Lefty Zachary Spins a Two-Hit Gem Against Tigers

Tuesday, June 3, 1924: Nationals 11, Tigers 1

ZACHARY IS MASTER OF TIGERS, WHO GET ONLY TWO SAFETIES

Game 39, at Detroit

Between Tom Zachary's pitching and each of the Nationals' starting nine either hitting or scoring or both, today's game in Detroit bids well for the team's first trip inland from the East Coast.

As the Post's uncredited account details: "Fred Haney, a chunky little infielder, this afternoon thrust himself between Jezebel Tecumseh [Tom] Zachary, Washington's veteran left-hander, and a place on baseball's list of pitchers who have delivered no-hit games. Zachary held Detroit to two hits and this squat little third-sacker made both of them. He got a single to center with two out in the fifth and he signed to right in the eighth, when he led off the Detroit batting order. Zachary scored an 11 to 1 victory in the game, the first Washington played in the west this season. The same fat little rascal kept Zachary from scoring a shutout in his two-hit victory. Haney (season .309, 1 HR, 83 RC), who leads off the Detroit batting order, crossed the plate in the first inning. He scored without the aid of a hit. Zachary was wild at the start and passed the first two batters, Haney and [future Hall of Fame CF Ty] Cobb. [LF Bob] Fothergill sacrificed and [future Hall of Fame RF Harry] Heilmann lifted a long fly to Rice on which Haney scored."

Meanwhile, "Washington looked like a slugging club this afternoon. The Nationals made 14 hits. They drove Bert Cole (season 3-9, 4.69 ERA), the lefthander who showed well in his last two times out, off the rubber in the in the third. They scored five runs off Cole and then made six more off Sylvester Johnson (5-4, 3 saves, 4.93 ERA), who succeeded Cole."

The Senators utilized 13 among their 14 hits in the scoring, each of the ennead either scoring, knocking in a run, or both; in order:

RF Sam Rice went 2-4 (raising his season's average to .340), with a run scored.

CF Nemo Leibold, 0-4 (.275), with a run scored.

LF Goose Goslin, 2-4 (.319), with two runs scored and two RBIs.

1B Joe Judge, 1-4 (.342), with a double, a run scored and one RBI.

C Muddy Ruel, 2-4 (.295), with a run scored and one RBI.

SS Roger Peckinpaugh, 2-5 (.278), with a double, two runs scored and one RBI.

3B Doc Prothro, 3-5 (.311), with a pair of doubles and a triple, two runs scored and three RBI.

2B Ossie Bluege, 2-4 (.289), with a double and two RBI.

P Tom Zachary, 0-3 (.273), with a run scored.

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"Arthur G. Ramey, 30-year-old professor of mathematics, and Sarah L. Dutrow, his 16-year-old pupil and bride, who eloped from Charles Town, WVa., were arrested here last night."

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This Day in Washington Baseball History:

1904: Washington pitcher Happy Townsend earns the win by shutting out the White Sox, 2-0; it was one of two shutouts this season by Townsend, who finishes the year 5-26.

1911: Ty Cobb gets three hits, including two triples, against Walter Johnson as the Tigers beat the Nats, 7-2.

1938: Washington's battery of brothers -- catcher Rick Ferrell and pitcher Wes Ferrell -- both hit run-scoring doubles double in runs as Wes (season 15-10, 6.29 ERA) beats the White Sox, 5-1.

1953: Congress cites the research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson toward proving that Alexander Cartwright, and not Abner Doubleday, "founded" baseball. Henderson's 1947 book, "Bat, Ball and Bishop" details Cartwright's contributions to the origins of the game.

1962: The Senators trade outfielder Willie Tasby (.236, 4 HRs, 42 RC in '62) to the Indians for pitchers Steve Hamilton (3-8, 2 saves, 3.77 ERA) and Don Rudolph (8-10, 3.62 ERA).

Number of days since the Washington Senators last played: 11,933

Estimated attendance at the Montreal/San Juan/Monterrey Expos' last home game: 4,544 (May 26, 2004)

Compiled from various sources, including The Washington Post, "The Baseball Timeline" and BaseballLibrary.com.