The 1914 Boston Braves got shutouts from Lefty Tyler and Bill James, but the 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates had big offensive showings in the other two contests as the two teams closed out the campaign with a four-game split. Both teams ended the season with 14-18 records. Charlie Deal hit .364 (4-for-11) with four RBI to lead the Braves, while Tommy Leach went .438 (7-for-16) with four RBI for the Pirates.
Game #1: Boston 1, Pittsburgh 0
Lefty Tyler tossed a five-hit shutout for the Braves in the opener, outdueling Deacon Phillippe, who only gave up four hits. One of them came in top of the sixth when Boston’s Herbie Moran led off with a double. He was sacrificed to third base, then scored on Charles Schmidt’s sacrifice fly. Pittsburgh got runners to third base four different times, including both the eighth and ninth innings, but Tyler repeatedly pitched out of trouble.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES (1) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0)
1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Herbie Moran 3 1 1 0 Fred Clarke 4 0 0 0
Johnny Evers 1 0 0 0 Ginger Beaumont 4 0 2 0
Charles Schmidt 3 0 1 1 Honus Wagner 3 0 0 0
Joe Connolly 3 0 0 0 Kitty Bransfield 4 0 0 0
Rabbit Maranville 4 0 2 0 Tommy Leach 4 0 1 0
Hank Gowdy 3 0 0 0 Claude Ritchey 4 0 1 0
Charlie Deal 3 0 0 0 Wid Conroy 4 0 1 0
Les Mann 3 0 0 0 Harry Smith 3 0 0 0
Lefty Tyler BX 3 0 0 0 Deacon Phillippe AXY 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 26 1 4 1 TOTALS 32 0 5 0
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 000 001 000 -- 1
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1914 BOSTON BRAVES 5, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7.
ERR--Lefty Tyler BX. 2B--Herbie Moran. HBP--Honus Wagner.
SACF--Charles Schmidt. SACB--Hank Gowdy, Johnny Evers (2).
SB--Wid Conroy, Tommy Leach.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lefty Tyler BX [W] 9.00 5 0 0 1 3 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Deacon Phillippe AXY [L] 9.00 4 1 1 3 9 0
Game #2: Pittsburgh 8, Boston 1
The Pirates bounced back by scoring early and often. Tommy Leach had a two-run single in the first, Fred Clarke blasted a two-run homer in the second, Honus Wagner ripped a bases-loaded triple in the fourth, and Leach added another RBI single in the ninth inning. Boston only scored in the second on back-to-back doubles by Hank Gowdy and Charlie Deal.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES (1) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (8)
1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Herbie Moran 4 0 1 0 Fred Clarke 3 3 2 2
Johnny Evers 3 0 1 0 Ginger Beaumont 3 2 0 0
Charles Schmidt 4 0 0 0 Honus Wagner 5 1 2 3
Joe Connolly 4 0 0 0 Kitty Bransfield 3 0 1 0
Rabbit Maranville 4 0 0 0 Tommy Leach 5 0 4 3
Hank Gowdy 4 1 1 0 Claude Ritchey 5 0 2 0
Charlie Deal 3 0 2 1 Wid Conroy 4 0 0 0
Les Mann 3 0 0 0 Harry Smith 4 0 0 0
Dick Crutcher CW 1 0 0 0 Jesse Tannehill AXZ 3 2 1 0
Red Smith 1 0 0 0
Otto Hess C 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 1 5 1 TOTALS 35 8 12 8
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 010 000 000 -- 1
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 220 300 01x -- 8
LOB--1914 BOSTON BRAVES 5, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 10.
ERR--Ginger Beaumont. 2B--Hank Gowdy, Charlie Deal.
3B--Honus Wagner. HR--Fred Clarke. SB--Claude Ritchey.
1914 BOSTON BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dick Crutcher CW [L] 4.00 7 7 7 5 1 1
Otto Hess C 4.00 5 1 1 2 0 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Jesse Tannehill AXZ [W] 9.00 5 1 1 1 8 0
Game #3: Pittsburgh 7, Boston 6
The Pirates looked to be on their way to another rout as they went up 6-1 after three innings. Claude Ritchey drove in three of the runs. But Rabbit Maranville hit a two-run homer in the fourth to make it 6-3, and Charlie Deal cleared the bases with a triple to tie the game in the sixth inning. Pittsburgh went back ahead in the seventh as Honus Wanger singled with two outs and scored on Kitty Bransfield’s double. Boston put runners in scoring position in the seventh and eighth but couldn’t score again.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (7) AT 1914 BOSTON BRAVES (6)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI
Fred Clarke 5 0 0 0 Herbie Moran 5 0 0 0
Ginger Beaumont 5 1 2 0 Johnny Evers 5 1 1 0
Honus Wagner 4 2 1 0 Charles Schmidt 4 1 2 1
Kitty Bransfield 4 2 3 2 Joe Connolly 3 2 2 0
Tommy Leach 3 1 1 1 Rabbit Maranville 4 1 1 2
Claude Ritchey 4 1 2 3 Hank Gowdy 4 1 0 0
Wid Conroy 4 0 1 1 Charlie Deal 2 0 1 3
Harry Smith 4 0 0 0 Les Mann 3 0 0 0
Sam Leever BXZ 4 0 1 0 Dick Rudolph BYZ 3 0 0 0
Red Smith 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 7 11 7 TOTALS 34 6 7 6
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 402 000 100 -- 7
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 100 203 000 -- 6
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5, 1914 BOSTON BRAVES 6.
ERR--Sam Leever BXZ, Tommy Leach. 2B--Kitty Bransfield,
Tommy Leach, Claude Ritchey, Johnny Evers. 3B--Charlie Deal.
HR--Rabbit Maranville. HBP--Joe Connolly. SACB--Les Mann.
SB--Ginger Beaumont, Kitty Bransfield, Joe Connolly.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Sam Leever BXZ [W] 9.00 7 6 5 3 7 1
1914 BOSTON BRAVES
Dick Rudolph BYZ [L] 8.00 11 7 7 2 8 0
Paul Strand BXYW 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0
Bill James got the second shutout for the Braves as he scattered six hits. Boston took a 1-0 lead in the third inning without a hit, as a walk, error and RBI groundout by Herbie Moran got the scoring started. Despite having the lead, the Braves didn’t get a hit until the seventh inning. After a couple of walks, Charlie Deal singled to load the bases. James helped his own cause with a two-run single. Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the eighth inning but James got the next batter to fly out.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0) AT 1914 BOSTON BRAVES (3)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1914 BOSTON BRAVES AB R H BI
Fred Clarke 4 0 1 0 Herbie Moran 4 0 0 1
Ginger Beaumont 3 0 0 0 Johnny Evers 4 0 0 0
Honus Wagner 3 0 1 0 Charles Schmidt 4 0 1 0
Kitty Bransfield 3 0 0 0 Joe Connolly 2 1 0 0
Tommy Leach 4 0 1 0 Rabbit Maranville 3 0 0 0
Claude Ritchey 4 0 1 0 Hank Gowdy 3 1 1 0
Wid Conroy 4 0 1 0 Charlie Deal 3 1 1 0
Harry Smith 3 0 1 0 Les Mann 3 0 0 0
Jack Chesbro BXYZ 2 0 0 0 Bill James AY 2 0 1 2
Lefty Davis 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 0 6 0 TOTALS 28 3 4 3
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 000 -- 0
1914 BOSTON BRAVES 001 000 20x -- 3
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7, 1914 BOSTON BRAVES 7.
ERR--Wid Conroy, Harry Smith. SACB--Kitty Bransfield, Rabbit
Maranville, Bill James AY. SB--Fred Clarke.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jack Chesbro BXYZ [L] 7.00 2 3 2 4 8 0
Ed Doheny BXY 1.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
1914 BOSTON BRAVES
Bill James AY [W] 9.00 6 0 0 2 5 0
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