Nick Altrock was the first switch-hitting pitcher to bat in the World Series. Red Ames appeared in 1905, but did not come to the plate.
I think I've covered the 1906 World Series to death. The fist Subway Series, the only all-Chicago Fall Classic. Now, add this to that! Altrock was here to show the Cubs that the White Sox were the best Chicago baseball team. And he was also there to show the Cubs what a pitcher can do when he can bat from either side of the dish!
Alrtock and Three Finger Brown waged a classic pitching duel in game 1, as each Chicago team got only 4 hits. No one got a hit until the bottom of the 4th when Altrock was nicked for a hit.
Altrock batted for the first time in the top of the 3rd, and Brown fanned him. But in the top of the 5th, it was the White Sox who got a run off Brown. Altrock led of the next inning with a walk. And although Nick was eventually forced out, Frank Isbell's single would score a second White Sox run. A 2-0 lead for the junior circuit!
Working on a 1-hitter though, Altrock was about to run into trouble. In the bottom of the 6th, with a runner on 1st and nobody out, Brown came to bat. What was interesting was that Brown himself was a switch hitter, making him the 2nd switch-hitting pitcher to bat in the World Series! Brown did Altrock one better when he connected for a single. The Cubs would score a run on a wild pitch, with Brown going all the way to third with just 1 out. Brown was stranded, 90 feet away from a tie game.
Altrock retired the National Leaguer's 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 7th, and then led off the 8th. Not to be outdone in either the hits allowed or at the plate, he singled. The White Sox failed to score and it was still only 2-1!
Three Finger batted again in the bottom of the 8th. His SH moved the tying run to second with 2 outs. But the Cubbies failed to get 'em home! Brown would finish his part of the game with a flourish as he retired the White Sox 1-2-3 in the top of the 9th.
With 2 outs, Frank Chance stroked a single for the Cubs in the last of the 9th. But when Nick Altrock retired Harry Steinfeldt on a fly to centre, it was the White Sox who had drawn first blood in the 1906 Fall Classic. Nick Altrock had a fine 4-hit, 2-1 win. And he had become the first switch-hitting pitcher to bat (and draw a walk) in the World Series!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 2 Feb. 2014.
I think I've covered the 1906 World Series to death. The fist Subway Series, the only all-Chicago Fall Classic. Now, add this to that! Altrock was here to show the Cubs that the White Sox were the best Chicago baseball team. And he was also there to show the Cubs what a pitcher can do when he can bat from either side of the dish!
Alrtock and Three Finger Brown waged a classic pitching duel in game 1, as each Chicago team got only 4 hits. No one got a hit until the bottom of the 4th when Altrock was nicked for a hit.
Altrock batted for the first time in the top of the 3rd, and Brown fanned him. But in the top of the 5th, it was the White Sox who got a run off Brown. Altrock led of the next inning with a walk. And although Nick was eventually forced out, Frank Isbell's single would score a second White Sox run. A 2-0 lead for the junior circuit!
Working on a 1-hitter though, Altrock was about to run into trouble. In the bottom of the 6th, with a runner on 1st and nobody out, Brown came to bat. What was interesting was that Brown himself was a switch hitter, making him the 2nd switch-hitting pitcher to bat in the World Series! Brown did Altrock one better when he connected for a single. The Cubs would score a run on a wild pitch, with Brown going all the way to third with just 1 out. Brown was stranded, 90 feet away from a tie game.
Altrock retired the National Leaguer's 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 7th, and then led off the 8th. Not to be outdone in either the hits allowed or at the plate, he singled. The White Sox failed to score and it was still only 2-1!
Three Finger batted again in the bottom of the 8th. His SH moved the tying run to second with 2 outs. But the Cubbies failed to get 'em home! Brown would finish his part of the game with a flourish as he retired the White Sox 1-2-3 in the top of the 9th.
With 2 outs, Frank Chance stroked a single for the Cubs in the last of the 9th. But when Nick Altrock retired Harry Steinfeldt on a fly to centre, it was the White Sox who had drawn first blood in the 1906 Fall Classic. Nick Altrock had a fine 4-hit, 2-1 win. And he had become the first switch-hitting pitcher to bat (and draw a walk) in the World Series!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 2 Feb. 2014.
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