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mmKmmmmmmmm m HOTTEST BASEBALL GAMES EVER PLAYED Because, its winning: meant the I its winning meant pennant and a share in the world's series spoils, the closing American League contest in 1908 is ranked as "Wild Bill" Donovan, who held White Sox to two hits in the game that won the American- League flag in 1$08. one of the game's greatest congests. ' Four days before the close Cleve land, Detroit or Chicago, could have taken the flag. It was the greatest finish in the league's history. Chicago, following the memorable duel between. Walsh and. Joss at HERE'S THE BOX SCORE: Detroit. . AB R H P A Mclntyre, If 5 2 2 3 0 Bush, ss 5 1 2 1 0 Crawford, cf 5 2 4 3 0 Cobb, rf 4 1 2 '2 0 Rossman lb 5 .1 0 3 0 Schaefer, 3b. 6 0 2 4 0 Thomas, c .4 0 0 11 0 Downs, 2b .4 0 0 0 1 Donovan, p 4 0 0 0 1 Totals 41 Chicago. AB Hahn, rf 3 Jones, cf 3 Isbell, lb 4 Dougherty, If 4 Davis, 2b 4 Parent, ss 2 Sullivan, c 3 Tannehill, 3b..;.. 3 White, p 0 Walsh, p.......'. 1 Smith, p 2 7 12 27 2 0 R H P A E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 1"10 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 10 2-0 Totals 29 0 2 27 12 6 Innings. 123456789 Detroit 41000000 27 Chicago 0 0000000 00 Two-base hit Crawford. Three base hit Cobb. Sacrifice hit Cobb. Struck out By Donovan, 9 (Sulli van, Tannehill, Jones (2), Isbell (2), Dougherty, Davis, Smith) ; by White, 1 (Bush) ; by Walsh, 1 (Donovan) ; by Smith, 5 (Donovan (2), Mclntyre, Thomas,- Schaefer). Bases on balls Off Donovan, 3. Hits Off White, 3 in 2-3 inning; off Walsh, 5 in 3 1-3 innings; off Smith, 4 in 5 innings. Umpires Sheridan and Connolly. Cleveland, met Detroit in Chicago, having to win three straight games to get the. flag. The team took the first two and fans were goggle-eyed on the final day. Jennings out-lucked Jones, having Bill Donovan in reserve, while Chi-