by Scott Fennessy
Cleveland, OH
10/14/1905
The Giants and Indians send their aces to the hill in a rematch of game one. The Giants seem much more relaxed after a typical performance in game 3. We will see if this carries over.
The Giants get a two out rally in the first when Mike Donlin draws a walk. He steals second just ahead of Jay Clarke’s throw and this sets things up well. Dan McGann hits an infield single that puts runners on the corners, and John McGraw calls for the hit and run. George Browne executes perfectly and the visitors have the first run of the day and runners still on the corners. Mike Bowerman grounds out to end the inning as the Giants lead 1-0.
Both pitchers are on their game and the score was unchanged until the 6th inning when Donlin gets a single to left. McGann draws a very tough walk and both runners move over on a passed ball by Clarke. Mike Bowerman then hits a sac fly to score another run. The Giants are then quickly stopped by Addie Joss. The Indians go quietly in the bottom of the inning and the Giants lead 2-0.
The Giants strike again in the 7th as Art Devlin gets a one out single and steals second. He is still there when Donlin rips one into the power alley and pulls into third with a stand up triple that scores Devlin. Joss gets the third out, and this game looks over.
The Indians finally stage a rally in the bottom of the ninth. Cotton Turner hits a bloop single to center and Napoleon Lajoie smokes a bullet to right for a hit and run single putting runners on the corners. Elmer Flick then hits a single to left to score Turner and Lajoie to third. Jim Jackson then hits a sac fly to score Lajoie. Unfortunately that is the end of the rally and the Giants win 3-2.
