1924 World Series Game 7
Washington Senators 5 New York Giants 4 Ten innings
WP- Allen Russell LP-Rosy Ryanh
HR- High Pockets Kelly
As happened in real life, the Washington Senators end up winning the series in extra innings, this time, by a score of 5 to 4, in ten innings.
Virgil Barnes and Curley Ogden squared off as the starting pitchers. The Senators would put up a four spot in the bottom of the second inning. The crooked number was kicked off when Kelly committed a two-base error on a ball hit by Joe Judge. Ossie Bluege followed with a rbi single. Tommy Taylor doubled, putting runners on second and third. Muddy Ruel’s sacrifice fly made it, 2-0. Ogden helped his own cause, singling to drive in Bluege. Leadoff hitter, Marty McNeely, then doubled, to plate the fourth run of the inning.
High Pockets Kelly would go from goat to hero, the very next inning. Hank Gowdy singled, to start things off. Pitcher Barnes popped out to the catcher, as did Freddie Lindstrom. Frankie Frisch kept the inning going with a single. Ross Youngs drew a walk, then Kelly stepped in and smashed an Ogden offering over the wall, for a grand slam home run, tying the game at four apiece.
Despite chances, neither team could plate a run the rest of the way in regulation. The Giants burned through four more pitchers, the Senators used up three. Finally, in the last of the tenth inning, Judge singled off Giants reliever, Rosy Ryan, with one out. Bluege reached on a fielder’s choice, with Judge being forced. Taylor also singled, sending Bluege to second base. Reserve catcher, Bennie Tate then pinch hit for Muddy Ruel, with the intention of catching if the game went deep into extra innings. That would not be necessary, however, as Tate rapped a single into center field, scoring Bluege with the game and series winning run.
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