Now it's time for Game 2 of the 1905 World Series from the Polo Grounds in New York:
White Sox 1st: Giants starter Joe McGinnity had an easy first inning, as he retired the Sox on just six pitches. Jiggs Donahue and George Davis each grounded to Dan McGann at first, and second baseman Gus Dundon (starting in place of Frank Isbell) squibbed a comebacker to McGinnity to end the inning. After a half, it's visitors zip, home squad coming up.
Giants 1st: Sox manager Fielder Jones caught a lot of flack for starting Nick Altrock after using him in Game 1, even for just an inning. But Altrock acquitted himself well in the first, pitching around a one-out error by Dundon, who bobbled George Browne's grounder. Altrock came back to retire Mike Donlin on a fly ball to right, and Sox catcher Billy Sullivan (starting in place of Ed McFarland) made his presence known by throwing out Browne at third to retire the side. That's three runners caught by the Sox so far in the series. After one, we're scoreless.
White Sox 2nd: It was another easy inning for McGinnity, who retired the side in order. Left fielder Ducky Holmes (starting in place of Nixey Callahan) was the only one to hit a ball in the air, and his lazy infield pop-up was caught by second baseman Billy Gilbert. After one and a half, there was still no score.
Giants 2nd: The home team broke on top. With one out, Sam Mertes grounded one into right field for a base hit, then stole second. Next up was shortstop Bill Dahlen, who smacked a line drive to right that fell in for a double. Mertes scored with ease, and it was 1-0 New York. Unfortunately, Dahlen was thrown out trying to steal third for the second out, and Art Devlin's grounder to second ended the inning. But after two, the G-Men led 1-0.
White Sox 3rd: The Pale Hose managed to get a baserunner, as Gilbert's throw to first of Altrock's tapper pulled McGann off the base. But McGinnity got Donahue to ground to second, and Gilbert made the play cleanly to retire the side. Earlier in the inning, Lee Tannehill hit the hardest ball of the game so far deep to center, but Donlin stayed with it and made the catch just before the wall. Through two and a half, the boys from Coogan's Bluff led 1-0.
Giants 3rd: Roger Bresnahan's two-out single to left was wasted, as Browne tapped back to Altrock to retire the side. Through three, it was 1-0 Giants.
White Sox 4th: The Sox managed a mini-rally when Gundon beat out a routine tapper to first with a surprising burst of speed. Devlin gloved Sullivan's line shot for out number two, but Gundon stole second, and a Holmes base hit would have tied things up. But Ducky only managed a shallow fly to Donlin, and the side was out. After three and a half, it was New York 1, Chicago 0.
Giants 4th: With one out, McGann grounded one past a diving Tannrehill for a hit. Dan then stole second, and Sullivan's throw got away from Gundon, allowing him to take third as well. But Mertes' liner was gloved by Davis for out number two, and after Dahlen walked, Davis backhanded Devlin's grounder, then threw to first just in time to nab the Giants' third baseman and end the inning. After four, the Giants held on to a 1-0 lead.
White Sox 5th: Tannehill lined a two-out single to left, but McGinnity got Altrock to fly weakly to right center, ending the inning. Halfway through, the Giants clung to a 1-0 advantage.
Giants 5th: McGinnity continued the hot series at the plate for the Giants' pitchers by smacking Altrock's first pitch to him down the left field line for a one-out double. But Altrock came back to retire Bresnahan on a fly ball to Jones in left center and Browne on a foul pop behind third that was caught by Tannehill. After five, the NL champs still led the AL champs 1-0.
White Sox 6th: It was a one-two-three inning for McGinnity, with Donahue's fly to left center being the hardest-hit ball. The Giants maintained their 1-0 lead through five and a half.
Giants 6th: Mertes tried to start something by grounding a two-out single to left, but he was mown down at second by Sullivan to end the inning, the fifth New York runner to suffer that fate in this series so far. It was still 1-0 Giants after six.
White Sox 7th: It was another three up-three down inning for McGinnity, who extended his consecutive batters retired streak to seven. Sullivan grounded to first, Holmes grounded to second, and Jomes grounded to third. As they stretched at the Polo Grounds, it was Coogan's Bluffers 1, South Siders 0.
Giants 7th: The National League champions got all the insurance they needed in this inning. After two out, Gilbert's fly ball to left dropped in for a hit. McGinnity then poked a medium-depth fly ball to right. Danny Green sprinted over and camped under the ball, but couldn't catch it cleanly. McGinnity ended up at second, and Gilbert stopped at third as the official scorer gave Green an error. Jones then ordered Bresnahan to be intentionally walked, and the bases were loaded for Browne, whose bloop just managed to avoid an oncoming Jones for a base hit. Gilbert and McGinnity both scored, and the Giants now led 3-0. Browne was subsequently thrown out trying to steal second to end the inning, but he'd more than done his job. After seven, it was Giants 3, White Sox 0.
White Sox 8th: Tannehill lined a one-out single to left for his second hit of the game and the team's third, but instead of sending up a pinch hitter, Jones let Altrock bat, and the Sox hurler flew out harmlessly to left center for out number two. Donahue's grounder to short ended the inning. After seven and a half, the Giants still led by a field goal.
Giants 8th: McGann drew a one-out free pass, but Mertes' fly to center was too shallow to move him. and he then got picked off by Altrock to end the inning, which makes seven Giants runners thrown out by the Sox so far in the series. After eight, it was NYG 3, CWS 0.
White Sox 9th: McGinnity closed the game out in style, getting Davis to ground to second, Gundon to ground to short, and Ed McFarland, batting for Sullivan, to fly to Mertes in left. McGinnity thus finished a three-hit shutout in just ninety-three pitches, and the Giants took a two games to none lead in the series. Final score: Giants 3, White Sox 0.
McGinnity was acclaimed as the unofficial MVP of Game 2 for his superlative performance on the mound, not to mention his hit and run scored offensively.
Final totals: Giants 3-8-1, White Sox 0-3-3.
W- McGinnity (1-0)
L- Altrock (0-1)
Next: The series heads back to the Windy City for Game 3 on October 15.
Thoughts?
White Sox 1st: Giants starter Joe McGinnity had an easy first inning, as he retired the Sox on just six pitches. Jiggs Donahue and George Davis each grounded to Dan McGann at first, and second baseman Gus Dundon (starting in place of Frank Isbell) squibbed a comebacker to McGinnity to end the inning. After a half, it's visitors zip, home squad coming up.
Giants 1st: Sox manager Fielder Jones caught a lot of flack for starting Nick Altrock after using him in Game 1, even for just an inning. But Altrock acquitted himself well in the first, pitching around a one-out error by Dundon, who bobbled George Browne's grounder. Altrock came back to retire Mike Donlin on a fly ball to right, and Sox catcher Billy Sullivan (starting in place of Ed McFarland) made his presence known by throwing out Browne at third to retire the side. That's three runners caught by the Sox so far in the series. After one, we're scoreless.
White Sox 2nd: It was another easy inning for McGinnity, who retired the side in order. Left fielder Ducky Holmes (starting in place of Nixey Callahan) was the only one to hit a ball in the air, and his lazy infield pop-up was caught by second baseman Billy Gilbert. After one and a half, there was still no score.
Giants 2nd: The home team broke on top. With one out, Sam Mertes grounded one into right field for a base hit, then stole second. Next up was shortstop Bill Dahlen, who smacked a line drive to right that fell in for a double. Mertes scored with ease, and it was 1-0 New York. Unfortunately, Dahlen was thrown out trying to steal third for the second out, and Art Devlin's grounder to second ended the inning. But after two, the G-Men led 1-0.
White Sox 3rd: The Pale Hose managed to get a baserunner, as Gilbert's throw to first of Altrock's tapper pulled McGann off the base. But McGinnity got Donahue to ground to second, and Gilbert made the play cleanly to retire the side. Earlier in the inning, Lee Tannehill hit the hardest ball of the game so far deep to center, but Donlin stayed with it and made the catch just before the wall. Through two and a half, the boys from Coogan's Bluff led 1-0.
Giants 3rd: Roger Bresnahan's two-out single to left was wasted, as Browne tapped back to Altrock to retire the side. Through three, it was 1-0 Giants.
White Sox 4th: The Sox managed a mini-rally when Gundon beat out a routine tapper to first with a surprising burst of speed. Devlin gloved Sullivan's line shot for out number two, but Gundon stole second, and a Holmes base hit would have tied things up. But Ducky only managed a shallow fly to Donlin, and the side was out. After three and a half, it was New York 1, Chicago 0.
Giants 4th: With one out, McGann grounded one past a diving Tannrehill for a hit. Dan then stole second, and Sullivan's throw got away from Gundon, allowing him to take third as well. But Mertes' liner was gloved by Davis for out number two, and after Dahlen walked, Davis backhanded Devlin's grounder, then threw to first just in time to nab the Giants' third baseman and end the inning. After four, the Giants held on to a 1-0 lead.
White Sox 5th: Tannehill lined a two-out single to left, but McGinnity got Altrock to fly weakly to right center, ending the inning. Halfway through, the Giants clung to a 1-0 advantage.
Giants 5th: McGinnity continued the hot series at the plate for the Giants' pitchers by smacking Altrock's first pitch to him down the left field line for a one-out double. But Altrock came back to retire Bresnahan on a fly ball to Jones in left center and Browne on a foul pop behind third that was caught by Tannehill. After five, the NL champs still led the AL champs 1-0.
White Sox 6th: It was a one-two-three inning for McGinnity, with Donahue's fly to left center being the hardest-hit ball. The Giants maintained their 1-0 lead through five and a half.
Giants 6th: Mertes tried to start something by grounding a two-out single to left, but he was mown down at second by Sullivan to end the inning, the fifth New York runner to suffer that fate in this series so far. It was still 1-0 Giants after six.
White Sox 7th: It was another three up-three down inning for McGinnity, who extended his consecutive batters retired streak to seven. Sullivan grounded to first, Holmes grounded to second, and Jomes grounded to third. As they stretched at the Polo Grounds, it was Coogan's Bluffers 1, South Siders 0.
Giants 7th: The National League champions got all the insurance they needed in this inning. After two out, Gilbert's fly ball to left dropped in for a hit. McGinnity then poked a medium-depth fly ball to right. Danny Green sprinted over and camped under the ball, but couldn't catch it cleanly. McGinnity ended up at second, and Gilbert stopped at third as the official scorer gave Green an error. Jones then ordered Bresnahan to be intentionally walked, and the bases were loaded for Browne, whose bloop just managed to avoid an oncoming Jones for a base hit. Gilbert and McGinnity both scored, and the Giants now led 3-0. Browne was subsequently thrown out trying to steal second to end the inning, but he'd more than done his job. After seven, it was Giants 3, White Sox 0.
White Sox 8th: Tannehill lined a one-out single to left for his second hit of the game and the team's third, but instead of sending up a pinch hitter, Jones let Altrock bat, and the Sox hurler flew out harmlessly to left center for out number two. Donahue's grounder to short ended the inning. After seven and a half, the Giants still led by a field goal.
Giants 8th: McGann drew a one-out free pass, but Mertes' fly to center was too shallow to move him. and he then got picked off by Altrock to end the inning, which makes seven Giants runners thrown out by the Sox so far in the series. After eight, it was NYG 3, CWS 0.
White Sox 9th: McGinnity closed the game out in style, getting Davis to ground to second, Gundon to ground to short, and Ed McFarland, batting for Sullivan, to fly to Mertes in left. McGinnity thus finished a three-hit shutout in just ninety-three pitches, and the Giants took a two games to none lead in the series. Final score: Giants 3, White Sox 0.
McGinnity was acclaimed as the unofficial MVP of Game 2 for his superlative performance on the mound, not to mention his hit and run scored offensively.
Final totals: Giants 3-8-1, White Sox 0-3-3.
W- McGinnity (1-0)
L- Altrock (0-1)
Next: The series heads back to the Windy City for Game 3 on October 15.
Thoughts?
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