With Goose Goslin moved over to leftfield and the more defensively uncertain Dave Harris now guarding right, the Senators were not only weaker in the field, but without their best hitter as well. Monte Weaver allowed a one-out double to left center by Jo-Jo Moore, but then got an infield out and a pop-up to the mound to get out of the seventh inning. The Nats then tied the score. Joe Kuhel made it to first safely when Hubbell messed up on his bunt attempt with one out. Cronin opted to go for the sacrifice, which Bluege promptly delivered. Luke Sewell then took the mail all the way home, singling to knot the score at one, bringing immense relief to the assembled partisans.
The Senators nearly took the lead in the eighth following a Myer walk and a Texas League single off the bat of Cronin, but Fred Schulte, who would tie Mel Ott for most RBIs in this Series, couldn't do it this time. His pop-up to the infield ended the inning. The ninth was entirely uneventful from an offensive standpoint, except for New York shortstop Blondy Ryan's single just past Joe Kuhel's head to lead off the inning. In the tenth, Weaver, being kept in the game (a very unhappy move in retrospect), struck out. Buddy Myer continued his torrid hitting, with his second single and third appearance on the bases. He advanced to second on Goslin's groundout, and Dave Harris walked. Cronin then squandered another chance to put his boys ahead, hitting the ball to short for the force at second.
Would this be another 12-inning World Series game, as there were on not one, but two occasions, between these two teams back in '24? With two of the next three games slated for New York, one thing seemed sure -- the Nats could not get down 3-1 in games and realistically expect to come back. Travis Jackson surprised the Senators with a bunt to start the 11th. Jackson was quickly sacrificed to second and Blondy Ryan singled to left to break the tie and the hearts of the Washington faithful. Weaver than yielded a single over Cronin's head to Carl Hubbell, a .183 hitter during the regular season. Cronin had finally seen enough of Weaver and brought Jack Russell into the ballgame. Russell threw four pitches and got the side out, fanning Jo-Jo Moore on three pitches and enticing Hughie Critz to fly out to center on his first offering.
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