Walter Johnson 1913: Game 6

May 3, 1913

Joe Engel started the game against the Red Sox and didn’t allow a single hit in 6 1/3 innings. His problem, however, was the walk, of which he allowed 10 over the course of his afternoon’s work. When Walter Johnson came on in relief in the bottom of the seventh inning, the game was tied at 1-1. Boston scored its run in the second inning when Engel walked the bases loaded, then mixed things up by beaning the fourth man to give the Sox a 1-0 lead. The Nats tied the game with the help of a Boston error in the top of the seventh inning.

Johnson wasn’t as sharp as his team had come to expect in 1913. He allowed four hits over the course of his 2 2/3 innings of work. The New York Times said that “sharp fielding alone” saved him from being scored upon. A Ray Morgan single scored Clyde Milan in the eighth inning, and the Nats went on to win the game 2-1. Johnson walked one and struck out four in his relief appearance.

Through 5/3
6 G 4 GS 5-0 39 2/3 IP 1 R 0 ER 26 H 5 BB 33 K 0.00 ERA 0.78 WHIP