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Show AMERICAN HAGUE LEAGUE STANDING W. L. Pet. Chicago 5 2 .714 Boston 5 2 .714 New York 4 2 .G67 Cleveland 4 3 .571 St. Louis 4 3 .571 Washington 2 4" .333 Philadelphia 2 6 .286 Detroit 1 G 143 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS At Chicago St. Louis 6, Chicago 2. At Cleveland Detroit 7, Cleveland 8. At New York Washington 2, New York 3 (ten innings). At Philadelphia Boston 3. Philadelphia Philadel-phia 4 (twelve Innings). TODAY'S SCHEDULE St Louis at Chicago. Detroit at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Washington. New York at Boston. PHILADELPHIA, April 19. Today Bodie broko up tho first extra-inning game of the season here when, with two out in the twelfth and one on first, he drove the ball into the left field bleachers, giving Philadelphia a victory over Boston, 4 to 3 Batting rallies in the seventh and eighth enabled tho home team to tie the score. Bodie led in tho hitting In six times at bat he made four hits three singles and the drive which won the game, which, under the rules, Avas credited only as a triple. Score by innings: Boston ..001 020 000 000 3 Philadelphia 000 000 120 001 4 INDIANS COME FROM BEHIND; BEAT TIGERS CLEVELAND, April 19. Cleveland overcame a lead of six runs acquired by Detroit in the fifth inning today and won its opening game In the ninth, S to 7. Hits by Allison, "Wambsgnnss and Guisto In tho ninth, coupled with Chapman's Chap-man's sacrifice and a passed ball, were the factors In the last inning rally. Covelsklo, who started the game for Clevoland, was ineffective in the third, whilo loose playing behind Smith in the fifth aided Detroit in scoring three runs. Coumbo, who finished, held his opponents scoreless. Ceromonios of a military nature preceded pre-ceded tho contost. Score by innings: Cleveland 100 030 0228 Detroit 012 030 0007 EDDIE PLANK STILL A WINNING PITCHER CHICAGO, April 19. A sudden downpour and sensational fielding by Jacobson gave St. Louis a 6 to 2 victory vic-tory over Chicago today, the opening clay of tho American league season here. The visitors won the game in the third inning, when they scored six runs, driving both Scott and Russell off tho mound because neither could control tho slippery ball. In this inning in-ning there was such a downpour that it was almost impossible to pudge fly balls. Plank was hit hard, but was given sensational support, especially by Jacobson; Ja-cobson; who accopted eight chances,' most of which wore difficult Jacob- ! son also starred in batting for the visitors, vis-itors, making three hits. Before the game players of both ! clubs gavo an exhibition military drill, Score by innings: St. Louis 006 000 0006 ( Chicago no 000 0002 ' YANKS MAKE CLEAN SWEEP OF SENATORS NEW YORK, April 19, Now York made a clean sweep of .s series from Washington, winning an exciting ten-Inning ten-Inning contest today, 3 to 2. Tho veteran vet-eran Caldwell and Dumont, a young pitcher, had a pitching battle until the tenth Inning, when Rice tripled, driving driv-ing in Milan for Washington's second run. New York came back in an effective manner, Pecklnpaugh reaching the baso on Judge's error and Nunamak-er's Nunamak-er's single. Johnson then replaced Dumont, and Gilhooloy's double scored Pecklnpaugh. Miller, running for Nun-amaker, Nun-amaker, scored tho winning run, when Maisel bunted to Johnson on a squeeze Play. Both clubs had a military drill before be-fore tho game. Score by Innings: Washington ., 000 000 010 12 New York 000 000 100 23 |
