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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1920-06-08 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 1:28

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 8th. Eppa Rixey earned the win. Gene Paulette went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	7
PHI	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3		5	9

W: Eppa Rixey L: Pete Alexander SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Max Flack	4	0	2	1	0
Buck Herzog	4	0	0	0	2
Zeb Terry	4	0	0	0	0
Dave Robertson	4	0	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	1	0	0
Charlie Deal	3	0	0	0	0
Turner Barber	3	1	1	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	1	1	0	0
Pete Alexander	2	0	1	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dots Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	4	2	2	1	0	0
Casey Stengel	4	0	2	1	0	0
Irish Meusel	4	1	1	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	2	0	0	0
Gene Paulette	3	1	2	3	1	0
Ralph Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Withrow	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eppa Rixey	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	8.0	9	2	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	9.0	7	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: S/3
Buck Herzog: CS2(26)
Buck Herzog: K
Zeb Terry: 9/F

Bot 1

Dots Miller: 8/F
Cy Williams: 7/F
Casey Stengel: D8
Irish Meusel: 3/P

Top 2

Dave Robertson: 3/G
Fred Merkle: 53
Charlie Deal: 53

Bot 2

Art Fletcher: 3/P#
Gene Paulette: S/4
Ralph Miller: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Ralph Miller: K
Frank Withrow: IW#
Eppa Rixey: K

Top 3

Turner Barber: 13#
Bob O'Farrell: 63
Pete Alexander: S9
Max Flack: 8/F

Bot 3

Dots Miller: 6/L
Cy Williams: HR/9
Casey Stengel: 5/FL
Irish Meusel: 5/P

Top 4

Buck Herzog: 53
Zeb Terry: 53
Dave Robertson: 53

Bot 4

Art Fletcher: D9
Gene Paulette: 3/FL.2-3
Ralph Miller: 5/P
Frank Withrow: K

Top 5

Fred Merkle: 7/F
Charlie Deal: 6/L
Turner Barber: 8/F

Bot 5

Eppa Rixey: 43
Dots Miller: 53
Cy Williams: T8
Casey Stengel: D8.3-H
Irish Meusel: 7/L

Top 6

Bob O'Farrell: 13
Pete Alexander: 63
Max Flack: 13

Bot 6

Art Fletcher: 7/F
Gene Paulette: W
Ralph Miller: 8/F
Frank Withrow: 8/F

Top 7

Buck Herzog: 63
Zeb Terry: 53
Dave Robertson: 63

Bot 7

Eppa Rixey: 43
Dots Miller: 63
Cy Williams: 5/P

Top 8

Fred Merkle: S9
Charlie Deal: 5/FL
Turner Barber: S7.1-2
Bob O'Farrell: S/5.2-3;1-2
Pete Alexander: 9/SF.3-H;2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);1-3#
Max Flack: S7.3-H(UR)
Buck Herzog: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Casey Stengel: 63
Irish Meusel: S9
Art Fletcher: S9.1-2
Gene Paulette: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Ralph Miller: 3/P
Frank Withrow: 3/P

Top 9

Buck Herzog: K
Zeb Terry: 63
Dave Robertson: D9#
Fred Merkle: 9/F