Nats end five game losing streak. Don Black carried a 2-1 record into the game while Ray Scarborough was seeking his seventh decision. He’s been licked five times. At the end of five innings, the Nats led, 2-1, and every run in the game was set up by a stolen base. The Indians weren’t able to get a man past Scarborough after the third when Larry Doby singled and stole second. The Indians threatened in the seventh but Ray got out of the jam when Doby grounded to Kozar for the third out. Black was removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh and Ed “Specs” Klieman came in to pitch for the Indians. He was the seventeenth pitcher Cleveland had used against Washington in the four game series. Only Bob Muncrief hasn’t seen service in the series.
Player Profile – Ray Scarborough
Ray lives quietly in his home in Mount Olive, NC. He sells pickles. The relaxed easy going pitcher is well respected around the league. After pitching for Wake Forest, Ray went to play for Selma and was 21-10 with them, registering 245 strikeouts. He had a tryout with the Senators. They were impressed and he signed with Washington and has been here ever since. While with Selma, Ray taught biology and chemistry at Clayton High School. Scarborough has no gripes of complaints playing for the Old Fox. In fact he has an almost sentimental attachment to the Washington Club. He is a reliable pitcher and well known for his curve ball but has experimented with a knuckler. Did you know, Ray was a “cun laude’ graduate of Wake Forest.
The 1948 Project
The 1948 Project will be a winter long project Karen and Kevin Flynn will be running in conjunction with a bigger project the folks over at DidTheTribeWinLastNight.com are running this winter.
Did The Tribe Win Last Night is a wonderful website that covers everything about the Cleveland Indians baseball club. Starting September 22, 2013 they are going to start winter project where they are retelling of the Cleveland Indians 1948 World Series Season.
