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Old 08-19-2018, 03:53 AM   #24
vrobx1
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MAY 4, 1906
The Cubs will play the Pirates in one of the strangest five game stretches you will ever see scheduled. Two in Pittsburgh. One in Chicago and then two in Pittsburgh again.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 9-8 at Boston 11-7
Chicago 11-4 at Cleveland 7-8
St Louis 7-9 at Detroit 6-10
Philadelphia 9-8 at New York 6-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 5-12 at New York 11-7
Brooklyn 9-10 at Philadelphia 11-7
Cincinnati 7-14 at St Louis 8-12

CHICAGO CUBS (11-7) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (13-6)
MATCHUPS
SP Mordecai Brown vs Lefty Leifield Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs George Gibson Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Jim Nealon Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Claude Ritchey Advantage Push
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Tommy Leach Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Honus Wagner Advantage Pittsburgh
LF Jimmy Sheckard vs Fred Clarke Advantage Push
CF Jimmy Slagle vs Ginger Beaumont Advantage Chicago
RF Frank Schulte vs Bob Ganley Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the third, Ganley knocked in one with a single.

After three: Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 0.

In the top of the fifth, the Cubs tied the game on a squeeze bunt by Sheckard to score Brown from third.

After six: Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 1.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Pirates put the winning run on second but pinch hitter Bill H Hallman flew outto center and the game went into extra innings.

After nine: Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 1.

In the bottom of the twelfth, the Pirates again got the winning run to second but Ganley flew outto right to end the inning.

Vic Willis came in to pitch for the Pirates in the top of the thirteenth. Leach booted a Tinker ground ball with runners at second and third and Steinfeldt scored the go-ahead run.

Wagner led off the bottom of the thirteenth with a triple. Bob Wicker replaced Brown on the mound for the Cubs. Beaumont then tripled to tie the game. Ritchey then won it with a base hit to left.

Final score: Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 2 13 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Lefty Leifield 12.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 5 Boston 1
Cleveland 7 Chicago 2
Detroit 8 St Louis 4
Philadelphia 8 New York 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 14 Boston 1
Philadelphia 11 Brooklyn 4
St Louis 4 Cincinnati 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lefty Leifield Pittsburgh Pirates 12.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

2. Mordecai Brown Chicago Cubs 12 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

3. Hooks Wiltse New York Giants 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W

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