The Yankees had one last chance in the ninth inning. Babe Ruth drew his eleventh, yes, his eleventh base on balls of the series with two outs in the ninth. It was his fourth walk of the game. The only time in the game that he swung his bat had resulted in his fourth home run of the series. Barry Bonds and the Angels are not unique.
It didn’t matter. Bob Meusel never got a chance to drive in the tying or winning run. Ruth was caught attempting to steal second base. Ruth later said that was the worst decision of his career. He didn’t say if it was his or his manager’s decision.
It has been written that at the age of 39, Grover Cleveland Alexander was in the twilight of his career. He was. But most who write that usually fail to mention that the next season, Alexander won 21 games and lost only 10, pitching 268 innings with a 2.58 ERA. Pretty good twilight year.
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