BY THE HAIRS OF THEIR CHINS

COBB AVOIDS SPITTING TOBACCO JUICE IN MY FACE AND KNOCKING ME INTO LAKE ERIE WITH ABSURD 11-10 VICTORY

By Calvin J. Butterworth
Detroit Free-Enterprise

May 31, 1924

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Poisonous thoughts spurted from my typewriter last evening after Detroit spent Decoration Day gift-wrapping forty hits to the Indians, and I do not regret even one of those words, despite the team surviving an 11-10 donnybrook at League Park today.

Eager to save their chins, Cobb's Crew jumped on the talentless Luther Roy right away with their re-imagined lineup. Lu Blue singled and went to second on a Fewster error, Manush doubled, Cobb singled and Heilman drew a pass to make it 2-0. Syl Johnson, taking over Lil Stoner's spot in our rotation, gave the two runs right back, but Detroit then drank their muscle juice. Bob Jones doubled and Bassler tripled to begin the 2nd. Johnson singled, Blue walked, Manush doubled, Cobb tripled and Heilman singled with nary an out made, and it was 9-2.

After three innings it was a robust 11-4, and matters stood that way until the 6th. Johnson lost his nerve all at once and was relieved for the exiled Stoner, who showed us why he was so dealt with. Two Tribe singles and a walk sent him packing, and when Bert Cole took the mound, Cobb butchered a hit from McNulty, three more runs scored and it was 11-10!

The God of Base Ball then took mercy, though, and froze all scoring hereafter. Cole worked his way out of pickles in the last two innings, and the win was thankfully ours. Ace Rip Collins will grip the ball for our boys in the Sunday finale against Sherry Smith, and then we come home to begin our long home stand against the Eastern clubs. The first will be the top-place Senators, so it will be time to either fire or get off the shooting range.


DET 272 000 000 - 11 14 2
CLE 220 006 000 - 10 13 2

Other American League games today:

SENATORS 6-11-1, at RED SOX 2-7-1
The Big Train roars through Fenway, spilling Sox out its merry windows. Joe Harris manages a home run against Johnson in the 4th, but it proves the only Boston gasp as Doc Prothro fills in for the injured Peckinpaugh with a triple and double in the lead-off spot, and Goslin starts Nat scoring with a 1st inning homer—his tenth game-winning hit of the year.

at BROWNS 11-18-0, WHITE SOX 5-9-3
The worst game played by Chicago in many a moon, as St. Louis racks up 18 safeties on Robertson, Lyons and Leverett even with Ken Williams gone. Baby Doll Jacobson chips in with a triple and homer and Dixie Davis goes the distance.

ATHLETICS 7-9-0, at YANKEES 2-8-1
The poor New York fans must truly be despising their lives. The charging Mackmen have their way with Shawkey, Lamar and Simmons belting clouts, while the Gothams roll into four double plays, strand 12 runners, and the Corpulent One whiffs with a man on second in the 1st, grounds out with two aboard to end the 6th. One surmises this team cannot wait to leave town.

AMERICAN LEAGUE through Saturday, May 31
Washington Senators	31	16	.660	—
Chicago White Sox	29	16	.644	1
New York Yankees	24	22	.522	6.5
Philadelphia Athletics	22	24	.478	8.5
Detroit Tigers	22	24	.478	8.5
St. Louis Browns	20	25	.444	10
Boston Red Sox	18	27	.400	12
Cleveland Indians	17	29	.370	13.5

AMERICAN LEAGUE STATISTICAL COMPENDIUM

RECORD IN MONTH OF MAY
21-10 Washington, 19-11 Chicago, 17-13 Philadelphia, 14-16 New York
14-17 Detroit, 13-15 St. Louis , 11-18 Boston, 11-19 Cleveland

RECORD AT HOME
Washington 20-12, Chicago 8-4, St. Louis 7-8, Detroit 7-9
Philadelphia 13-15, New York 14-18, Cleveland 6-12, Boston 10-20

RECORD ABROAD
Chicago 21-12, Washington 11-4, New York 10-4, Boston 8-7
Detroit 15-15, Philadelphia 9-9, St. Louis 13-17, Cleveland 11-17

ONE-RUN CONTESTS
Detroit 10-4, Philadelphia 9-5, Washington 6-4, Chicago 6-5
New York 6-5, Boston 9-9, St. Louis 5-6, Cleveland 1-14

ADDITIONAL INNINGS
Chicago 4-2, Philadelphia 2-1, Boston 1-1, New York 1-1
St. Louis 1-1, Washington 2-2, Detroit 2-3, Cleveland 0-2

COMEBACK VICTORIES/RUINED ADVANTAGES
Washington 13/3, New York 14/10, Philadelphia 12/9, Chicago 10/11
Detroit 10/11, Boston 7/11, St. Louis 9/14, Cleveland 8/14

BATTING AVERAGE
Cleveland .319, Chicago .316, Detroit .308, St. Louis .308
Philadelphia .291, New York .289, Washington .288, Boston .271

RUNS SCORED
Cleveland 320, Chicago 304, Detroit 285, New York 270
Washington 269, Philadelphia 256, St. Louis 235, Boston 199

TRIPLES
Washington 31, St. Louis 31, Detroit 27, Philadelphia 26
New York 23, Boston 22, Chicago 22, Cleveland 21

HOME RUNS
New York 26, Philadelphia 22, St. Louis 19, Cleveland 18
Chicago 17, Boston 11, Washington 11, Detroit 10

DOUBLE PLAYS GROUNDED INTO
Philadelphia 40, Cleveland 44, New York 44, Detroit 49
Chicago 50, St. Louis 52, Washington 52, Boston 58

RUNNERS LEFT ADRIFT
New York 364, Chicago 381, St. Louis 384, Philadelphia 385
Washington 401, Boston 409, Detroit 433, Cleveland 440

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Washington 3.86, New York 4.98, St. Louis 5.23, Philadelphia 5.28
Chicago 5.48, Detroit 5.53, Boston 5.60, Cleveland 6.13

ERRORS
Boston 43, Cleveland 47, Detroit 49, New York 52
Chicago 53, Washington 58, St. Louis 60, Philadelphia 62

DOUBLE PLAYS EXECUTED
Philadelphia 58, Washington 58, Cleveland 52, Boston 47
New York 43, Chicago 43, Detroit 42, St. Louis 41

HOME RUNS ALLOWED
Detroit 8, Boston 9, Chicago 15, Philadelphia 17
Washington 17, St. Louis 18, Cleveland 23, New York 27

BATTING AVG. LEADERS
.410 Sheely, CHW
.389 McManus, STL
.386 Falk, CHW
.382 Jamieson, CLE
.376 Cobb, DET
.376 Speaker, CLE

HOME RUN LEADERS
14 Ruth, NYY
8 Hauser, PHA
8 Goslin, WASH

RUNS BATTED IN LEADERS
57 Goslin, WASH
52 Heilman, DET
43 Manush, DET
42 Myatt, CLE

WINS LEADERS
8-2 Johnson, WASH
7-2 Faber, CHW
6-2 Collins, DET

E.R.A. LEADERS
2.27 Johnson, WASH
2.59 Bush, NYY
3.12 Ogden, WASH
3.27 Faber, CHW
3.30 Zachary, WASH

SAVED GAMES LEADERS
4 Russell, WASH
3 Ross, BOS, Cvengros, CHW, McWeeny, CHW
Cole, DET, Meeker, PHA