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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

1908-10-12 · 1908 World Series · Game 3 of 5 ◀ Game 2 Game 4 ▶ · Day game · West Side Grounds · Att: 14543 · 60°F · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago Cubs 8–3. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 6th. George Mullin earned the win.

Line score

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

W: George Mullin L: Jack Pfiester SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty McIntyre	4	1	1	0	1	0
Charley O'Leary	4	2	1	0	0	0
Sam Crawford	5	1	2	1	0	0
Ty Cobb	5	1	4	2	0	0
Claude Rossman	4	2	2	2	1	0
Germany Schaefer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ira Thomas	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bill Coughlin	3	0	0	1	0	1
George Mullin	3	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Sheckard	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Evers	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Schulte	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Chance	4	1	2	1	0	0
Harry Steinfeldt	4	1	1	0	0	2
Solly Hofman	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Tinker	3	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Kling	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Pfiester	2	0	0	0	0	2
Del Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Mullin	9.0	7	1	8

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Pfiester	8.0	11	3	1
Ed Reulbach	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty McIntyre: 43
Charley O'Leary: S5/L
Sam Crawford: 23.1-2
Ty Cobb: S8.2-H
Claude Rossman: 53

Bot 1

Jimmy Sheckard: K
Johnny Evers: 7/FL
Frank Schulte: S7
Frank Chance: CS2(26)

Top 2

Germany Schaefer: 53
Ira Thomas: 43
Bill Coughlin: 43

Bot 2

Frank Chance: 4/P
Harry Steinfeldt: K
Solly Hofman: K

Top 3

George Mullin: 53
Matty McIntyre: 3/FL
Charley O'Leary: 2/FL

Bot 3

Joe Tinker: S9/89
Johnny Kling: CS2(24)
Johnny Kling: 3/G
Jack Pfiester: K/C

Top 4

Sam Crawford: S8
Ty Cobb: 46(1)/FO
Claude Rossman: 4/P/DP.1X1(43)

Bot 4

Jimmy Sheckard: K
Johnny Evers: W
Frank Schulte: PO1(E3).1-2
Frank Schulte: 2/FL
Frank Chance: S8.2-H(UR)
Harry Steinfeldt: SB2
Harry Steinfeldt: E5/TH1.2-H(UR)(E3/THH);B-2
Solly Hofman: T7.2-H(UR)
Joe Tinker: 63

Top 5

Germany Schaefer: 6/P
Ira Thomas: 63
Bill Coughlin: K

Bot 5

Johnny Kling: E6/G.B-1
Jack Pfiester: K
Jimmy Sheckard: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 6

George Mullin: W
Matty McIntyre: S7.1-2
Charley O'Leary: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Sam Crawford: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ty Cobb: S6/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Claude Rossman: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Germany Schaefer: 8(B)2(3)/DP.1-2
Ira Thomas: D8/89.2-H
Bill Coughlin: 43

Bot 6

Johnny Evers: 53
Frank Schulte: 13/G1
Frank Chance: S7
Harry Steinfeldt: SB2
Harry Steinfeldt: K

Top 7

George Mullin: 6/P
Matty McIntyre: W
Charley O'Leary: 3/G.1-2
Sam Crawford: 8/8D

Bot 7

Solly Hofman: S9
Joe Tinker: K
Johnny Kling: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Ty Cobb: D7
Claude Rossman: S5/BG.2-3
Germany Schaefer: 9.1-2(THH)
Ira Thomas: W
Bill Coughlin: 7/SF.3-H
George Mullin: S3.2-H(E3/TH1)(NR)(UR);1-3
Matty McIntyre: 53

Bot 8

Del Howard: 43
Jimmy Sheckard: 43
Johnny Evers: 8

Top 9

Charley O'Leary: 3/P
Sam Crawford: 8
Ty Cobb: S7
Claude Rossman: SB2
Claude Rossman: SB3
Claude Rossman: W
Germany Schaefer: CSH(125)

Bot 9

Frank Schulte: 8
Frank Chance: 8
Harry Steinfeldt: S7
Solly Hofman: SB2
Solly Hofman: 63

Notes & reviews

Rossman started for second base while Reulbach still had the ball; as Reulbach was about to make a play on Rossman Cobb took off for home and was tagged out in a rundown

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