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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1920-08-03 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 10 innings · 1:48

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 10th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Cy Williams went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	12
PHI	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9

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

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	2	0	1	0
Buck Herzog	4	0	1	1	0	0
Zeb Terry	5	1	2	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	5	0	1	0	0	1
Dode Paskert	5	0	3	1	0	1
Charlie Deal	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie Friberg	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	1	1	0	0	2	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Paulette	5	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rawlings	5	0	1	0	0	0
Casey Stengel	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cy Williams	3	1	2	1	2	1
Irish Meusel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Art Fletcher	3	0	1	0	1	0
Russ Wrightstone	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mack Wheat	4	0	2	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	4	0	2	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	10.0	9	3	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	10.0	12	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 63
Buck Herzog: 43
Zeb Terry: 53

Bot 1

Gene Paulette: 63
Johnny Rawlings: 63
Casey Stengel: T8
Cy Williams: W
Irish Meusel: SB2
Irish Meusel: K

Top 2

Fred Merkle: D8/89
Dode Paskert: 3/P
Charlie Deal: 7
Bernie Friberg: 6/P

Bot 2

Art Fletcher: W
Russ Wrightstone: 64(1)3/GDP
Mack Wheat: S8
Eppa Rixey: S7.1-2
Gene Paulette: 43

Top 3

Bill Killefer: 3/P
Pete Alexander: W
Max Flack: W.1-2
Buck Herzog: D7.2-H;1-3
Zeb Terry: FC6.3XH(62)
Fred Merkle: 9

Bot 3

Johnny Rawlings: 3/P
Casey Stengel: 8
Cy Williams: HR/9
Irish Meusel: 5/P

Top 4

Dode Paskert: K
Charlie Deal: 63
Bernie Friberg: 53

Bot 4

Art Fletcher: 3/G
Russ Wrightstone: K
Mack Wheat: D9
Eppa Rixey: 4/P

Top 5

Bill Killefer: S7
Pete Alexander: 14/SH.1-2
Max Flack: S1.2-3
Buck Herzog: 13.1-2
Zeb Terry: 7

Bot 5

Gene Paulette: 3/P
Johnny Rawlings: 3/P
Casey Stengel: 2/P

Top 6

Fred Merkle: K
Dode Paskert: S9.BX2(94)
Charlie Deal: 3/P

Bot 6

Cy Williams: K
Irish Meusel: 43
Art Fletcher: S9
Russ Wrightstone: 63

Top 7

Bernie Friberg: S7
Bill Killefer: 23/SH.1-2
Pete Alexander: W
Max Flack: 6/P
Buck Herzog: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Mack Wheat: 6/L
Eppa Rixey: S8
Gene Paulette: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Rawlings: S9.1-3
Casey Stengel: 9

Top 8

Zeb Terry: S8
Fred Merkle: 16(1)/FO
Dode Paskert: S7.1X3(75)
Charlie Deal: 3/G

Bot 8

Cy Williams: W
Irish Meusel: 34/SH.1-2
Art Fletcher: 63
Russ Wrightstone: 3/G

Top 9

Bernie Friberg: S9
Bill Killefer: 3/P
Pete Alexander: PO1(23)
Pete Alexander: 53

Bot 9

Mack Wheat: 7
Eppa Rixey: K
Gene Paulette: 13

Top 10

Max Flack: S8
Buck Herzog: 14/SH.1-2
Zeb Terry: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
Fred Merkle: 3/P
Dode Paskert: S9.2-H
Charlie Deal: 13

Bot 10

Johnny Rawlings: 53
Casey Stengel: 7
Cy Williams: D9
Irish Meusel: 63

Notes & reviews

listed as a K in scoresheet and box scores; I will enter 2/P to match official K tallies for Stengel and Alexander

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