A FINAL BRONX TALE

SEASON SERIES CONCLUDES IN 11-11 TIE AS NATS HOLD OFF PESKY YANKS

By C. Jedediah Butterworth
Base Ball Freescriber

August 31, 1924

NEW YORK—My erstwhile pilot Smith arrives at the stadium press row around 5 p.m., ready to transport me to the next thrilling series of my choosing, yet it will be difficult to mount the heart-pounding heights this contest reaches.

The best thing that happens early for New York is their starter Shawkey getting hurt after just three innings. Washington clangs his bell often in that time frame, as doubles by Rice and Tate kick them off to a 2-0 lead in the 1st, before three singles and a walk add two more in the 3rd. With their dazzling speed up and down the lineup, the Senators can turn the smallest uprising into a full-blown run riot, and Shawkey is fortunate to twist his ankle striking out when he does.

Mogridge returns to his winning mound form for the visitors, and Ward's solo homer in the 2nd is the only digit he surrenders in the first seven innings. Gaston,taking over for Shawkey, has calmed things down a tad, but when Wid Mathews triples in Harris to make it 5-1, all seems lost again for the locals.

The baying mob doesn't seem to believe it,though. Pleading shouts rain down from every corner of the Bronxian palace because in a campaign that seems destined to topple their champion crown, the fans and players would like nothing more than to take the season series from the front-runners.

And so I give you Sir Everett Scott, lashing a single with one out in the Yankee 8th. His Babeness, 0-for-3 at this juncture, doing the same, Meusel then singles, and Alan Russell is hailed from the hinterlands to take Mogridge's place. Pipp singles, as does Ward, and it is suddenly 5-3. Whitey Witt pinch hits a deep scoring fly, it is 5-4, and I cannot hear myself type.

But Russell, though inconsistent, can quell any disturbance when he is correct. Schang dribbles out to Judge, and we repair to the 9th. Walter Beall shuts the Nats down without a peep, and Miller Huggins has his on-base wizards lined up to tie this affair: Combs, Dugan, and Ernie Johnson. If but one of them reaches, the mighty Ruth will have a lick.

Except Combs grounds to Judge in Schang fashion. Dugan grounds to Bluege. The Bambino takes the on-deck circle before Johnson even reaches home plate, no doubt to instill fear into Russell. But Ernie also grounds to Judge, the air and noise leave the stadium in one shocking moment, and our business here is done.

I contemplate staying on for New York's double-header with Boston tomorrow, but neither club is important right now and there isn't much of a rivalry between them to speak of. Smith can fly me to Washington, but the visitors there will be the lowly Athletics, who the Senators are a ridiculous 14-2 against. No, Chicago's Comiskey Park and a pair of hit-filled clashes between my second place Tigers and third place White Sox suits my fancy.

WAS 202 010 000 - 5 9 0
NYY 010 000 030 - 4 9 1

Other American League games played today:

WHITE SOX 6-12-1, INDIANS 5-11-2
I spoke too hastily yesterday in announcing Chicago had swept the tribe. Now they have, after Cleveland celebrates their expungement from the pennant race by staging another torture spectacle for their home fans. With Joe Shaute losing his eighth straight decision in a shower of sharp singles from the deadly top of the Sox lineup, the Indians also manage to cast 13 runners adrift to aid his misery. Cleveland scores three in the 8th off Connally and Cvengros to narrow the gap,, but this team almost never wins a close game (as the statistic below bears out), and leave the potential winning runs aboard when Riggs Stephenson pops out.

TIGERS 9-12-2, at BROWNS 5-10-1
Lil Stoner is forced to start with Holloway on the mend, and except for an early Severeid homer, pitches fairly well until the last of the 6th, when he suddenly resembles a drowning child. Having just been given a 3-2 lead, he allows two doubles, a homer, walk and single before Cobb yanks him for Herm Pillette. Detroit wakes up right away, though, and Heinie Manush bashes a 3-run blast in the 7th to give them the lead back for good.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STATISTICAL COMPENDIUM

RECORD IN MONTH OF AUGUST
Boston 19-8, Detroit 16-10, St. Louis 15-12, Chicago 14-13,
Washington 12-14, Philadelphia 12-15, New York 10-16, Cleveland 9-18

RECORD AT HOME
Washington 49-23, Detroit 35-25, Chicago 30-24, St. Louis 29-30,
Boston 32-36, Philadelphia 32-37, New York 32-38, Cleveland 29-35

RECORD ABROAD
Washington 31-26, New York 30-27, Detroit 36-34, Chicago 37-37,
Boston 30-30, St. Louis 33-38, Philadelphia 25-36, Cleveland 27-41

ONE-RUN CONTESTS
Washington 22-14, Detroit 29-23, Philadelphia 17-12, Chicago 22-21,
Boston 18-19, St. Louis 13-14, New York 15-23, Cleveland 10-30

ADDITIONAL INNINGS
Detroit 9-4, New York 5-4, Washington 9-9, Chicago 7-7,
St. Louis 6-6, Philadelphia 4-5, Boston 4-5, Cleveland 7-10

COMEBACK VICTORIES/RUINED ADVANTAGES
Washington 34/20, New York 35/28, Detroit 30/26, Philadelphia 24/24,
Chicago 31/35, Boston 28/35, St. Louis 24/31, Cleveland 30/38

BATTING AVERAGE
St. Louis .308, Cleveland .302, Detroit .299, Chicago .295,
New York .294, Washington .293, Boston .284, Philadelphia .283

RUNS SCORED
Cleveland 780, Detroit 760, Chicago 721, Washington 704
New York 684, St. Louis 680, Boston 674, Philadelphia 653

TRIPLES
Washington 75, Detroit 70, New York 65, Cleveland 61,
St. Louis 61, Boston 57, Philadelphia 61, Chicago 50

HOME RUNS
New York 80, St. Louis 65, Philadelphia 56, Chicago 40
Cleveland 38, Detroit 31, Boston 27, Washington 23

DOUBLE PLAYS GROUNDED INTO
New York 109, Washington 131, St. Louis 141, Detroit 144,
Philadelphia 159, Cleveland 159, Boston 164, Chicago 170

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Washington 3.90, Boston 4.79, New York 4.95, Chicago 4.88,
St. Louis 4.93, Detroit 5.03, Philadelphia 5.14, Cleveland 5.47

ERRORS
New York 127, Detroit 127, Boston 146, Cleveland 150,
Washington 151, Chicago 154, St. Louis 156, Philadelphia 159

DOUBLE PLAYS EXECUTED
Philadelphia 179, Boston 156, Washington 151, Cleveland 141,
Detroit 139, Chicago 137, New York 136, St. Louis 121

HOME RUNS ALLOWED
Boston 25, Washington 37, Chicago 40, Detroit 42,
Philadelphia 42, Cleveland 56, St. Louis 57, New York 59

BATTING AVG. LEADERS
.365 Jamieson, CLE
.362 Falk, CHW
.361 Heilman, DET
.356 Ruth, NYY
.352 Speaker, CLE
.342 Judge, WASH
.342 Cobb, DET
.338 McManus, STL
.329 Goslin, WASH
.329 Lamar, PHA

HOME RUN LEADERS
38 Ruth, NYY
21 Hauser, PHA
18 Williams, STL
18 Jacobson, STL
13 Goslin, WASH

RUNS BATTED IN LEADERS
123 Goslin, WASH
118 Heilman, DET
112 Ruth, NYY
104 Meusel, NYY
101 Lamar, PHA

GAME-DECIDING BLOWS
21 Goslin, WASH
14 Lamar, PHA
14 Heilman, DET
14 Harris, WASH
13 Mostil, CHW
12 Jacobson, STL

WINS LEADERS
22-3 Collins, DET
20-9 Johnson, WASH
17-9 Thurston, CHW
16-6 Ogden, WASH
15-10 Faber, CHW

E.R.A. LEADERS
2.86 Johnson, WASH
2.51 Ogden, WASH
3.31 Collins DET
3.43 Mogridge, WASH
3.95 Smith, CLE

SAVED GAMES LEADERS
14 Dauss, DET
9 Pruett, STL
8 Meeker, PHA
8 Ross, BOS
8 Wingfield, BOS

AMERICAN LEAGUE through Sunday, August 31
Washington Senators	80	49	.620	—
Detroit Tigers	71	59	.546	9.5
Chicago White Sox	67	61	.523	12.5
New York Yankees	62	65	.488	17
Boston Red Sox	62	66	.484	17.5
St. Louis Browns	62	68	.477	18.5
Philadelphia Athletics	57	73	.438	23.5
Cleveland Indians	56	76	.424	25.5