BASSLER'S EXTRA FRAME SIZZLER SHOCKS SOX, MAKES TIGERS JUNE AL CHAMPS; WE STRIKE A HOME RUN!
By Calvin J. Butterworth
Detroit Free-Enterprise
June 30, 1924
No one in our club house or the city of Detroit has shown a shred of eagerness to have Chicago on our doorstep. The White Stockings have been thorns in our ankles since the season commenced, and the last thing we needed after rough visits to St. Louis and Clvelenad was another pounding from Messers. Collins, Falk, Hooper, & Sons.
Rip Collins was thankfully twirling for us, with Ted Lyons taking the Chicago ball from the rotation-banished Blankenship. A Rigney walk and Lu Blue double gave Detroit an initial tally in the 1st, and then a bona fide miracle happened in the 2nd. Lyons threw a curve to Del Pratt that hooked too sweetly over the plate, Del swung mightily and the ball whistled high and far out to left. Bibb Falk raced to meet it but the fence intervened, and the ball dropped five feet over the top for an actual home run! It was the first Tiger circuit clout in five weeks, and the fans reacted as though they had struck gold.
Even better was that Rip Collins was dishing out a delicious game, throwing double play grounders whenever the Chicagoans gathered in abundance on the paths. Still, Detroit failed repeatedly to add more runs against the lion-hearted Lyons, and it was still 2-0 into the 8th when Collins singled, robbed second base in front of our Manager, and scored on a two-out Hooper single. Kamm walked to start the Sox 9th, and when light-hitting Bill Barrett tripled between Manush and our Manager, the tieing run scampered home.
We slogged into extra frames, and to be honest Chicago were the ones wearing the dunce caps. They loaded the sacks in the 10th but Dauss came on to retire Sheely and Kamm on rollers. Barrett began the 11th with a single but was erased on a double play. The Sox then loaded the bases in the 12th and Earl Sheely, one of the most reliable strikers in the league, rapped into another twin killing.
A rare Eddie Collins error put men on first and second in the Tiger 12th, and up came Bassler, already with two singles in the contest. He instantly ripped a third one, Blue skipped over the dish, and we had somehow beaten our evil foes. Lost in the thrilling win was news that Detroit finished a half game better than Washington for the month (see compendium below), an amazing fact kernel considering how bad they have looked at times. We are also just three games to the rear of Chicago now, hope just spilling over us as we enter the hottest month of summer.
CHI 000 000 011 000 - 2 13 2
DET 110 000 000 001 - 3 12 1
Other American League games today:
At ATHLETICS 14-13-2, YANKEES 0-6-0
In New York, hope has been dropped outside with the empty morning milk bottles. It has been flushed into the East River. It is has been tied to a pigeon's foot and sent flying south for the winter. Gunning for a nearly unprecedented third straight win, the Yanks march into Shibe Park to face a team that has lost nine games in a row, a last-place outfit without Miller and Dykes, two of their best hitters—and proceed to get their soiled drawers tugged over their heads. Moments after the Bamboozler grounds into a rally-killing double play in a scoreless game in the 3rd, the Mackmen plate six runs off Joe Bush and roll the table from there. Simmons, Hale and Welch all bash homers while Sam Gray is inexplicably busy hoodwinking every Yankee in the lineup. If I were a beat reporter covering New York right now I would demand a transfer to the Lindale Pepperells of the Georgia State League, who can't be any more disgraceful than this.
at SENATORS 5-13-0, RED SOX 1-7-2
The Big Train is off his game again, but this time gets enough support to finish off the opposition. Manager Bucky harris doubles twice, one of them the game-decider in the 5th, and the Nats close in on their 50th victory.
at INDIANS 6-11-0, BROWNS 0-6-0
George Uhle throws a brilliant shutout, Speaker reaches base all four times, and Cleveland closes out June in fine style. There may not be a scintillating pennant chase at the top as of now, but the lower four teams are grappling every day like army ants.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STATISTICAL COMPENDIUM
RECORD IN MONTH OF JUNE
19-10 Detroit, 18-10 Washington, 14-14 Chicago, 14-14 Cleveland
12-14, New York, 13-16 St. Louis, 12-15 Boston, 9-19 Philadelphia
RECORD AT HOME
Washington 25-13, Detroit 22-15, Chicago 20-14, Cleveland 19-20,
St. Louis 18-22, New York 17-21, Philadelphia 14-18, Boston 15-22
RECORD ABROAD
Washington 24-13, Chicago 23-16, New York 19-15, Detroit 19-19
Boston 16-20, St. Louis 15-19, Philadelphia 17-25, Cleveland 12-23
ONE-RUN CONTESTS
Detroit 18-6, Washington 12-7, Chicago 13-10, Boston 13-12
Philadelphia 9-10, St. Louis 8-9, New York 8-11, Cleveland 5-21
ADDITIONAL INNINGS
Washington 5-2, Detroit 6-3, Chicago 5-5, Philadelphia 2-2
Boston 2-2, St. Louis 2-3, New York 1-3, Cleveland 2-5
COMEBACK VICTORIES/RUINED ADVANTAGES
Washington 20/9, Chicago 21/17, New York 20/18, Detroit 18/17
Philadelphia 14/15, St. Louis 18/21, Cleveland 16/20, Boston 13/23
BATTING AVERAGE
St. Louis .319, Cleveland .311, Detroit .309, Chicago .304
Washington .290, New York .289, Boston .280, Philadelphia .279
RUNS SCORED
Cleveland 464, Detroit 445, Chicago 443, Washington 418
New York 415, St. Louis 390, Philadelphia 383, Boston 341
TRIPLES
Washington 48, Detroit 41,St. Louis 40, Philadelphia 35
Boston 35, Cleveland 34, New York 32, Chicago 29
HOME RUNS
New York 39, St. Louis 33, Philadelphia 31, Chicago 28
Cleveland 23, Washington 17, Boston 15, Detroit 11
DOUBLE PLAYS GROUNDED INTO
New York 68, Philadelphia 72, St. Louis 82, Cleveland 83
Washington 84, Detroit 85, Chicago 85, Boston 88
RUNNERS LEFT ADRIFT
Philadelphia 568, New York 603, Chicago 630, Washington 643
St. Louis 646, Boston 668, Cleveland 706, Detroit 709
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Washington 3.84, New York 4.95, Philadelphia 4.90, Chicago 5.12
Detroit 5.17, St. Louis 5.18, Boston 5.25, Cleveland 5.33
ERRORS
Cleveland 72, New York 72, Boston 79, Detroit 80
Chicago 91, Washington 91, Philadelphia 97, St. Louis 98
DOUBLE PLAYS EXECUTED
Philadelphia 93, Washington 88, Detroit 81, Cleveland 80,
Chicago 77, New York 76, Boston 75, St. Louis 68
HOME RUNS ISSUED
Boston 14, Detroit 20, Philadelphia 21, Washington 22
Chicago 27, St. Louis 27, Cleveland 31, New York 36
BATTING AVG. LEADERS
.378 Jamieson, CLE
.378 Cobb, DET
.371 Falk, CHW
.364 Heilman, DET
.353 McManus, STL
.349 Speaker, CLE
.346 Myatt, CLE
.342 Boone, BOS
.342 Ruth, NYY
.336 Collins CHI
HOME RUN LEADERS
18 Ruth, NYY
12 Hauser, PHA
12 Goslin, WASH
RUNS BATTED IN LEADERS
87 Goslin, WASH
66 Heilman, DET
63 Meusel, NYY
60 Falk, CHI
59 Myatt, CLE
59 Lamar, PHA
58 Manush, DET
56 Ruth, NYY
GAME-DECIDING BLOWS
17 Goslin, WASH
10 Heilman, DET
8 Harris, WASH
7 Falk, CHI
WINS LEADERS
11-2 Collins, DET
11-6 Johnson, WASH
10-3 Zachary, WASH
10-4 Faber, CHW
E.R.A. LEADERS
2.75 Johnson, WASH
2.76 Ogden, WASH
3.26 Collins DET
3.27 Faber, CHW
3.42 Wingard, SLB
SAVED GAMES LEADERS
6 Dauss, DET
6 Meeker, PHA
5 Ross, BOS
5 McWeeny, CHI
5 Cole, DET
| AMERICAN LEAGUE through Monday, June 30 | ||||
| Washington Senators | 49 | 26 | .653 | — |
| Chicago White Sox | 43 | 30 | .589 | 5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 41 | 34 | .547 | 8 |
| New York Yankees | 36 | 36 | .500 | 11.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 33 | 41 | .446 | 15.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 31 | 42 | .425 | 17 |
| Cleveland Indians | 31 | 43 | .419 | 17.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 43 | .419 | 17.5 |
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