Black Sox Blog

April 22, 1906 at South Side Park 

White Sox 7, Naps 6 (3-3)

The White Sox won a 12 inning thriller over the Cleveland Naps and in the process, scored more runs in a game then they have all season.  The Sox jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, but starter Ed Walsh gave up a run in the sixth and three in the seventh to give up the lead.  The White Sox scored one in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game up, and things eventually went into extra frames.

Both teams went down with out scoring a run in the first two extra innings, and reliever Nick Altrock held the Naps scoreless in the twelth.  In the bottom of the twelth, Bill O’Neill led off with a walk and Frank Isbell moved him over to second with a bunt.  Then Fielder Jones ended the game with a deep liner to right field to scored O’Neill.

Jiggs Donahue had a big game.  He had two hits, a walks and two runs.  O’Neill also scored two runs and both Jones and George Rohe had a pair of hits.  In all, the White Sox scored seven runs on only eight hits, but they also drew eight walks.