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MAY 20, 1906
The Cubs home stand continues with a four game series against the New York Giants. It is an early battle for first place in the National League as the Giants hold a half game lead over the Cubs. The Phillies are then just a half game behind the Cubs and the Pirates are two and a half out of first. This will be the first series of the season between these two teams. There are no American League games scheduled for today.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 11-21 at Cincinnati 14-20
Philadelphia 20-11 at St Louis 16-20
NEW YORK GIANTS (21-10) AT CHICAGO CUBS (22-12)
MATCHUPS
SP Dummy Taylor vs Mordecai Brown Advantage Chicago
C Doc W Marshall vs Pat Moran Advantage Chicago
1B Dan McGann vs Frank Chance Advantage Chicago
2B Sammy Strang vs Bull Smith Advantage New York
3B Art Devlin vs Harry Steinfeldt Advantage New York
SS Bill Dahlen vs Joe Tinker Advantage Push
LF Sam Mertes vs Jimmy Sheckard Advantage Chicago
CF Mike Donlin vs Solly Hofman Advantage New York
RF George Browne vs Frank Schulte Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage New York
In the top of the first, Mertes got his 10th stolen base of the season but was stranded at second.
Neither team could muster up a hit in the first three innings.
After three: New York 0 Chicago 0.
The Giants got their first hit in the top of the fourth, an RBI double by McGann. McGann would go on to score on a sacrifice fly by Dahlen.
The Cubs first hit finally came with two out in the fifth as Moran pounded a groundball single past third base. But he would advance no further.
In the top of the sixth, the Giants loaded the bases with one out. Dahlen hit a fly ball to left for the second out without bringing home a run. Strang then flew out to right to retire the side.
After six: New York 2 Chicago 0.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Cubs loaded the bases with nobody out. Pinch hitter Johnny Evers then put the Cubs on the board with a sacrifice fly. But that is all the Cubs would get.
Bob Wicker took the mound for the Cubs in the top of the ninth. He sent the game into the bottom of the ninth with the Cubs still trailing by just a run.
The Cubs got a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth but Steinfeldt hit into the game ending 5-4-3.
Final score: New York 2 Chicago 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dummy Taylor 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 2
Philadelphia 8 St Louis 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dummy Taylor New York Giants 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W
2. Mordecai Brown Chicago Cubs 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
3. Tom J Hughes Brooklyn Superbas 9.0 IP, 12 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W
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