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Chicago Cubs @ Detroit Tigers

1907-10-11 · 1907 World Series · Game 4 of 5 ◀ Game 3 Game 5 ▶ · Day game · Bennett Park · Att: 11306 · 1:45

Chicago Cubs defeated Detroit Tigers 6–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Orval Overall earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Orval Overall L: Bill Donovan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jack Sheridan · 1B: Hank O'Day · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Slagle	5	1	1	2	0	0
Jimmy Sheckard	5	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Chance	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Steinfeldt	4	0	2	0	0	1
Johnny Kling	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Evers	4	1	0	0	0	1
Frank Schulte	3	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Tinker	1	2	0	0	1	0
Orval Overall	2	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davy Jones	2	0	0	0	1	0
Germany Schaefer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Sam Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ty Cobb	4	1	1	0	0	0
Claude Rossman	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bill Coughlin	4	0	3	0	0	1
Boss Schmidt	3	0	0	0	1	1
Charley O'Leary	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Donovan	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orval Overall	9.0	6	2	6

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Donovan	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Slagle: 6/P
Jimmy Sheckard: S8
Frank Chance: CS2(26)
Frank Chance: HP
Harry Steinfeldt: SB2
Harry Steinfeldt: 9

Bot 1

Davy Jones: W
Germany Schaefer: 13/SH.1-2
Sam Crawford: 6/P
Ty Cobb: 63

Top 2

Johnny Kling: K
Johnny Evers: 9
Frank Schulte: 8

Bot 2

Claude Rossman: 13/G1
Bill Coughlin: S7
Boss Schmidt: 6(B)6(1)/LDP

Top 3

Joe Tinker: 9
Orval Overall: 43
Jimmy Slagle: 63

Bot 3

Charley O'Leary: 63
Bill Donovan: 93
Davy Jones: 13/BG1

Top 4

Jimmy Sheckard: 8
Frank Chance: 63
Harry Steinfeldt: S8
Johnny Kling: 7

Bot 4

Germany Schaefer: 7
Sam Crawford: 5/FL
Ty Cobb: T8
Claude Rossman: S7.3-H
Bill Coughlin: S4.1-2
Boss Schmidt: W.2-3;1-2
Charley O'Leary: K

Top 5

Johnny Evers: E6/TH1
Frank Schulte: W.1-2
Joe Tinker: 3/SH.2-3;1-2
Orval Overall: S8.3-H(UR);2-3
Jimmy Slagle: 7.3-H(UR)
Jimmy Sheckard: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bill Donovan: 8
Davy Jones: 43
Germany Schaefer: K

Top 6

Frank Chance: 5/P
Harry Steinfeldt: S7
Johnny Kling: K
Johnny Evers: 9/L

Bot 6

Sam Crawford: 43
Ty Cobb: 63
Claude Rossman: 8

Top 7

Frank Schulte: S1/BG1
Joe Tinker: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Orval Overall: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Slagle: FC6.3-H(E6/THH)(UR);2-3;B-1
Jimmy Sheckard: S3/BG.3-H;1-2
Frank Chance: 56(1)/FO.2-3
Harry Steinfeldt: SBH(UR).1X2(243)

Bot 7

Bill Coughlin: K
Boss Schmidt: 9
Charley O'Leary: 53

Top 8

Harry Steinfeldt: K23
Johnny Kling: 4/L
Johnny Evers: K

Bot 8

Bill Donovan: E6/G.B-1
Davy Jones: 53/SH.1-2
Germany Schaefer: K
Sam Crawford: K

Top 9

Frank Schulte: 7
Joe Tinker: W
Orval Overall: 13/SH.1-2
Jimmy Slagle: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Jimmy Sheckard: 43

Bot 9

Ty Cobb: 5/P
Claude Rossman: S8/78
Bill Coughlin: S5.1-2
Boss Schmidt: K
Charley O'Leary: 5/P

Notes & reviews

Ground rule triple into overflow crowd
15 minute rain delay
Slagle scored during rundown on Chance; this was steal of home by 1907 rules, not by modern rules

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