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 | Galveston Loses, 5-0, to Drummers, Ford Sunday, September 23rd , 1917 In a seemingly effortless performance, Jerry Ford of the Houston Drummers shot down the Galveston Gulls, 5-0, on 8 hits. "Jerry was just locating so well and using his pitches," Houston manager Frank McCabe said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate." Ford recorded 2 strikeouts and 2 walks in a strong outing. "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Galveston manager Levi Melton said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him." Currently Ford has a 23-11 won-lost record in 36 starts with a 1.99 ERA. He also has 145 strikeouts in 317 innings. |   |
