DALLAS, TX(AP): Larry French threw a three-hitter and Roy Johnson had four hits as the Harlem Knights defeated the North Dallas Forty 5-0 in Game 2 of the 1933 World Series, tying the series at one game apiece.
French (1-0) got off to a rough start, allowing two base runners in the opening inning before getting out of the jam, and then was in control the rest of the way. Harlem struck early when Roy Johnson, one of four rookies to start the game for the Knights, singled home Chuck Klein in the second inning.
The Knights got to Hal Schumacher (0-1) again in the fifth frame, When Joe Cronin lead off with a single, followed by a double by Johnson. With none out, Buddy Myer punched a single through the drawn-in infield, scoring both Johnson and Myer, giving the Knights a 3-0 lead. In the sixth inning, Chuck Klein had a one-out single, which brought Bill Dickey to the plate. Dickey hit what should have been a double-play grounder to short, but shortstop Luke Appling booted it, for his second of three errors on the afternoon. Cronin got out on a slow roller to second, bringing Johnson back to the plate with runners on second and third. Johnson laced a 1-2 Schumacher offering into the left-field corner, scoring both Dickey and Klein, giving the Knights a 5-0 lead.
It was all French after that, as he finished his masterpiece with a 3-hit shutout. French is no stranger to post-season heroics, having won 2 games as a rookie in the 1931 Series, including Game 7 over Pat Malone and Montgomery.
The series will shift to Harlem for game 3, as the Knights will have Fred Fitzsimmons (10-7) and the 40 will counter with Ed Wells (14-6).
9/25/1933, Har33-NDa33, Polo Grounds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1933 Knights 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 7 1 5 0
1933 Forty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 2
Knights AB R H BI AVG Forty AB R H BI AVG
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0 .111 Appling ss 4 0 1 0 .125
Moore lf 4 0 0 0 .000 Ferrell c 4 0 0 0 .222
Greenberg 1b 4 0 0 0 .500 Ott rf 3 0 1 0 .143
Klein rf 4 2 1 0 .222 Ruth lf 3 0 0 0 .000
Dickey c 4 1 0 0 .125 Lindstrom cf 3 0 0 0 .000
Cronin ss 4 1 1 0 .250 Terry 1b 4 0 1 0 .222
Johnson cf 4 1 4 3 .444 Gehringer 2b 4 0 0 0 .444
Myer 2b 3 0 1 2 .500 Werber 3b 3 0 0 0 .429
French p 4 0 0 0 .000 Schumacher p 2 0 0 0 .000
35 5 7 5 Cantwell p 0 0 0 0 .000
Lombardi ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Holley p 0 0 0 0 .000
31 0 3 0
Knights INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
French W 1-0 9.0 3 0 0 3 2 124 84 0.00
9.0 3 0 0 3 2 124 84
Forty INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Schumacher L 0-1 6.0 6 5 2 2 2 78 48 3.00
Cantwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0.00
Holley 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 19 12 0.00
9.0 7 5 2 2 3 104 65
NDa: Lombardi batted for Cantwell in the 7th
E-French, Appling 3. 2B-Johnson 2, Myer. K-Greenberg, French 2, Ott, Terry.
BB-Higgins, Myer, Ott, Ruth, Lindstrom. PB-Dickey.
GWRBI: Johnson
Temperature: 55, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from center at 8 MPH.