Engle will be known forever as the man who hit the ball that
Fred Snodgrass missed in the eight and final game of the 1912 World Series. The Series lasted eight games, due to a 6–6 tie in Game 2 when the game was called by darkness after 11 innings. Engle had appeared twice before during the Series in
pinch-hitting duties. In Game 6, he hit a two-run RBI double off Giants pitcher
Rube Marquard that scored Boston's only runs in a 5–2 losing effort. The decisive Game 8 at
Fenway Park faced Joe Wood for Boston and
Christy Mathewson for the New York Giants, who had broken a 1–1 tie by scoring a run in the first half of the 10th inning. The Red Sox started its half and
manager Jake Stahl sent Engle to pinch-hit for pitcher Wood. Then, he hit a fly ball off Mathewson that came toward CF Snodgrass, who dropped the ball. Snodgrass made a fine catch on the next batter,
Harry Hooper, but Mathewson walked
Steve Yerkes, gave up a
single to
Tris Speaker, and Engle went on to score the tying run. Another walk to
Duffy Lewis and a
sacrifice fly by
Larry Gardner scored Yerkes with the winning run to give Boston the game and the series. ==References==