The Boston Splinters were cruising. They took a 4-1 lead against the Oakland Jacks into the 7th on the back of Gaylord Perry’s pitching. That’s when things fell apart for Perry and the Splinters. George Brett and Joe DiMaggio led off the inning with singles before Mickey Cochrane hit a 3-run homer to tie the game at 4. But the Jacks weren’t done there. Rod Carew came up with Tris Speaker and Nellie Fox on base and hit a 1-out triple to put Oakland in the lead. It would have been worse, but Carew was thrown out on a flyout by Ted Williams to end the inning. Speaker would double in the 8th, driving in two insurance runs, and the Jacks would win it 8-4. Ted Williams’ went 1 for 5, dropping his average to .343 after two hitless games. The loss dropped Boston to 27-23, 4 games behind Detroit with 4 left to play. They’ll need some magic to happen to win the pennant.