With the Orioles
leading the Grays 4-3 in the seventh inning, Babe Ruth was sent in to relieve
pitcher Cottrell who had loaded the bases with one out. The tying run scored on a sacrifice fly, but
Babe was able to get out of the inning.
The Orioles came back with two runs in their half of the seventh. Babe kept the Grays scoreless in the next two
innings earning a victory. He did not
give up a hit in 2 2/3 innings, and struck out 1, walked 1 and threw 1 wild
pitch. His victory gave him a 13-6
record, with the Orioles earning a 48-24 record for the season – the team’s
high water mark.
Babe would only play two more games
as a position player, as Jack Dunn began selling off his star players, and the
Orioles lost their next three games.
