recovered from a severe attack of stage fright, began to hit and the Giants crumbled under an attack that was only ordinary.
It was the old story about pitching being 90 per cent of a ball game. Anytime a team hits a slump the manager usually is there with the expert alibi: “We ain’t getting the pitching.” The Giants didn’t get an even break on the hurling hill with the Cards Thursday and consequently the minions of McGraw bore all the ear marks of a minor league outfit.
McGraw’s team had the Cards on the run at the start of the game, scoring three times in the first round. Bescher’s pass started trouble. Burns inserted a single, but was effaced on a double play when Fletcher hit to Beck, Bescher taking third. Doyle’s single scored Bescher. Larry swiped second and made third on Snyder’s low throw. Merkle walked and stole second and scored with Doyle when Beck booted Snodgrass’ grounder. Doak cut down Magee’s throw to the plate and nipped Snodgrass going to second.
A Cardinal rally was ruined, it seemed, by a bum decision by Mal Eason, an umpire, in the third. Snyder started this round with a double. Fromme tossed out Beck, but Doak walked. Huggins doubled to right, scoring Snyder and sending Doak to third. Magee fouled to Stock who threw to Meyers, and Doak was called out at the plate. Doak reached the plate long before the ball, but It was a question whether Meyers had him blocked off. Anyhow, Eason called the Akronite Blond out and Hug kicked so vigorously that Eason sent him to the clubhouse. Magee then went io second and Cather to center.
The Cards started a rally at Fromme’s expense in the fifth and finished it on AI Demaree. Cruise walked as a starter. He was forced by Snyder, who scored behind Beck when the latter’s liner rolled to the left-field fence for a home run. Demaree came in to pitch to Doak and forced him to pop to Fletcher. A single by Cather and a double by Magee followed by two wild throws netted two more runs.
Wiltse was the Giants’ pitcher in the seventh, with McLean catching. After two were out, Magee walked, stole second and scored on Dolan’s single. Cozy swiped second and scored on Miller’s single.
Cruise’s single, Wiltse’s wild throw on Snyder’s attempted sacrifice and Beck’s double netted the final run in the eighth.
The Cards ran wild on McLean in the last two rounds. Magee and Dolan made Long Larry look bad. At that, Larry is a regular temperance advocate these days. He’s so good he can’t throw.
McGraw used 15 players, including three pitchers. He switched batters in the seventh, when Huggins changed pitchers, withdrawing Donlin for Murray after Sallee relieved Doak. Donlin doesn’t like the southpaws.
From Davis and Wray’s Columns….
L. C. Davis
Willie Doak was presented with a base on balls yesterday, and through force of habit started toward the bench but recovered himself and headed into the unfamiliar path that leads to first base.
Ballyard Ripplings
WELL, how is everything today?” said Rooter-on-Parade.
“Believe me, there’s the deuce to pay,” the Center Fielder said.
“From all the noise I thought as much,” said Rooter-on-Parade.
“Mal Eason got himself in Dutch,” the Center Fielder said.
“For he rendered a decision at the plate on Willie Doak
That everyone regarded as a monumental joke;
Now the fans are all excited and they’d like to see him croak;
They’ll be hanging Mr. Eason in the morning.