That was a pretty gradual slide from F9 to F0 considering he was fatigued in the 1st inning. I would have expected a more rapid dropoff since he continued to give up a lot of runs and hits.
Guessing HAL finally took out Rube for pitching underhanded in the 7th.
Pretty amazing patience on HAL's part - just waiting for Rube to find his "groove," I guess. I found this on Statmuse: "Eddie Rommel has allowed the most hits in a game, with 29 hits versus the Cleveland Indians on July 10, 1932.". But then he did it in 17 innings. The immortal Hod Lisenbee allowed 26 in 8 innings in 1936.
It reminded me of this game. George Bradley gave up 13 runs in the third inning and HAL didn't pull him until the 5th inning after giving up a total of 21 runs and 9 HR.
I was picturing the moment when Bradley got back to the dugout after a 13 run inning. He sits down and the manager comes over to ask if he still felt good enough to go a few more innings. https://365.strat-o-matic.com/game/471515/88
In a recent game, Whitey Ford gives up 23 runs in a 6 inning marathon batting practice spree! Delivery Boy was going to drop him anyways, and when Whitey Ford got wind of this rumor, Whitey decided to embarrass the Lazy Daisy Ranchers and fans. After the game, Whitey told the press (in retaliation) he "would never play for Delivery Boy or those loser Ranchers again". After hearing this in further retaliation, Delivery Boy is secretly deciding to draft Whitey Ford #1 on his next team.