Doak Allows But Three Singles and Pirates Are Shut Out, 1-0

Miller’s Home Run Settles Last Game of Year Between These Teams Players Parade Off Lot Cardinals Say Farewell to Pirates’ Forbes Field by Using Whitewash October 1, 1914      Age 23 Pittsburgh Daily Post Willie Doak, who is widely known around the Pittsburgh district, gave a display of cruelty to Pirates at Forbes Field […]

Doak’s Work Was Flawless, Beating Cubs 6-0

Doak’s Record Now 8-2, 1.85 ERA In the complete game shutout against the Cubs, Doak yielded 5 hits, 6 SO, 3 BB, two doubles, 1 triple on 3 days rest. Largest Crowd of Season – 18,000 attend June 29, 1914           Age 23 St Louis Post Dispatch STEPPING off a train that […]

Doak Makes Cubs’ Heine Zimmerman and Frank Schulte Look Foolish In Pinch

Doak Had So Much Stuff The Cards Were Forced To Win Cardinal “Spitter” Strikes Out Cub Sluggers With Men on Second and Third Fooled the Cubs With Consummate Ease and a Spitball “That Young Man’s a Pitcher” said Future Hall of Famer Roger Bresnahan Gives up 3 hits and no runs in 9 innings. He […]

Doak Shuts Out O’Day’s Cubs, 2-0, In Frosty Gale

Doak, One of Huggins’ Youngsters, Hands West Siders Surprise, Allowing But Three Hits. Five Errors For Chicago Leach, Good and Johnston Only Ones to Solve Recruit’s Spitter and Cards Take Lead in Series ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 20. A deceptive “spitter” applied against the Cubs, usually when a runner was on third and waiting to […]