The 1917 Chicago White Sox were looking for a big result in their penultimate series of the season to boost their hopes of a championship. However, they could only manage a four-game split against the 1914 Boston Braves. The White Sox (17-11) will be paying close attention to the next series between the 1912 Giants (18-6) and 1911 Athletics (14-10). The Giants can clinch the title outright with a sweep, but each Philadelphia win will give the White Sox a chance, since they face the Giants in the final series. Swede Risberg hit .400 (6-for-15) with five RBI for Chicago. Joe Connolly went .500 (7-for-14) with three extra-base hits for Boston (12-16).
Game #1: Boston 3, Chicago 2
Boston built a 3-0 lead on Joe Connolly’s RBI single in the first inning and RBI triple in the sixth, plus Les Mann’s sacrifice fly in the seventh. Lefty Tyler didn’t give up a hit until the fifth and took a shutout to the bottom of the ninth. After two walks, Joe Jackson drove in a run with a single and Chick Gandil had a sacrifice fly to pull Chicago within one run. But Jackson, the potential tying run, ended up stranded on second base.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES (3) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2)
1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Herbie Moran 3 2 1 0 Nemo Leibold 2 1 0 0
Johnny Evers 2 0 1 0 Buck Weaver 2 1 0 0
Charles Schmidt 4 0 0 0 Joe Jackson 4 0 2 1
Joe Connolly 3 0 3 2 Chick Gandil 3 0 0 1
Rabbit Maranville 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 0 0
Hank Gowdy 4 1 1 0 Happy Felsch 3 0 0 0
Charlie Deal 3 0 0 0 Swede Risberg 4 0 1 0
Les Mann 2 0 0 1 Ray Schalk 3 0 1 0
Lefty Tyler BX 3 0 0 0 Eddie Cicotte AXZ 2 0 0 0
Shano Collins 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 28 3 6 3 TOTALS 28 2 4 2
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 100 001 100 -- 3
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 000 002 -- 2
LOB--1914 BOSTON BRAVES 4, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5.
ERR--Eddie Collins. 2B--Johnny Evers. 3B--Joe Connolly.
SACF--Les Mann, Chick Gandil. SACB--Joe Connolly, Charlie
Deal, Johnny Evers (2). SB--Hank Gowdy, Buck Weaver.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lefty Tyler BX [W] 9.00 4 2 2 5 8 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Eddie Cicotte AXZ [L] 8.00 5 3 3 1 3 0
Jim Scott B 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Game #2: Chicago 10, Boston 4
The White Sox scored three runs in three different innings. In the first, Eddie Collins had an RBI triple and Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch had RBI singles. In the third, Felsch had a sacrifice fly and Swede Risberg had a two-run double to make it 6-1. Boston closed the gap to 7-4 after six innings, but the White Sox put up three more in the seventh on RBI doubles from Collins and Ray Schalk and an RBI single by Risberg.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES (4) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (10)
1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Herbie Moran 5 0 1 1 Nemo Leibold 3 2 1 0
Johnny Evers 4 0 2 0 Buck Weaver 4 0 2 1
Charles Schmidt 5 0 0 0 Joe Jackson 4 2 2 1
Joe Connolly 4 0 1 0 Chick Gandil 3 2 1 0
Rabbit Maranville 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 3 2 2
Hank Gowdy 4 2 1 0 Happy Felsch 3 0 1 2
Charlie Deal 4 0 1 1 Swede Risberg 4 1 3 3
Les Mann 3 2 2 0 Ray Schalk 4 0 1 1
Dick Crutcher CW 0 0 0 0 Reb Russell BZ 4 0 0 0
Red Smith 1 0 0 0
Ted Cather 1 0 1 1
George Whitted 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 36 4 10 3 TOTALS 33 10 13 10
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 001 102 000 -- 4
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 303 100 30x -- 10
LOB--1914 BOSTON BRAVES 9, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7.
ERR--Hank Gowdy, Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson. 2B--Charlie
Deal, Eddie Collins, Nemo Leibold, Ray Schalk, Swede
Risberg. 3B--Hank Gowdy, Eddie Collins. SACF--Happy Felsch.
SACB--Dick Crutcher CW, Buck Weaver, Chick Gandil.
SB--Herbie Moran, Chick Gandil.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dick Crutcher CW [L] 3.00 5 6 5 4 1 0
Paul Strand BXYW 2.00 3 1 1 0 3 0
Otto Hess C 2.00 4 3 3 0 4 0
George Davis CYW 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Reb Russell BZ [W] 9.00 10 4 3 3 7 0
Game #3: Chicago 5, Boston 1
Boston tied the game at one in the bottom of the sixth on Joe Connolly’s RBI double, but the White Sox would score four runs in the next three innings. Winning pitcher Red Faber had a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Chicago retake the lead. An error, followed by a Chick Gandil triple, scored two in the eighth. Swede Risberg led off the ninth with a double and later scored on a wild pitch.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (5) AT 1914 BOSTON BRAVES (1)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 4 0 1 0 Herbie Moran 4 1 1 0
Buck Weaver 3 1 1 0 Johnny Evers 3 0 0 0
Joe Jackson 3 1 0 0 Charles Schmidt 3 0 1 0
Chick Gandil 4 0 1 1 Joe Connolly 4 0 1 1
Eddie Collins 3 1 0 0 Rabbit Maranville 4 0 0 0
Happy Felsch 3 0 2 0 Hank Gowdy 4 0 0 0
Swede Risberg 3 2 1 1 Charlie Deal 4 0 0 0
Ray Schalk 3 0 0 0 Les Mann 2 0 1 0
Red Faber A 3 0 0 1 Dick Rudolph BYZ 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 5 6 3 TOTALS 31 1 4 1
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 010 000 121 -- 5
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 000 001 000 -- 1
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5, 1914 BOSTON BRAVES 6.
ERR--Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg, Les Mann, Hank Gowdy, Dick
Rudolph BYZ. 2B--Swede Risberg, Joe Connolly, Herbie Moran.
3B--Buck Weaver, Chick Gandil. SACF--Red Faber A.
SACB--Happy Felsch, Nemo Leibold, Buck Weaver, Swede
Risberg, Johnny Evers. SB--Les Mann.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Red Faber A [W] 9.00 4 1 1 2 0 0
1914 BOSTON BRAVES
Dick Rudolph BYZ [L] 9.00 6 5 3 3 4 0
Game #4: Boston 3, Chicago 1
The game was tied 1-1 when Boston loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Herbie Moran put the Braves ahead with a sacrifice fly. In the sixth, Joe Connolly singled and Rabbit Maranville tripled for a 3-1 lead. Bill James took care of the rest, scattering three hits for the win.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1) AT 1914 BOSTON BRAVES (3)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 4 0 0 0 Herbie Moran 2 0 0 1
Buck Weaver 4 0 1 0 Johnny Evers 4 1 1 0
Joe Jackson 3 0 0 0 Charles Schmidt 4 0 0 0
Chick Gandil 4 1 0 0 Joe Connolly 3 1 2 1
Eddie Collins 1 0 1 0 Rabbit Maranville 3 0 1 1
Happy Felsch 4 0 0 0 Hank Gowdy 3 0 0 0
Swede Risberg 4 0 1 1 Charlie Deal 2 1 1 0
Ray Schalk 4 0 0 0 Les Mann 3 0 1 0
Lefty Williams CY 3 0 0 0 Bill James AY 2 0 0 0
Shano Collins 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 1 3 1 TOTALS 26 3 6 3
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 100 000 -- 1
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 100 011 00x -- 3
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 9, 1914 BOSTON BRAVES 3.
ERR--Charles Schmidt, Charlie Deal. 2B--Charlie Deal.
3B--Joe Connolly, Rabbit Maranville. HBP--Bill James AY.
SACF--Herbie Moran. SB--Eddie Collins, Les Mann.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lefty Williams CY [L] 8.00 6 3 3 2 4 0
1914 BOSTON BRAVES
Bill James AY [W] 9.00 3 1 1 5 6 0
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