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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1923-06-23 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 6000 · 2:13

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 9–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 7 in the 4th. Johnny Stuart earned the win. Jim Bottomley went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Stuart L: Tiny Osborne SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jigger Statz	4	1	2	0	1	0
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	0	0	1	0
George Grantham	5	0	0	0	0	3
Bob O'Farrell	4	2	3	1	1	0
Bernie Friberg	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hack Miller	3	2	1	0	1	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	0	2	1	0	0
Allen Elliott	4	0	1	2	0	0
Tiny Osborne	2	0	0	0	0	1
Virgil Cheeves	1	0	0	0	0	1
Marty Callaghan	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	3	2	1	0	2	0
Jack Smith	4	1	2	2	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Bottomley	4	1	2	3	0	0
Milt Stock	4	1	1	0	0	0
Specs Toporcer	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ray Blades	1	1	0	0	3	0
Harry McCurdy	4	1	3	2	0	0
Bill Sherdel	1	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Stuart	3	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tiny Osborne	3.1	3	6	1
Virgil Cheeves	3.2	6	1	0
Vic Keen	1.0	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Toney	2.0	3	0	0
Johnny Stuart	7.0	7	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jigger Statz: 9/F
Charlie Hollocher: 9/F
George Grantham: 4/P

Bot 1

Max Flack: W
Jack Smith: 4/P4D
Rogers Hornsby: 8/L
Jim Bottomley: SB2
Jim Bottomley: D9/9L.2-H
Milt Stock: 4/P

Top 2

Bob O'Farrell: S/G6
Bernie Friberg: S7.1-3
Hack Miller: 8/F8XD
Cliff Heathcote: S7/G6.3-H;1-3
Allen Elliott: 8/F
Tiny Osborne: SB2
Tiny Osborne: 63

Bot 2

Specs Toporcer: 43
Ray Blades: W
Harry McCurdy: 8/F
Bill Sherdel: K

Top 3

Jigger Statz: D9
Charlie Hollocher: 7/F
George Grantham: K
Bob O'Farrell: 8/F

Bot 3

Max Flack: 63
Jack Smith: W
Rogers Hornsby: PO1(13)
Rogers Hornsby: D7
Jim Bottomley: 3/L

Top 4

Bernie Friberg: 9/F
Hack Miller: S8
Cliff Heathcote: 9/F
Allen Elliott: T7.1-H
Tiny Osborne: K

Bot 4

Milt Stock: 4/L
Specs Toporcer: W
Ray Blades: W.1-2
Harry McCurdy: S8.2-H;1-3
Johnny Stuart: E6/G.3-H(NR);1-2
Max Flack: W.2-3;1-2
Jack Smith: PO3(E2).3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Jack Smith: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Rogers Hornsby: 9/F
Jim Bottomley: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Jim Bottomley: HR/F9D.3-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Milt Stock: 3/FL

Top 5

Jigger Statz: W
Charlie Hollocher: W.1-2
George Grantham: K
Bob O'Farrell: S8.2-H;1-2
Bernie Friberg: 3/P
Hack Miller: 7/F

Bot 5

Specs Toporcer: 9/F
Ray Blades: 9/F9DW
Harry McCurdy: S6/G
Johnny Stuart: 6/P

Top 6

Cliff Heathcote: 43
Allen Elliott: 6/P
Virgil Cheeves: K

Bot 6

Max Flack: 43
Jack Smith: D8
Rogers Hornsby: CS3(25)
Rogers Hornsby: 8/F

Top 7

Jigger Statz: 9/F
Charlie Hollocher: 4/P
George Grantham: 8/F

Bot 7

Jim Bottomley: 9/F89
Milt Stock: S8
Specs Toporcer: 43.1-2
Ray Blades: W
Harry McCurdy: S7.2-H;1-2
Johnny Stuart: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bob O'Farrell: D/78
Bernie Friberg: 3/P
Hack Miller: W
Cliff Heathcote: S/G.2-3;1-2
Allen Elliott: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E6/TH1)(UR);B-3
Marty Callaghan: 7/F

Bot 8

Max Flack: S8
Jack Smith: 7/F
Rogers Hornsby: 9/F
Jim Bottomley: CS2(24)

Top 9

Jigger Statz: S5/G
Charlie Hollocher: 3/G.1-2
George Grantham: DI.2-3
George Grantham: K/C
Bob O'Farrell: W
Bernie Friberg: DI.1-2
Bernie Friberg: 3/P

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Toney thought SS Toporcer should have knocked down ball hit by Heathcote and they argued; Toporcer took off his glasses and the two preared to fight, but were separated by umpire Wilson; Toney left vountarily for a pinch-hittier in the bottom of the inning

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