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amead17 · 09-12-2025, 11:04 AM

JONES HITS SIX TIMES, BUT WHITE SOX FALL IN EXTRA-INNING HEARTBREAKER

By Charles H. Wentworth, Sporting Times
August 13th, 1902

Boston, Mass., August 12 – In one of the wildest contests of the season, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Americans battled for thirteen innings before the home side finally prevailed, 10–9. For Chicago, it was a bitter loss, made all the more so because of the remarkable exploits of their right fielder, Fielder Jones.

Jones, 31, turned in the game of his life, rapping out six clean base hits in six official turns at the plate, while also reaching once more on an error. He scored five runs for his side, and seemed to be in the middle of every rally the Sox mounted. The ledger shows: a single in the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth innings, an error-aided reach in the eleventh, and a sixth single in the unlucky thirteenth.

Yet despite this prodigious display of batting, the White Sox could not hold the Americans down, and fell one tally short after more than four hours of gripping play. The defeat leaves Chicago with a mark of 43–57, drifting further from the leaders.

Jones, his uniform still damp with perspiration, spoke quietly after the game. “I’ve played a long while, but I can scarcely recall striking the ball so well from first pitch to last,” he said. “It would have been sweeter had we found the victory to go with it, but baseball is a cruel game at times.”

Manager Clark Griffith, though visibly frustrated at the outcome, offered high praise for his outfielder. “Fielder gave the Boston crowd a lesson in what a batsman can do when he is seeing the ball clear,” Griffith remarked. “Six hits in one day is a feat rare as any diamond jewel. That it came in a losing effort is a hard pill to swallow, but such play gives heart to our club as we press on.”

While the Americans celebrated, the day belonged to Jones, who carved his name into the chronicles of the season, even in defeat.

09-12-2025, 11:04 AM	#67
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,275	Jones 6 hit day JONES HITS SIX TIMES, BUT WHITE SOX FALL IN EXTRA-INNING HEARTBREAKER By Charles H. Wentworth, Sporting Times August 13th, 1902 Boston, Mass., August 12 – In one of the wildest contests of the season, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Americans battled for thirteen innings before the home side finally prevailed, 10–9. For Chicago, it was a bitter loss, made all the more so because of the remarkable exploits of their right fielder, Fielder Jones. Jones, 31, turned in the game of his life, rapping out six clean base hits in six official turns at the plate, while also reaching once more on an error. He scored five runs for his side, and seemed to be in the middle of every rally the Sox mounted. The ledger shows: a single in the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth innings, an error-aided reach in the eleventh, and a sixth single in the unlucky thirteenth. Yet despite this prodigious display of batting, the White Sox could not hold the Americans down, and fell one tally short after more than four hours of gripping play. The defeat leaves Chicago with a mark of 43–57, drifting further from the leaders. Jones, his uniform still damp with perspiration, spoke quietly after the game. “I’ve played a long while, but I can scarcely recall striking the ball so well from first pitch to last,” he said. “It would have been sweeter had we found the victory to go with it, but baseball is a cruel game at times.” Manager Clark Griffith, though visibly frustrated at the outcome, offered high praise for his outfielder. “Fielder gave the Boston crowd a lesson in what a batsman can do when he is seeing the ball clear,” Griffith remarked. “Six hits in one day is a feat rare as any diamond jewel. That it came in a losing effort is a hard pill to swallow, but such play gives heart to our club as we press on.” While the Americans celebrated, the day belonged to Jones, who carved his name into the chronicles of the season, even in defeat.