1906 Chicago Cubs

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SEPTEMBER 18, 1906
The Chicago Cubs will end the season with a sixteen game road trip. Today is the first game of a three game series in Boston against the Beaneaters. The Cubs are now 12-0 in the month of September and have won sixteen of their last seventeen. The Beaneaters have lost four of their last six. The Cubs lead the season series 15-4. This will be the last series of the season between these two teams.

The Cincinnati Reds have been mathematically eliminated from the National League Pennant race.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 50-87 at St Louis 67-67 (2)
Washington 60-77 at Cleveland 80-56
Boston 59-79 at Detroit 58-79
Philadelphia 93-45 at Chicago 79-56

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 70-68 at Brooklyn 55-81
Pittsburgh 81-57 at New York 87-50
St Louis 56-82 at Philadelphia 69-68

CHICAGO CUBS (87-51) AT BOSTON BEANEATERS (44-92)
MATCHUPS
SP Mordecai Brown vs Irv Young Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Tom Needham Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Fred Tenney Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Allie Strobel Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Dave Brain Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Al Bridwell Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Del Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Johnny Bates Advantage Push
RF Frank Schulte vs Cozy P Dolan Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the first, Brain picked up an RBI single. Tenney scored on a Howard groundout to short. Dolan drew his 40th walk of the season to put runners at the corners with two out. But Strobel grounded to third to finally end the inning.

In the top of the second, on an Evers single to center, Bates threw Tinker out at home as he was trying to score from second.

In the top of the third, a base hit by Chance brought Steinfeldt home from third and the Cubs were on the board. Schulte then followed with his own RBI single to tie the game. Tinker then singled to extend his hit streak to 14 games but Howard threw Chance out at home as he was trying to score from second and that retired the side.

Tenney led off the bottom of the third with a double but was injured sliding into second and had to leave the game. He was replaced by Ernie Diehl. Howard would bring Diehl home with a two out single.

After three: Boston 3 Chicago 2.

In the top of the fourth, Kling tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Steinfeldt later gave the Cubs the lead with an RBI single. It was the Cubs 10th hit of the game.

In the top of the fifth, a throwing error by Brain with two out allowed Chance to score from third on an Evers grounder.

In the bottom of the fifth, Bates scored on a wild pitch.

After six: Chicago 5 Boston 4.

In the top of the seventh, Slagle gave the Cubs some breathing room with a two run single. The Cubs would go on to load the bases with one out. Steinfeldt grounded into the 4-2 fielder's choice and there were two down. Hofman then grounded to third to retire the side.

In the top of the eighth, after Chance singled to lead off, Schulte laid down his 20th sacrifice hit of the season. Chance, however, would be stranded at third.

In the bottom of the ninth, Bridwell got a two out double for the Beaneaters 10th hit of the game. He would then score on a Tinker throwing error. Bates then came to the plate representing the tying run but grounded to the pitcher to end the game.

Final score: Chicago 7 Boston 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mordecai Brown 9.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 for 4, 3B, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 7 St Louis 1 Game 1
St Louis 9 New York 1 Game 2
Cleveland 6 Washington 0
Detroit 4 Boston 3
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1
Pittsburgh 6 New York 4 10 innings
Philadelphia 6 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Addie Joss Cleveland Naps 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

2. Charles Bender Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

3. Barney Pelty St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W



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SEPTEMBER 19, 1906
Today is the second game in the series in Boston between the Cubs and the Beaneaters. The Cubs have leapfrogged the Giants in the standings and now lead the National League by a half game.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 60-78 at Cleveland 81-56
Boston 59-80 at Detroit 59-79
Philadelphia 94-45 at Chicago 79-57
New York 51-88 at St Louis 68-68

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 71-68 at Brooklyn 55-82
Pittsburgh 82-57 at New York 87-51
St Louis 56-83 at Philadelphia 70-68

CHICAGO CUBS (88-51) AT BOSTON BEANEATERS (44-93)
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Reulbach vs Big Jeff Pfeffer Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Tom Needham Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Fred Tenney Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Allie Strobel Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Dave Brain Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Al Bridwell Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Del Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Johnny Bates Advantage Push
RF Frank Schulte vs Cozy P Dolan Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, the Cubs got on the board thanks to a Tenney throwing error.

In the bottom of the first, the Beaneaters loaded the bases with two out. Dolan then drew a free pass to tie the game. Strobel then doubled to bring in two but Dolan was thrown out at home trying to score from first to end the inning.

After three: Boston 3 Chicago 1.

In the top of the fourth, an RBI triple by Kling cut into the Beaneaters lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Bates banged out an RBI triple of his own.

After six: Chicago 4 Boston 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Pfeffer struck out for the 20th time of the season.

In the top of the eighth, the Beaneaters committed their third error of the game. But a double play ended the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Beaneaters loaded the bases with one out. Strobel watched ball four to walk in another run. Needham grounded into the 6-2 and therewere two outs. Pfeffer then grounded to short to end the inning.

Down by three, the Cubs went down in order in the top of the ninth as Big Jeff Pfeffer picked up his fourth win of the season against the Cubs.

Final score: Boston 5 Chicago 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Big Jeff Pfeffer 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6 Washington 4
Boston 7 Detroit 5
Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2
St Louis 3 New York 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 3
New York 4 Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fred Glade St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

2. Red Ames New York Giants 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

3. Big Jeff Pfeffer Boston Beaneaters 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W



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SEPTEMBER 20, 1906
The rubber game in the series and the final this season the Cubs will face the Beaneaters. The Cubs fell a half game behind the Giants again.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 60-80 at Cleveland 82-56
Washington 60-79 at Detroit 59-80

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 72-68 at Brooklyn 55-83
Pittsburgh 82-58 at New York 88-51
St Louis 56-84 at Philadelphia 71-68

CHICAGO CUBS (88-52) AT BOSTON BEANEATERS (45-93)
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Patsy Flaherty Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Tom Needham Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Fred Tenney Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Allie Strobel Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Dave Brain Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Al Bridwell Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Del Howard Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Johnny Bates Advantage Push
RF Frank Schulte vs Cozy P Dolan Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

The Beaneaters committed two errors in the top of the second and the Cubs capitalized with an RBI single by Kling.

In the top of the third, Chance got an RBI single. Later in the inning, Tinker brought Chance home with a single. Evers added an RBI single as well. And Tinker would score on a fielder's choice.

After three: Chicago 5 Boston 0.

In the top of the fourth, Hofman picked up his 25th stolen base of the season. But the Cubs would go on to strand a pair.

Bridwell led off the bottom of the fourth by drawing his 50th walk of the season. The Beaneaters would go on to load the bases with one out. Howard then brought home two with a single. An error later and again the bases were loaded with one out. Pfiester sat Strobel down on strikes for the second out. Needham then grounded to third to end the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Dolan brought a run in with a sacrifice fly.

After six: Chicago 5 Boston 3.

Steinfeldt led off the top of the ninth with a single for the Cubs 10th hit of the game. The Cubs would fail to score in the inning.

Pfiester would pitch a perfect ninth to give the Cubs the win.

Final score: Chicago 5 Boston 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack Pfiester 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 3 Boston 2 11 innings
Detroit 9 Washington 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 1
Pittsburgh 16 New York 2
Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tommy Leach Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Doc Scanlan Brooklyn Superbas 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

3. Roy Patterson Cleveland Naps 11.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W

Walter Moser of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a complete game shutout against the St Louis Cardinals.





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SEPTEMBER 21, 1906
It doesn't get any bigger than this. The Chicago Cubs lead the New York Giants by a half game in the National League standings. Today, the Cubs begin a three game series in New York against the Giants. The Cubs are 15-1 in the month of September and have won 19 of their last 21. This is the last series of the season between these two teams. New York leads the season series 10-9.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 60-81 at Cleveland 83-56
Washington 60-80 at Detroit 60-80
New York 51-89 at Chicago 80-57
Philadelphia 94-46 at St Louis 69-68

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 83-58 at Boston 45-94
St Louis 56-85 at Brooklyn 56-83
Cincinnati 72-69 at Philadelphia 72-68

CHICAGO CUBS (89-52) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (88-52)
MATCHUPS
SP Fred Beebe vs Christy Mathewson Advantage New York
C Johnny Kling vs Roger Bresnahan Advantage New York
1B Frank Chance vs Dan McGann Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Sammy Strang Advantage New York
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Art Devlin Advantage Push
SS Joe Tinker vs Bill Dahlen Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sam Mertes Advantage Push
CF Solly Hofman vs Mike Donlin Advantage New York
RF Frank Schulte vs George Browne Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Push

Donlin led off the bottom of the first with an inside the park home run.

In the top of the second, the Cubs tied the game on a squeeze play as Tinker hunted Schulte home.

In the top of the third, Steinfeldt hit a one out single to extend his hit streak to 11 games. But the Cubs would not score in the inning.

After three: Chicago 1 New York 1.

In the top of the sixth, Slagle singled with one out to record his 100th hit of the season. But he would be caught stealing third.

Beebe got the bottom of the sixth started by striking out Browne for his 175th K of the season.

After six: Chicago 1 New York 1.

In the top of the eighth, the Cubs had runners at the corners with one out. Bresnahan then threw out Schulte for his 80th caught base stealer of the season. Tinker then grounded to second to retire the side.

Slagle led off the top of the ninth with a single for the Cubs 10th hit of the game. But he would get no further than first.

The Giants went down in order in the bottom of the ninth and the game went into extra innings.

After nine: Chicago 1 New York 1.

In the top of the tenth, the Cubs loaded the bases with one out. Tinker then came through with a two run single to give the Cubs the lead.

In the bottom of the tenth, Beebe walked the first two batters he faced and was replaced by Bob Wicker. Mertes then beat out a bunt and the bases were loaded with nobody out. Wicker then walked Devlin to bring in a run. McGann followed with a walk and the score was tied. Browne then singled to end the game.

Final score: New York 4 Chicago 3 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Donlin 3 for 3, HR, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6 Boston 2
Washington 2 Detroit 1
Chicago 4 New York 3
St Louis 2 Philadelphia 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 2 Pittsburgh 1
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4
Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Harry Howell St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W

2. Vive Lindaman Boston Beaneaters 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

3. Mike Donlin New York Giants 3 for 3, HR, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

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SEPTEMBER 22, 1906
Today is the second game in the series in New York between the Giants and the Cubs. The winner of today's game will be the first National League team to reach 90 wins.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 60-82 at Cleveland 84-56
Washington 61-80 at Detroit 60-81
New York 51-90 at Chicago 81-57
Philadelphia 94-47 at St Louis 70-68

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 83-59 at Boston 46-94
St Louis 57-85 at Brooklyn 56-84
Cincinnati 73-69 at Philadelphia 72-69

CHICAGO CUBS (89-53) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (89-52)
MATCHUPS
SP Mordecai Brown vs Jack J Powell Advantage Push
C Johnny Kling vs Frank Bowerman Advantage Push
1B Frank Chance vs Dan McGann Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Sammy Strang Advantage New York
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Art Devlin Advantage Push
SS Joe Tinker vs Bill Dahlen Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sam Mertes Advantage Push
CF Solly Hofman vs Mike Donlin Advantage New York
RF Frank Schulte vs George Browne Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the second, Dahlen put the Giants on the board with a sacrifice fly.

Powell was perfect through three.

After three: New York 1 Chicago 0.

In the top of the fourth, a two out single by Chance ended the perfect game bid. But Chance would be caught stealing second for the third out.

In the top of the fifth, rain began to fall.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mertes hit an RBI triple.

After six: New York 2 Chicago 0.

The top of the eighth saw the game stopped for a 62 minute rain delay.

Bob Wicker came on to pitch the bottom of the eighth for the Cubs.

Steinfeldt led off the top of the ninth with a single to extend his hit streak to 12 games. The Cubs would not get a runner in scoring position, however, as Schulte would ground to second to end the game.

Brown would get the loss despite the Giants getting just four hits.

Final score: New York 2 Chicago 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack J Powell 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2 Boston 1
Detroit 3 Washington 1
Chicago 7 New York 1
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4 Boston 0
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 5 12 innings
Philadelphia 9 Cincinnati 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tully Sparks 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W

2. Jack J Powell New York Giants 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W

3. Frank E Smith Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, W

Sam Leever of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a complete game shutout against the Boston Beaneaters.



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SEPTEMBER 23, 1906
The Cubs have the day off as does the entire National League.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 95-47
Cleveland 85-56
Chicago 82-57
e-St Louis 70-69
e-Washington 61-81
e-Detroit 61-81
e-Boston 60-83
e-New York 51-91

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 90-52
Chicago 89-54
Pittsburgh 84-59
e-Philadelphia 73-69
e-Cincinnati 73-70
e-St Louis 58-85
e-Brooklyn 56-85
e-Boston 46-95

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Harry Steinfeldt .359
Frank Schulte .322
Frank Chance .311

HOME RUNS
Frank Schulte 6
Four tied at 2

RBI
Frank Schulte 88
Harry Steinfeldt 74
Joe Tinker 57

ERA
Fred Beebe 1.54
Mordecai Brown 1.55
Jack Pfiester 1.57

WINS
Jack Pfiester 24
Mordecai Brown 23
Fred Beebe 20

STRIKEOUTS
Fred Beebe 176
Ed Reulbach 164
Jack Pfiester 162

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM STATS AND NL RANK
Runs Scored 562 2nd
Batting average .271 1st
OBP. 328 2nd
Home Runs 17 t-4th
Stolen Bases 283 1st
Runs against 373 1st
Starters ERA 1.75 1st
Bullpen ERA 4.42 8th
Defensive Eff .726 1st

CHICAGO CUBS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Jimmy Sheckard DtD, 2 days; DL, 9 days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 51-91 at Chicago 82-57
Philadelphia 95-47 at St Louis 70-69

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 4 Chicago 0
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Casey Patten New York Highlanders 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

2. Barney Pelty St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K W

3. Charles Bender Philadelphia Athletics 8.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K



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SEPTEMBER 24, 1906
Today is as close to a must win for the Chicago Cubs in New York as they face the Giants for the final time this season. The Cubs do not want to be two and a half back and needing help to catch New York with just two weeks left in the season.

AL Player of the Week: SP Eddie Plank Philadelphia Athletics

NL Player of the Week: SP Tully Sparks Philadelphia Phillies

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Philadelphia Athletics
2. Cleveland Naps
3. New York Giants
4. Chicago Cubs
5. Chicago White Sox
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Philadelphia Phillies
8. St Louis Browns
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Detroit Tigers
11. Washington Senators
12. St Louis Cardinals
13. Boston Americans
14. Brooklyn Superbas
15. New York Highlanders
16. Boston Beaneaters

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 61-81 at St Louis 71-69 (2) Washington will be the designated home team in Game 1
Philadelphia 95-48 at Cleveland 85-56
New York 52-91 at Detroit 61-81
Boston 60-83 at Chicago 82-58

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 84-59 at Boston 46-95
St Louis 58-85 at Brooklyn 56-85
Cincinnati 73-70 at Philadelphia 73-69

CHICAGO CUBS (89-54) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (90-52)
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Reulbach vs Red Ames Advantage New York
C Johnny Kling vs Roger Bresnahan Advantage New York
1B Frank Chance vs Dan McGann Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Sammy Strang Advantage New York
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Art Devlin Advantage Push
SS Joe Tinker vs Bill Dahlen Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sam Mertes Advantage Push
CF Solly Hofman vs Mike Donlin Advantage New York
RF Frank Schulte vs George Browne Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage New York

In the top of the first, Chance put the Cubs on the board with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the first, the Giants loaded the bases with two out but Reulbach struck out Mertes to get out of the inning.

After three: Chicago 1 New York 0.

The top of the fourth began with Chance drawing his 80th walk of the season. Chance stole both second and third to bring his total to 60 for the season. But neither Tinker nor Slagle could bring him home.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Giants loaded the bases with nobody out. Ames grounded into the 4-2 and there was one out. But then Donlin hit a two run single to give the Giants the lead. Bresnahan added a run-scoring double. A walk to McGann loaded the bases again with one out. Devlin grounded into the 1-2 for the second out. Browne then grounded to short to finally end the inning as the Giants batted around the order.

In the top of the fifth, Steinfeldt singled to load the bases with one out and extend his hit streak to 13 games. Evers then tied the game with a two run double.

After six: Chicago 3 New York 3.

In the bottom of the eighth, Strang led off by getting hit by a pitch for the 10th time this season. But a 6-4-3 ended the inning.

The top of the ninth began with Hofman striking out to give Ames his 10th K of the game.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Giants loaded the bases with one out. Dahlen then singled to give the Giants the series sweep.

Final score: New York 4 Chicago 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Red Ames 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 11 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 5 Washington 3 13 innings Game 1
St Louis 4 Washington 1 Game 2
Philadelphia 2 Cleveland 0 11 innings
Detroit 4 New York 3
Chicago 5 Boston 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 8 Boston 5
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 4
Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jimmy Dygert Philadelphia Athletics 11.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

2. Otto Hess Cleveland Naps 11.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

3. Fred Glade St Louis Browns 13.0 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W

Chicago White Sox SS George Davis has a strained anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the rest of the season.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 1906
The Cubs begin a three game series today in Brooklyn against the Superbas. The Cubs have lost four of their last five. The Superbas have lost five of their last seven. This is the final series of the season between these two teams. The Cubs lead the season series 12-7.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 96-48 at Cleveland 85-57
New York 52-92 at Detroit 62-81
Boston 60-84 at Chicago 83-58
Washington 61-83 at St Louis 73-69

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 58-86 at Boston 46-96
Cincinnati 73-71 at New York 91-52
Pittsburgh 85-59 at Philadelphia 74-69

CHICAGO CUBS (89-55) AT BROOKLYN SUPERBAS (57-85)
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Doc Scanlan Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Lew Ritter Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Tim Jordan Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Ed Abbaticchio Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Doc Casey Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Phil Lewis Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Jack McCarthy Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Doc Gessler Advantage Brooklyn
RF Frank Schulte vs Harry Lumley Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the bottom of the first, Lumley put the Superbas on the board with a sacrifice fly.

Hofman led off the top of the third with a single for his 100th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at third.

After three: Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Gessler stroked an RBI single.

In the top of the fifth, Hofman singled to right but Lumley threw Kling out at home as he was trying to score from second.

After six: Brooklyn 2 Chicago 0.

The Cubs got a two out single by Chance in the top of the ninth but Schulte flew out to center to end the game.

Final score: Brooklyn 2 Chicago 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Doc Scanlan 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 5 14 innings
Detroit 6 New York 5
Boston 1 Chicago 0
Washington 8 St Louis 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 9 St Louis 1
New York 7 Cincinnati 3
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Doc Scanlan Brooklyn Superbas 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

2. Doc White Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

3. Rube Waddell Philadelphia Athletics 13.0 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 10 K

Cy Young of the Boston Americans pitched a complete game shutout against the Chicago White Sox.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 1906
Today is the second game of the series in Brooklyn between the Cubs and the Superbas. The Cubs have lost five of their last six and have been shut out twice in their last three games.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 96-49 at Cleveland 86-57
New York 52-93 at Detroit 63-81
Boston 61-84 at Chicago 83-59
Washington 62-83 at St Louis 73-70

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 58-87 at Boston 47-96
Cincinnati 73-72 at New York 92-52
Pittsburgh 86-59 at Philadelphia 74-70

CHICAGO CUBS (89-56) AT BROOKLYN SUPERBAS (58-85)
MATCHUPS
SP Fred Beebe 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 Joe Tinker vs Ed Abbaticchio Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Emil Batch Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Doc Gessler Advantage Brooklyn
RF Frank Schulte vs Harry Lumley Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the second, Slagle put the Cubs on the board with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the third, the Cubs executed a successful squeeze play, with Steinfeldt bringing Hofman home with a sacrifice bunt for his 75th RBI of the season.

Beebe had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Chicago 2 Brooklyn 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Lumley singled for the Superbas first hit of the game. Jordan followed with his 10th home run of the season with two men on to put the Superbas up 3-2.

Lumley led off the bottom of the sixth with his 20th double of the season. Batch singled with one out to bring Lumley home.

After six: Brooklyn 4 Chicago 2.

In the top of the eighth, the Cubs got a run on an Evers single, after the Superbas had committed their third error of the game.

Tinker led off the top of the ninth with a single for the Cubs 10th hit of the game. The Cubs put runners at second and third with two out but pinch hitter Pat Moran grounded to short to end the game.

The Cubs out hit Brooklyn 10-5 and lost.

Final score: Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mal Eason 9.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 3 12 innings
New York 5 Detroit 1
Chicago 4 Boston 3 11 innings
Washington 4 St Louis 3 17 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 4 Boston 3
Cincinnati 5 New York 0
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Cy Falkenberg Washington Senators 17.0 IP, 14 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W

2. Barney Pelty St Louis Browns 14.1 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 8 K

3. Frank E Smith 11.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W

Jake Weimer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a complete game shutout against the New York Giants.



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SEPTEMBER 27, 1906
The Cubs will try to avoid the sweep and end a five game losing streak in Brooklyn today against the Superbas. This will be the last game of the season between these two teams.

The Cleveland Naps have been mathematically eliminated from the American League Pennant race.

And that means the Philadelphia Athletics are the 1906 American League Champions.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 53-93 at Cleveland 86-58
Philadelphia 97-49 at Detroit 63-82
Washington 63-83 at Chicago 84--59
Boston 61-85 at St Louis 73-71

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 86-59 at Philadelphia 74-70 (2)
St Louis 59-87 at Boston 47-97
Cincinnati 74-72 at New York 92-53

CHICAGO CUBS (89-57) AT BROOKLYN SUPERBAS (59-85)
MATCHUPS
SP Mordecai Brown vs Tom J Hughes Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Bill Bergen 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 Joe Tinker vs Ed Abbaticchio Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Jack McCarthy Advantage Chicago
CF Solly Hofman vs Doc Gessler Advantage Brooklyn
RF Frank Schulte vs Harry Lumley Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

The top of the first ended with Hughes striking out Schulte for his 150th K of the season.

In the bottom of the first, Jordan hit a two out RBI double.

After three: Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0.

Lumley led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run.

In the top of the sixth, Chance put the Cubs on the board with an RBI double. Schulte then tied the game with an RBI single.

After six: Chicago 2 Brooklyn 2.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Superbas had runners at first and second with two out but pinch hitter Phil Lewis grounded to the pitcher and the game went into extra innings.

After nine: Chicago 2 Brooklyn 2.

The Superbas put a runner on first in the bottom of the tenth but Lumley popped out to third to end the inning.

In the top of the twelfth, Slagle gave the Cubs the lead with an RBI single.

Brown then got the 1-2-3 in the bottom of the twelfth.

The Cubs finally ended their losing streak as the Superbas committed four errors

Final score: Chicago 3 Brooklyn 2 12 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mordecai Brown 12.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 6 New York 0
Philadelphia 5 Detroit 2
Washington 3 Chicago 2 15 innings
Boston 2 St Louis 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 Game 1
Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 5 Game 2
Boston 6 St Louis 5 11 innings
New York 7 Cincinnati 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank Owen Washington Senators 14.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

2. Mordecai Brown Chicago Cubs 12.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

3. Nick Altrock Chicago White Sox 14.0 IP, 11 H. 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Addie Joss of the Cleveland Naps pitched a complete game shutout against the New York Highlanders.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 1906
The Chicago Cubs begin a four game series today in Philadelphia against the Phillies. The Cubs have lost six of their last eight and trail the New York Giants by three and a half games with just seven games left to play. The Phillies have lost three straight. The Phillies lead the season series 10-8. This is the last series of the season between these two teams.

Boston Beaneaters 1B Fred Tenney has a fractured ankle and will miss the rest of the season.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 53-94 at Cleveland 87-58
Philadelphia 98-49 at Detroit 63-83
Boston 62-85 at St Louis 73-72

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 74-73 at Boston 48-97
Pittsburgh 88-59 at Brooklyn 59-86
St Louis 59-88 at New York 93-53

CHICAGO CUBS (90-57) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (74-72)
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Reulbach vs Walter Moser Advantage Chicago
C Pat Moran vs Red Dooin Advantage Philadelphia
1B Frank Chance vs Kitty Bransfield Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Kid Gleason Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Ernie Courtney Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Mickey Doolan Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sherry Magee Advantage Philadelphia
CF Solly Hofman vs Roy A Thomas Advantage Philadelphia
RF Frank Schulte vs John Titus Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the second, Tinker swiped second for his 25th stolen base of the season. Slagle then brought him home with a single.

In the bottom of the second, Gleason tied the game with an RBI single. Doolan came home from third to give the Phillies the lead when Dooin grounded out to short.

In the top of the third, the Cubs loaded the bases with one out. Bransfield then committed an error on a Tinker grounder and the game was tied up once again. Slagle put the Cubs back in front with an infield single. Hofman added a sacrifice fly for an RBI.

After three: Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2.

The top of the sixth began with a throwing error by Doolan on a Hofman ground ball. It was the Phillies third error of the game. This eventually led to a two run single by Steinfeldt. With Steinfeldt at second and one out, John J McCloskey replaced Moser on the mound for the Phillies. Of the six runs Moser had allowed, only one had been earned. The Cubs would do no more damage in the inning.

After six: Chicago 6 Philadelphia 2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Dooin scored from second on a throwing error by Evers on a would be third out ground ball by pinch hitter Eddie Grant. The Cubs committed three errors in the inning.

Bill Duggleby took the mound for the Phillies in the top of the eighth. The Cubs loaded the bases with two out but Schulte struck out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the eighth, Gleason smacked a two run double for the Phillies 10th hit of the game.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies put the tying run at second but Reulbach struck out Bransfield to end the game. It was the 175th K of the season for Reulbach.

The two teams combined for 20 hits and 7 errors.

Final score: Chicago 6 Philadelphia 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kid Gleason 3 for 4, 2B, 3 RBI

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8 Detroit 4 10 innings
Boston 9 St Louis 8
New York at Cleveland ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 4 Cincinnati 0
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5
New York 6 St Louis 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Big Jeff Pfeffer Boston Beaneaters 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

2. Red Ames New York Giants 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, W

3. Tim Jordan Brooklyn Superbas 3 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R



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SEPTEMBER 29, 2906
Today is the second game in the series in Philadelphia between the Cubs and the Phillies. The Phillies have lost four straight. The Cubs still trail the New York Giants by three and a half games with just six left to play.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 53-94 at Cleveland 87-58 (2)
Philadelphia 99-49 at Detroit 63-84
Washington 64-83 at Chicago 84-60

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 74-74 at Boston 49-97
Pittsburgh 88-60 at Brooklyn 60-86
St Louis 59-89 at New York 94-53

CHICAGO CUBS (91-57) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (74-73)
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Harry Kane Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Red Dooin Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Kitty Bransfield Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Kid Gleason Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Ernie Courtney Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Mickey Doolan Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sherry Magee Advantage Philadelphia
CF Solly Hofman vs Roy A Thomas Advantage Philadelphia
RF Frank Schulte vs John Titus Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, Chance brought Steinfeldt home with a sacrifice fly to put the Cubs on the board first.

In the bottom of the second, Courtney hit a single to center but Hofman threw Titus out at home as he was trying to score from second.

After three: Chicago 1 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fifth, Slagle drew a one out walk. It was the 30th base on balls issued by Kane this season. Kling then brought Slagle home with a triple. Kane then struck out Pfiester for his 20th K of the season.

After six: Chicago 2 Philadelphia 0.

Doolan led off the bottom of the seventh with an inside the park home run.

John J McCloskey came on to pitch the ninth for the Phillies. The inning started with the Phillies committing their third error of the game. Kling made them pay with an RBI single.

The Phillies went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.

Final score: Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack Pfiester 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 10 Detroit 3
Chicago 4 Washington 1
Cleveland 3 New York 2 10 innings Game 1
New York at Cleveland Game 2 ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Boston 3
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 1
New York 3 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Otto Hess Cleveland Naps 10.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

2. Miller Huggins Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, HR, RBI, 4 R, BB

3. Rube Waddell Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W

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SEPTEMBER 30, 1906
The Chicago Cubs, along with the entire National League, had the day off.

Boston Beaneaters manager Fred Tenney refuted the rumor that there were problems in the clubhouse. LF Jack Cameron had allegedly said there was too much conflict in the dressing room.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
x-Philadelphia 100-49
e-Cleveland 88-58
e-Chicago 85-60
e-St Louis 73-73
e-Washington 64-84
e-Boston 63-85
e-Detroit 63-85
e-New York 53-95

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 95-53
Chicago 92-57
e-Pittsburgh 89-60
e-Cincinnati 75-74
e-Philadelphia 74-74
e-Brooklyn 60-87
e-St Louis 59-90
e-Boston 49-98

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Harry Steinfeldt .351
Frank Schulte .317
Frank Chance .312

HOME RUNS
Frank Schulte 6
Four tied at 2

RBI
Frank Schulte 89
Harry Steinfeldt 77
Two tied at 58

ERA
Mordecai Brown 1.51
Jack Pfiester 1.57
Fred Beebe 1.58

WINS
Jack Pfiester 25
Mordecai Brown 24
Two tied at 20

STRIKEOUTS
Fred Beebe 179
Ed Reulbach 175
Jack Pfiester 172

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM STATS AND NL RANK
Runs Scored 580 3rd
Batting average .269 1st
OBP .326 3rd
Home Runs 17 5th
Stolen Bases 301 1st
Runs against 391 1st
Starters ERA 1.78 ERA
Bullpen ERA 4.42 8th
Defensive Eff .726 1st

CHICAGO CUBS CURRENT INJURIES
LF Jimmy Sheckard DL, 2 days left.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 53-95 at Cleveland 88-58
Washington 64-84 at Chicago 85-60
Boston 63-85 at St Louis 73-73

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 New York 1
Chicago 7 Washington 5
St Louis 5 Boston 4 11 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Roy Patterson Cleveland Naps 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W

2. Beany Jacobson St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

3. Jiggs Donahue Chicago White Sox 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 R

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OCTOBER 1, 1906
Today is the third game in the series in Philadelphia between the Cubs and the Phillies. The Cubs have won three straight while the Phillies have lost five straight.

AL Player of the Week: CF Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers

NL Player of the Week: 1B Tim Jordan Brooklyn Superbas

AL Batter of the Month: 1B Harry H Davis Philadelphia Athletics

NL Batter of the Month: CF Johnny Bates Boston Beaneaters

AL Pitcher of the Month: Addie Joss Cleveland Naps

NL Pitcher of the Month: Red Ames New York Giants

AL Rookie of the Month: 3B Rube Oldring Philadelphia Athletics

NL Rookie of the Month: CF Johnny Bates Boston Beaneaters

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Philadelphia Athletics
2. New York Giants
3. Cleveland Naps
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Chicago Cubs
6. Chicago White Sox
7. St Louis Browns
8. Cincinnati Reds
9. Philadelphia Phillies
10. Washington Senators
11. Boston Americans
12. Brooklyn Superbas
13. Detroit Tigers
14. St Louis Cardinals
15. Boston Beaneaters
16. New York Highlanders

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 63-85 at Cleveland 89-58
Chicago 86-60 at St Louis 74-73

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 75-74 at Boston 49-98
Pittsburgh 89-60 at Brooklyn 60-87
St Louis 59-90 at New York 93-53

CHICAGO CUBS (92-57) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (74-74)
MATCHUPS
SP Fred Beebe vs Tully Sparks Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Red Dooin Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Kitty Bransfield Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Kid Gleason Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Ernie Courtney Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Mickey Doolan Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Slagle vs Sherry Magee Advantage Advantage Philadelphia
CF Solly Hofman vs Roy A Thomas Advantage Philadelphia
RF Frank Schulte vs John Titus Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago

Evers led off the game with a single for his 150th hit of the season. One out later, Chance brought him home with a double. Steinfeldt then added a run-scoring triple.

In the top of the second, with Evers batting, Sparks issued his 80th walk of the season to put runners at the corners with two out. But Tinker grounded out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the second, Gleason put the Phillies on the board with an RBI double. With Gleason at third and one out, the Phillies tried the squeeze play. Dooin got the bunt down but Beebe made the throw to home and Kling tagged Gleason out.

In the top of the third, the Cubs loaded the bases with one out. Kling popped into the infield fly rule for the second out. Hofman, however, got a clutch single to bring two runners home.

After three: Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the fifth, with Steinfeldt stealing second with one out, a bad throw by Dooin gave thePhillies their third error of the game. However, Steinfeldt would be stranded at third.

In the top of the sixth, the Cubs loaded the bases with two out. But Schulte flied out left to retire the side.

After six: Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the eighth, Beebe got a one out single for the Cubs 10th hit of the game. But the Cubs would fail to cash it in.

In the top of the ninth, the Cubs padded their lead with a run-scoring double from Steinfeldt.

The Phillies would get a runner to second in the bottom of the ninth but that was all.

Final score: Chicago 5 Philadelphia 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Fred Beebe 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7 Detroit 0
St Louis 9 Chicago 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5 Boston 0
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 1
New York 6 St Louis 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jake Weimer Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W

2. Happy Townsend Cleveland Naps 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

3. Deacon Phillippe Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, W

Ed R Smith of the St Louis Browns pitched a complete game shutout against the Chicago White Sox.

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OCTOBER 2, 1906
Today is the final game of the series in Philadelphia between the Cubs and the Phillies. The Cubs have won four in a row and will attempt to complete the sweep. The Phillies have lost six straight and fallen below .500. This is the last time these two teams will play each other this season.

The Cubs activated LF Jimmy Sheckard from the disabled list.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 63-86 at Cleveland 90-58
New York 53-96 at Philadelphia 100-49
Boston 63-86 at Washington 64-85
Chicago 86-61 at St Louis 75-73

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 76-74 at Boston 49-99
Pittsburgh 90-60 at Brooklyn 60-88
St Louis 59-91 at New York 96-53

CHICAGO CUBS (93-57) AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (74-75)
MATCHUPS
SP Mordecai Brown vs Kid Nichols Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Red Dooin Advantage Chicago
1B Frank Chance vs Kitty Bransfield Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Kid Gleason Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Ernie Courtney Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs Mickey Doolan Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Sheckard vs Sherry Magee Advantage Philadelphia
CF Jimmy Slagle vs Roy A Thomas Advantage Philadelphia
RF Solly Hofman vs John Titus Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

Nichols had a no-hitter through three.

After three: Chicago 0 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fifth, Kling broke up the no-hitter with a one out single. Nichols then made a bad throw on a Slagle grounder for the Phillies third error of the game, giving the Cubs runners at first and second with one out. But neither Hofman nor Brown could bring a runner home.

In the bottom of the fifth, Courtney broke the scoreless tie with a solo home run.

In the top of the sixth, Chance tied the game with an run-scoring single. It was his 60th RBI of the season.

After six: Chicago 1 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the seventh, Titus made sure Slagle did not get an RBI on a fly ball as he threw Steinfeldt out at home after he had tagged up from third.

In the top of the eighth, with runners at the corners and two out, Tinker made a break for second and Dooin's throw went into centerfield for the Phillies fifth error of the game, allowing Sheckard to score the go-ahead run from third.

A perfect ninth from Brown ensured the Cubs would survive at least one more day in the pennant race.

Final score: Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mordecai Brown 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 7 Cleveland 5
New York 6 Philadelphia 3
Boston 2 Washington 0
Chicago 6 St Louis 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 10 Boston 2
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2 12 innings
New York 5 St Louis 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mordecai Brown Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

2. Joe W Harris Boston Americans 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

3. Cy Seymour Cincinnati Reds 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB



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OCTOBER 3, 1906
The Chicago Cubs had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
x-Philadelphia 100-50
e-Cleveland 90-59
e-Chicago 87-61
e-St Louis 75-74
e-Boston 64-86
e-Washington 64-86
e-Detroit 64-86
e-New York 54-96

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 97-53
Chicago 94-57
e-Pittsburgh 90-61
e-Cincinnati 77-74
e-Philadelphia 74-76
e-Brooklyn 61-88
e-St Louis 59-92
e-Boston 49-100

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Harry Steinfeldt .352
Frank Schulte and Frank Chance .316

HOME RUNS
Frank Schulte 6
Four tied at 2

RBI
Frank Schulte 89
Harry Steinfeldt 79
Frank Chance 60

ERA
Mordecai Brown 1.50
Fred Beebe and Jack Pfiester 1.57

WINS
Mordecai Brown and Jack Pfiester 25
Fred Beebe 21

STRIKEOUTS
Fred Beebe 183
Ed Reulbach 175
Jack Pfiester 172

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM STATS AND NL RANK
Runs Scored 587 3rd
Batting Average .269 1st
OBP .326 3rd
Home Runs 17 t-5th
Stolen Bases 307 1st
Runs against 393 1st
Starters ERA 1.77 1st
Bullpen ERA 4.42 8th
Defensive Eff .726 1st

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 87-61 at St Louis 75-74 (2)
Detroit 64-86 at Cleveland 90-59
New York 54-96 at Philadelphia 100-50
Boston 64-86 at Washington 64-86

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 61-88 at Boston 49-100
Philadelphia 74-76 at New York 97-53

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 1 Chicago 0 Game 1
St Louis 10 Chicago 2 Game 2
Cleveland 3 Detroit 2 11 innings
New York 8 Philadelphia 4
Washington 4 Boston 3 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 5 Brooklyn 4 10 innings
New York 5 Philadelphia 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Harry Howell St Louis Browns 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

2. Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

3. Otto Hess Cleveland Naps 11.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W

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OCTOBER 4, 1906
The Cubs are in Pittsburgh today for the first game of a two game series against the Pirates. The Cubs have won five straight. The Pirates have won seven of their last nine. The Cubs lead the season series 13-7. This is the last series of the season between these two teams.

LF Bobby Lowe of the Detroit Tigers has announced that, at age 41, he will retire from baseball at the end of the season.

The Chicago Cubs are the last team to be mathematically eliminated from the pennant race.

That means the New York Giants have clinched the National League Pennant.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 55-96 at Philadelphia 100-51
Boston 64-87 at Washington 65-86
Cleveland 91-59 at Chicago 87-63

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 61-89 at Boston 50-100 (2)
St Louis 59-92 at Cincinnati 77-74
Philadelphia 74-77 at New York 98-53

CHICAGO CUBS (94-57) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (90-61)
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Reulbach vs Howie Camnitz 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 Push
RF Frank Schulte vs Bob Ganley Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the first, Evers was trying to go from first to third on a Sheckard single to left. Clarke's throw to third sailed over Leach's head allowing Evers to score the game's first run. Steinfeldt would later hit a two-out triple to score Sheckard for his 80th RBI of the season.

In the top of the third, Chance tried to steal third. Gibson's throw sailed into left field for the Pirates third error of the game and Chance scored to make it 3-0. Schulte then hit a solo home run for his 90th RBI of the season. One batter later, Tinker hit an RBI double.

After three: Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Pirates loaded the bases with nobody out. Beaumont grounded into the 5-4 fielder's choice to bring Ritchey in with the Pirates first run of the game. Leach then scored on a wild pitch.

Camnitz injured himself pitching in the top of the fifth and had to leave the game. With a runner on first and two out, Frank Corridon took the mound for the Pirates. Tinker was then caught stealing to retire the side.

Rain began to fall in the top of the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth, Nealon scored from third on Gibson groundout to second.

After six: Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 3.

In the bottom of the seventh with one out, Wagner swiped second for his 7 5th stolen base of the season. He would go on to score on a Leach sacrifice fly.

The rain stopped in the top of the eighth. Kling got a two out single for the Cubs 10th hit of the game. But he would be stranded at first.

In the bottom of the eighth, Ganley got a two out infield single for the Pirates 10th hit of the game to extend his hit streak to 12 games. But the Pirates would strand two.

King Brady took the mound for the Pirates in the top of the ninth. The rain returned.

Wagner led off the bottom of the ninth with an inside the park home run to tie the game.

After nine: Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 5.

In the top of the 10th, Slagle put the Cubs back on top with a clutch two out RBI single. Kling then brought Slagle home with a single to make it a two run game.

Reulbach set them down in order in the bottom of the tenth.

Final score: Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 5 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Honus Wagner 2 for 4, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2 New York 1
Washington 4 Boston 1
Chicago 7 Cleveland 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4 Boston 2 Game 1
Brooklyn 10 Boston 3 Game 2
Cincinnati 8 St Louis 2
New York 7 Philadelphia 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Harry Lumley Brooklyn Superbas 3 for 9, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

2. Jimmy Dygert Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W

3. Frank E Smith Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

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OCTOBER 5, 1906
The Cubs had the day off. It is their last day off of the season.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 101-51
Cleveland 91-60
Chicago 88-63
St Louis 77-74
Washington 66-86
Detroit 64-87
Boston 64-88
New York 55-97

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 99-53
Chicago 95-57
Pittsburgh 90-62
Cincinnati 78-74
Philadelphia 74-78
Brooklyn 63-89
St Louis 59-93
Boston 50-102

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING AVERAGE
Harry Steinfeldt .353
Frank Schulte and Frank Chance .315

HOME RUNS
Frank Schulte 7
Four tied at 2

RBI
Frank Schulte 90
Harry Steinfeldt 80
Frank Chance 60

ERA
Mordecai Brown 1.50
Fred Beebe and Jack Pfiester 1.57

WINS
Mordecai Brown and Jack Pfiester 25
Two tied at 21

STRIKEOUTS
Fred Beebe 183
Ed Reulbach 178
Jack Pfiester 172

CHICAGO CUBS TEAM STATS AND NL RANK
Runs Scored 594 3rd
Batting Average .270 1st
OBP .327 3rd
Home Runs 18 t-4th
Stolen Bases 310 1st
Runs against 398 1st
Starters ERA 1.79 1st
Bullpen ERA 4.42 8th
Defensive Eff .726 1st

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 55-97 at Boston 64-88
Washington 66-86 at Philadelphia 101-51
Cleveland 91-60 at Chicago 88-63
Detroit 64-87 at St Louis 77-74

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 74-78 at Brooklyn 63-89
Boston 50-102 at New York 99-53

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 4 Boston 3 11 innings
Philadelphia 2 Washington 1
Cleveland 2 Chicago 0
St Louis 6 Detroit 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 1
Boston 3 New York 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rube Waddell Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W

2. Irv Young Boston Beaneaters 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W

3. Tom J Hughes Brooklyn Superbas 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

Happy Townsend of the Cleveland Naps pitched a complete game shutout against the Chicago White Sox.

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OCTOBER 6, 1906
Today in Pittsburgh will be the last time this season the Chicago Cubs play the Pirates. The Cubs have won six straight and have beaten the Pirates the last nine times these two teams have played.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 56-97 at Boston 64-89
Washington 66-87 at Philadelphia 102-51
Cleveland 92-60 at Chicago 88-64
Detroit 64-88 at St Louis 78-74

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 75-78 at Brooklyn 63-90
St Louis 59-93 at Cincinnati 78-74
Boston 51-102 at New York 99-54

CHICAGO CUBS (95-57) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (90-62)
MATCHUPS
SP Jack Pfiester vs Ed Karger Advantage Push
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 Push
RF Frank Schulte vs Bob Ganley Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the second, the Cubs loaded the bases with nobody out. Slagle then grounded into the 3-4 fielder's choice to bring Chance home with the game's first run. Kling then got a successful squeeze bunt down to score Sheckard.

In the bottom of the third, Wagner hit a run-scoring single.

After three: Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1.

In the bottom of the fourth, Pfiester struck out Karger for his 175th K of the season.

After six: Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1.

In the top of the eighth, Chance extended his hit streak to 11 games with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the eighth, Nealon got a two out single for his 150th hit of the season. But he would be stranded at first.

In the top of the ninth, Slagle gave the Cubs some breathing room with an RBI single.

The Pirates would just manage one base runner in the bottom of the ninth.

Final score: Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack Pfiester 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 6 New York 2
Philadelphia 1 Washington 0
Chicago 1 Cleveland 0
Detroit 3 St Louis 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 1
Cincinnati 8 St Louis 0
Boston 5 New York 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Orval Overall Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W

2. Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W

3. Charles Bender Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W



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OCTOBER 7, 1906
The Cubs are in St Louis today for the very last game of the regular season. The Cubs are riding a 7 game winning streak. The Cardinals have lost 7 in a row. The Cubs lead the season series 15-6.

The New York Giants have lost C Frank Bowerman for the rest of the season due to a fractured knee.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 65-88 at Chicago 89-64
Cleveland 92-61 at St Louis 78-75

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 90-63 at Cincinnati 79-74

CHICAGO CUBS (96-57) AT ST LOUIS CARDINALS (59-94)
MATCHUPS
SP Fred Beebe vs Jake Thielman Advantage Chicago
C Johnny Kling vs Mike Grady Advantage St Louis
1B Frank Chance vs Jake Beckley Advantage Chicago
2B Johnny Evers vs Harry Arndt Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Steinfeldt vs Art Hoelskoetter Advantage Chicago
SS Joe Tinker vs George McBride Advantage Chicago
LF Jimmy Sheckard vs Spike Shannon Advantage Chicago
CF Jimmy Slagle vs Homer Smoot Advantage Chicago
RF Frank Schulte vs Red Murray Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago

In the top of the second, Grady made his 25th error of the season at the catcher position when he made a bad throw as Tinker was stealing second. But Tinker would be stranded at third.

In the bottom of the second, Beebe struck out the side around an error by Tinker.

In the bottom of the third, Smoot put the Cardinals in front with an RBI single. The Cardinals would go on to load the bases with one out. Arndt flew out to center and then Slagle threw Murray out at home as he had tagged up from third.

After three: St Louis 1 Chicago 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Shannon scored from third when Murray grounded into the 4-6 fielder's choice.

In the bottom of the sixth, McBride beat out the 6-4-3, allowing Arndt to score from third.

After six: St Louis 3 Chicago 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Cubs finally got on the board thanks to a Slagle RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Schulte scored from third on a Tinker groundout to short. But Slagle then grounded to first to end the season.

Final score: St Louis 3 Chicago 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jake Thielman 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4 Chicago 2
St Louis 3 Cleveland 2 13 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Otto Hess Cleveland Naps 12.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 K

2. Harry Howell St Louis Browns 13.0 IP, 14 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, W

3. Jake Thielman St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W



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