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1917
The Red Sox‚ 1-6 in their last seven games coming into the Chicago series‚ appear to be on the verge of losing another when the Pale Hose take a 2-0 lead in the 5th. With a light mist falling‚ Boston starts stalling‚ and then finds an ally when a "horde of fans" (Chicago Tribune) storm the field from the RF bleachers "where the gambling crowd is allowed to operate freely." The mob goes on the field in the 5th to prevent the Red Sox from batting and making it an official game and with just five policemen in the stadium‚ the umpires are unable to clear the field. The Chicago players must force their way to the dugout and Buck Weaver is "hit by a pop bottle while leaving the field." Weaver and McMullen are accused of "having slugged a couple of fans in the mob during the riot‚ and later those fans went to the chief officer and arranged to get warrants out for their arrest." Umpire McCormick refuses to forfeit the game and two mounted policemen come on the field when the players return. Boston owner Frazee "declined to obey McCormick's order" to remove the canvas covering the mound until the ump "pulled his watch." Sawdust is spread on the wet infield and when play resumes 45 minutes later the White Sox go on to a 7-2 win.
Gotta love Sox fans. They'll do anything for their team.
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