Doak’s Benders Shut Out Brooklyn, 2 to 0, For First Major League Win
Doak’s Spitball Miffs National League Hitters Manager Huggins Nailed a Valuable Flinger in Master William Doak of Akron, Who Has a Neat Spitter. It Breaks Fast Doak’s Benders Shut Out Brooklyn, 2 to 0, For First Major League Win Brooklyn Unable to Make Any Headway Against the Pitching of Doak, the Cardinals’ Recruit Game […]
Recruit Doak Shows the Makings of a Pitcher Against Champion Giants
Second Game of Doak’s Cardinals’ Career July 29, 1913 Age 22 St Louis Post Dispatch ST. LOUIS. After the enemy nicked into Harmon for two triples and a single in the seventh, big Bob was retired. This made room for Bill Doak, a “muscular blond”, who hails from the Union […]
Cards’ New Mound Man Makes Good In First Tryout
Doak Shows Nerve and Clever Pitching Against McGraw’s Best Hitters in First Appearance July 22, 1913 Age 22 St Louis Post Dispatch POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, July 22. The Brooklyn Dodgers are not the formidable aggregation they were when the Cards made their first Eastern trip, but they’re not easy, […]