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The Boston Americans found themselves taking to the road to take on the Detroit Tigers. This was an outstanding showing by the team to sweep the defending World Series champs. While the Boston offense was not firing on all cylinders, the pitching staff came up big.


Game 15: Taking the mound for the opener, Jesse Tannehill was looking to bounce back after a tough outing in his previous start. Overcoming a few fielding mishaps by this team, Tannehill lead Boston (10-5) to a 5 to 2 victory over Detroit (8-7). In picking up the win, Tannehill (3-1) allowed just 2 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits and 1 walk; Game Score of 67. Togie Pittinger (2-2) took the loss after giving up 3 earned runs on 8 hits and 3 walks; Game Score of 57. In a rather surprising move, the Tigers brought in their ace pitcher Doc White to pitch the final inning. The move did not go well, as White allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits and 1 walk. Leading the way at the plate was Bill Lange (3 for 5, 2 Runs, 2 Stolen Bases), Frank Chance (2 for 5, 2 RBIs), and Jiggs Donahue (2 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 Walk). Roger Bresnahan (2 for 4, 1 Run, 3 Stolen Bases) played well in the loss.

Player of the Game: Jesse Tannehill (Season: #2 / Career: #23)


Game 16: Behind the solid pitching of Sam Leever, the Americans (11-5) topped the Tigers (8-8) by a score of 6 to 3. Leever (3-0) limited Detroit to 3 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits, while striking out 2 on 133 pitches thrown; Game Score of 63. Nixey Callahan (1-3) got tagged for the loss after allowing 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits and 3 walks; Game Score of 47. Jiggs Donahue (2 for 4, 1 Run, 2 RBIs), Dave Brain (2 for 4, 1 Run, 2 Stolen Bases), and Frank Chance (1 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 Walk, 1 Stolen Base) contributed in the win. Charlie Hickman (2 for 4, Triple, 1 Run, 1 RBI) played well in defeat.

Player of the Game: Sam Leever (Season: #3 / Career: #3)


Game 17: Thanks to a solid pitching performance from Noodles Hahn and a few untimely errors for the opposition, the Boston Americans (12-5) were able to outlast the Detroit Tigers (8-9) by a score of 2 to 1. Hahn (3-2) allowed just 1 earned run on 5 hits and 2 walks to finish with a Game Score of 73. Bob Ewing (2-2) took the hard-luck loss, despite allowing 2 runs (0 earned) on 4 hits and 1 walk; Game Score of 77. Very little in the way of offense for either team, but it should be noted that Frank Chance went 1 for 4 with 2 Runs and 3 Stolen Bases.

Player of the Game: Noodles Hahn (Season: #2 / Career: #27)