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APRIL 12, 1906
Today is Opening Day in the National League. The Cubs start the season in Cincinnati against the Reds.
The Top 10 prospects in 1906 are:
1. SP Glenn J Liebhardt Cleveland Naps
2. SP Ed Karger Pittsburgh Pirates
3. SP Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics
4. SS Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics
5. SP Art Fromme St Louis Cardinals
6. SP Slow Joe Doyle New York Highlanders
7. SP Ralph Glaze Boston Americans
8. SP Lew Richie Philadelphia Phillies
9. SP Charley Hall Cincinnati Reds
10. CF Johnny Bates Boston Beaneaters
1906 PREDICTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 103-51
Philadelphia 91-63
Chicago 78-76
Boston 77-77
St Louis 76-78
Washington 67-87
New York 64-90
Detroit 62-92
TOP 10 HITTERS
1. Nap Lajoie Cleveland
2. Ty Cobb Detroit
3. Sam Crawford Detroit
4. Harry H Davis Philadelphia
5. Frank Isbell Chicago
6. George R Stone St Louis
7. John J Anderson Washington
8. Socks Seybold Philadelphia
9. Danny Murphy Philadelphia
10. Elmer Flick Cleveland
TOP 10 PITCHERS
1. Rube Waddell Philadelphia
2. Cy Young Boston
3. Ed Walsh Chicago
4. Bill Bernhard Cleveland
5. Addie Joss Cleveland
6. Doc White Chicago
7. Harry Howell St Louis
8. Otto Hess Cleveland
9. Andy Coakley Philadelphia
10. Eddie Plank Philadelphia
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 103-51
New York 102-52
Pittsburgh 87-67
Cincinnati 78-76
Brooklyn 68-86
Philadelphia 68-86
St Louis 62-92
Boston 49-105
TOP 10 HITTERS
1. Honus Wagner Pittsburgh
2. Mike Donlin New York
3. Frank Chance Chicago
4. Cy Seymour Cincinnati
5. Sherry Magee Philadelphia
6. Harry Lumley Brooklyn
7. Sam Mertes New York
8. Art Devlin New York
9. Ginger Beaumont Pittsburgh
10. Harry Steinfeldt Chicago
TOP 10 PITCHERS
1. Christy Mathewson New York
2. Jack Pfiester Chicago
3. Bob Wicker Chicago
4. Red Ames New York
5. Deacon Phillippe Pittsburgh
6. Ed Reulbach Chicago
7. Fred Beebe Chicago
8. Hooks Wiltse New York
9. Tully Sparks Philadelphia
10. Orval Overall Cincinnati
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at Brooklyn
New York at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at St Louis
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Orval Overall Advantage Chicago
C Johnny King vs Admiral Schlei Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Shad Berry Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Miller Huggins Advantage Push
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Jim Delahanty Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Hans Lobert Advantage Push
LF Jimmy Sheckard vs Joe Kelley Advantage Chicago
CF Jimmy Slagle vs Cy Seymour Advantage Cincinnati
RF Frank Schulte vs Bill Hinchman Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago
Evers got a one out single in the top of the first for the Cubs first hit of the season. Evers then stole second but was stranded at third.
Overall broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the third.
After three: Cincinnati 1 Chicago 0.
The Reds added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth thanks to an RBI single from Seymour.
Kelley had a single in the bottom of the sixth for the Reds 10th hit of the game but he was left stranded at first.
After six: Cincinnati 2 Chicago 0.
Kelley got an RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth. That moved Kelley into sixth place all time in career triples with 182. Schlei then brought Kelley home with a single.
The Cubs finally got on the board in the top of the ninth thanks to a 2 out RBI double by Sheckard. Then, a throwing error by Lobert gave the Cubs two more runs. But with the tying run at second, Chance grounded out to first to end the game.
Final score: Cincinnati 4 Chicago 3.
Player of the game:
Joe Kelley 4 for 4, 3B, RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4
Philadelphia 8 New York 6
Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Pirates 4 for 4, 3B, RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Ed Karger Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0. IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, W
3. Joe Kelley Cincinnati Reds 4 for 4, 3B, RBI, R
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