1903 World Series (Game 5)

Ed Doheny gets his first start for Bucs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates on a quest to become the first repeat champions of Major League Baseball, finds themselves in a 3-1 hole to the Boston Americans, thanks mostly to Cy Young and his 3 wins this series (two earned from 2 starts, one due to relief appearance). Young will not be available for Boston, even so... Pittsburgh has its work cut out for them.

GAME 5 (at Pittsburgh)

Ed Doheny gets the start for Pittsburgh (he had one inning of relief), as Bill Dinneen (no decisions, one start, 2.57 ERA over 7 innings) gets the nod for Boston.

Top of the 1st - Patsy Dougherty smacks a single to right, Freddy Parent hits into a fielder's choice (getting the lead runner). Jimmy Collins hits a grounder deep to short, Honus Wagner momentarily bobbles it, and tries to throw it quickly to first, throwing it past Kitty Bransfield at first, Parent makes third on the error (E-6). Runners on the corners, one out for Buck Freeman, who has a HR this series (13 during the regular season); the pitch, it's a single up the middle, Parent scores easily, as Collins holds second. Chick Stahl flies to right, as Collins tags up & reaches third -- two outs. Hobe Ferris flies to right for final out. Boston 1, Pittsburgh 0

Bottom of the 3rd - Back-to-back singles with two outs by Ginger Beaumont & Fred Clarke, bringing up Honus Wagner to the plate, who has been horrible this series -- batting .067 (1-for-15); The Pirates need Wagner to start coming through if they want to turn this series around. Wagner forces a walk, bringing up Tommy Leach; Dinneen sets & delivers, and Leach pops it up behind the plate, slams his bat in disgust as the threat falls short.

Top of the 5th - Patsy Dougherty collects his second hit of the game, as Freddy Parent moves him up to third on a double to center. No outs, Jimmy Collins flies to center, no one tags up. Buck Freeman ends up grounding out for the second out, moves up the runners, as Dougherty tacks on an insurance run. Ed Doheny throws it past the catcher, and Parent scores! The bullpen is up & getting ready as some disgusted Pittsburgh fans start to get restless. Doheny strikes out Chick Stahl for final out. Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0

7th Inning Stretch - Ed Doheny gets through two quick innings for the Pirates, as Pittsburgh still trails Boston 3-0; The Bucs' lineup is not helping Doheny, managing only four hits.

Bottom of the 7th - Kitty Bransfield leads off the bottom-half with a single to right -- that's Bransfield's 22nd career World Series hit. Jimmy Sebring bunts Bransfield over to second. Trying to create a spark, the Bucs call on pinch-hitting outfielder Joe Marshall (pinch-hitting for Ed Phelps) to face Bill Dinneen. The pitch, this one's lifted, it's still carrying, GONE! Over the center-field wall, he did not have a home run all season, and yet here he is delivering a big blast to center. The Pirates now trail 3-2, with one out. The Pirates will go to their bench once more & call on Otto Krueger (backup shortstop); The pitch from Dinneen, checked swing, ball... ball four -- Krueger is on first, with one out. The Americans have seen enough, and could it be?! Big, bad, Cy Young is coming out to the mound, he is already having a legendary series, and will have to face Ginger Beaumont, who is only batting .211 this series; Beaumont flies to center for out number two. Fred Clarke is the next batter, Young with the pitch, this one is hit to left, going, going, GONE! Young for the moment appears to be human after all, the Pirates have took the lead! The blast has lifted Young's series ERA up to 1.61. Honus Wagner comes to the plate, and strikes out. Pittsburgh 4, Boston 3

Top of the 8th - Sam Leever enters the game with a 1-2 record, 2.37 ERA this series (19 innings), it will be up to him for the Pirates to get out of this game with a victory. Harry Smith takes over the catching duties for the Bucs. One-out walk to Buck Freeman. The Americans go to the bench, and bring up nemesis Charley Farrell, who is 2-for-2 in pinch-hitter brilliance (double, triple) with 4 RBI! The Pirates' manager comes out to the mound & has a long discussion with Leever, if they intentionally walk Farrell, it will move the tying run up to second, they'll have to hope for a double play here. Farrell proved big last game, will it be deja vu? The pitcher sets, catcher shakes off the call, calls time, comes up half-way to mound, Leever nods, goes to the mound, it appears at the last second that the Pirates will intentionally walk Farrell; Farrell batted .404 during the regular season in 52 at-bats, with a 1.004 OPS. He'll take his chance with Hobe Ferris (batting .111) & possibly LaChance after that. Boston sends in a pinch-runner for Farrell at first, in George Stone. Leever sets, delivers, Ferris lines it to second baseman Claude Ritchey -- caught! Two down, George LaChance flies to right for the final out of the inning, the threat has been avoided. Pittsburgh 4, Boston 3

Bottom of the 8th - Cy Young sends the Pirates down 1-2-3.

Top of the 9th - Sam Leever will try to close it out, he will face Lou Criger. Leever, with the pitch, and Oh! What's this? Leever is walking off the mound, the trainers are out -- he'll try to stay in, does a practice pitch, Nope -- he is coming out. The Pirates are calling on Deacon Phillippe, who has a 4.80 ERA (15 innings, 3 appearances) this series. Criger grounds out. The Americans call on pinch-hitter Jake Stahl to hit for Cy Young, you have to think that the Pirates are a bit relieved after the series Young has put on them. Phillippe strikes out Stahl for out number two. It's all up to Patsy Dougherty (2-for-4) to keep it alive for Boston, it's flied to center for the final out.

Pittsburgh narrows the series gap to a 3-2 Boston advantage, but now must win out on the road to win the World Series -- which you can imagine that Boston will be saving Cy Young for Game 7.

FINAL SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, BOSTON 3

The odd thing about our unlikely hero Joe Marshall (Pirates), there is no reference of him existing in Baseball-Reference.com, but there is a file on him in Wikipedia . Plus this lone picture. He was born (1876) in Audubon, Minnesota & died in Santa Monica, CA (Age 55). In real life, he never got to play in the series, in the dugout the whole time. He got a reputation in 1904 & 1905 as "Home Run" Joe Marshall in the Pacific Coast League, for his 10 HRs (2nd in the league) -- had 7 HR's the next year. Got the nickname "Home Run" from The Sporting Life magazine.

Then he just walked away from the game, saying he was "done with baseball".