|
AUGUST 13, 1906
The Chicago Cubs conclude their long trip today in Brooklyn against the Superbas. The Cubs have lost nine of their last eleven and only scored more than three runs in one of those eleven games, and that game took ten innings to do it.
AL Player of the Week: SP Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox
NL Player of the Week: LF Del Howard Boston Beaneaters
WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. New York Giants
2. Philadelphia Athletics
3. St Louis Browns
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Chicago White Sox
6. Cleveland Naps
7. Philadelphia Phillies
8. Chicago Cubs
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Washington Senators
11. Brooklyn Superbas
12. St Louis Cardinals
13. Detroit Tigers
14. Boston Americans
15. New York Highlanders
16. Boston Beaneaters
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 46-59 at Cleveland 60-45
Boston 48-56 at Detroit 43-61
New York 39-67 at Chicago 58-47
Philadelphia 69-36 at St Louis 57-49
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 62-43 at New York 69-38
Cincinnati 55-53 at Philadelphia 56-50
CHICAGO CUBS (63-45) AT BROOKLYN SUPERBAS (45-62)
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Mal Eason Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Lew Ritter Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Tim Jordan Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Whitey Alperman Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Doc Casey Advantage Chicago
SS Solly Hofman vs Phil Lewis Advantage Chicago
LF Pete Noonan vs Jack McCarthy Advantage Brooklyn
CF Pat Moran vs Emil Batch Advantage Chicago
RF Frank Schulte vs Harry Lumley Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the top of the first, it was an RBI single by Schulte that brought in the game's first run.
In the top of the second, Pfiester knocked one in with a double. Steinfeldt followed with a single that moved Pfiester to third. Steinfeldt then stole his 25th base of the season. Pfiester then scored on an Evers grounder to short.
After three: Chicago 3 Brooklyn 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Casey hit a two run double after a Kling error kept the inning alive.
Phil Lewis led of the bottom of the sixth by drawing his 40th walk of the season. But he would be stranded at second.
After six: Chicago 3 Brooklyn 2.
In the top of the ninth, Evers put the Cubs up by two with an RBI single.
Pfiester then got Batch to ground into the game-ending 5-4-3 and the Cubs completed their road trip with a 7-9 record.
Final score: Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack Pfiester 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 for 4, 2B, RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Washington 4 11 innings
Boston 6 Detroit 3
Chicago 6 New York 2
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 11 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jack Pfiester Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W
2. Bob Ewing Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W
3. Eddie Plank Philadelphia Athletics 10.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W
Sent from my LG-M150 using Tapatalk
|