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JUNE 3, 1906
The Cubs have a one off home game today against the Pittsburgh Pirates before embarking on a 16 game road trip. The Cubs have won the last three meetings between these two teams and The season series is tied 4-4.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 23-20 at Chicago 24-17
Detroit 15-26 at St Louis 21-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 20-29 at Cincinnati 24-23
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (28-17) AT CHICAGO CUBS (29-17)
MATCHUPS
SP Deacon Phillippe vs Mordecai Brown Advantage Chicago
C George Gibson vs Johnny Kling Advantage Chicago
1B Jim Nealon vs Frank Chance Advantage Chicago
2B Claude Ritchey vs Johnny Evers Advantage Push
3B Tommy Leach vs Harry Steinfeldt Advantage Chicago
SS Honus Wagner vs Joe Tinker Advantage Pittsburgh
LF Fred Clarke vs Jimmy Sheckard Advantage Push
CF Ginger Beaumont vs Jimmy Slagle Advantage Pittsburgh
RF Bob Ganley vs Frank Schulte Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the bottom of the first, Schulte put the Cubs on the board with a sacrifice fly. Steinfeldt added an RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Sheckard singled for his 50th hit of the season. But the Cubs were unable to cash it in.
After three: Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kling added an RBI single. Brown added to the lead with an RBI double.
Ritchey led off the top of the sixth with a single for his 50th hit of the season. He would advance to second before being thrown out at home by Slagle while trying to score on a Clarke single. Nealon would put the Pirates on the board with a run-scoring single.
After six: Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 1.
In the top of the seventh, Beaumont extended his hit streak to 11 games with an RBI single. Ritchey then knocked one in with a single. The Pirates then loaded the bases with one out. Nealon went down on strikes for the second out. Phillippe then popped out to second to retire the side.
In the top of the ninth, the Pirates put a runner on first but Clarke flew out to left to end the game.
Final score: Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mordecai Brown 9.0 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 for 3, 2B, RBI
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 3 Cleveland 1
Detroit 2 St Louis 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 5 Cincinnati 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W
2. Barney Pelty St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
3. Ed Siever Detroit Tigers 9.0 IP, 11 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, W
Cleveland Naps 2B Nap Lajoie has run his hit streak up to 25 games.
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