Going for a four-game sweep, the Athletics get rained out and hop a train for New York
BOSTON, April 26, 1910 – In what has become a recurring theme during the almost two weeks of this baseball season, rain forced the postponement of a baseball game. This time it was this afternoon’s game between the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox at Huntington Avenue Grounds. The game was to have been the final one of the four-game series; instead, it will be made up when the Athletics return to Boston at the end of May.
In all, five games were rained out in Major League Baseball on Tuesday – bringing the total to twenty-seven games that have been postponed because of rain, cold, or wet grounds. Twenty-seven! The season is only twelve days old. Red Sox management called the game early, giving both teams a head start on departing for their next destination. The Red Sox departed South Station for Washington last night.
Connie Mack decided to take the the 4 o’clock train in making the short trip to Grand Central Station where the Athletics will tangle with the Yankees. The two teams are scheduled to play four games starting tomorrow afternoon. Jack Coombs will likely make his second start of the season on the hilltop tomorrow.
- The Athletics and defending American League champion Detroit Tigers are tied for first place (5-3) at this early juncture.
- In the National League, the Phillies have surprised the baseball world by sprinting to a 7-1 start. The world champion Pittsburgh Pirates are a mere one game back and won’t go away quietly.
American League
Yesterday’s scores (April 26, 1910):
- Washington 9, New York 7
- Philadelphia at Boston (rain)
- Chicago at Cleveland (rain)
- Detroit at St. Louis (rain)
National League
Yesterday’s scores (April 26, 1910):
- Philadelphia 5, Boston 4
- New York 9, Brooklyn 8
- St. Louis at Cincinnati (rain)
- Pittsburgh at Chicago (rain)
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