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Chicago Cubs @ Detroit Tigers

1908-10-14 · 1908 World Series · Game 5 of 5 ◀ Game 4 · Day game · Bennett Park · Att: 6210 · 1:25

Chicago Cubs defeated Detroit Tigers 2–0. Orval Overall earned the win.

Line score

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

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 Sheckard	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Evers	4	1	3	1	0	0
Frank Schulte	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Chance	4	0	3	1	0	0
Harry Steinfeldt	2	0	0	0	1	1
Solly Hofman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Tinker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Kling	3	1	0	0	1	0
Orval Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orval Overall	9.0	3	4	10

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Donovan	9.0	10	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Sheckard: 4/P
Johnny Evers: S8
Frank Schulte: S7.1-2
Frank Chance: S8.2-H;1-2
Harry Steinfeldt: 8
Solly Hofman: 5(2)/FO

Bot 1

Matty McIntyre: W
Charley O'Leary: K
Sam Crawford: S8.1-2
Ty Cobb: K
Claude Rossman: K+WP.2-3;1-2;B-1
Germany Schaefer: K

Top 2

Joe Tinker: 53
Johnny Kling: 2/FL
Orval Overall: 31

Bot 2

Boss Schmidt: K
Bill Coughlin: 63
Bill Donovan: W
Matty McIntyre: SB2
Matty McIntyre: 8

Top 3

Jimmy Sheckard: 3/P
Johnny Evers: 6/P
Frank Schulte: 7

Bot 3

Charley O'Leary: 53
Sam Crawford: 43
Ty Cobb: 7

Top 4

Frank Chance: 9
Harry Steinfeldt: W
Solly Hofman: CS2(24)
Solly Hofman: K

Bot 4

Claude Rossman: K
Germany Schaefer: W
Boss Schmidt: K
Bill Coughlin: CS2(26)

Top 5

Joe Tinker: 6/P
Johnny Kling: W
Orval Overall: 23/SH.1-2
Jimmy Sheckard: W
Johnny Evers: D8.2-H;1-3
Frank Schulte: 63

Bot 5

Bill Coughlin: S5/G5
Bill Donovan: K
Matty McIntyre: DGR/9L.1-3
Charley O'Leary: 8/F8S
Sam Crawford: K

Top 6

Frank Chance: S5/BG
Harry Steinfeldt: 3/SH.1-2
Solly Hofman: 7
Joe Tinker: 8/L

Bot 6

Ty Cobb: W
Claude Rossman: 64(1)/FO
Germany Schaefer: K
Boss Schmidt: 4/P

Top 7

Johnny Kling: 8
Orval Overall: S8
Jimmy Sheckard: S/BR.1X2(4)
Johnny Evers: PO1(134)

Bot 7

Bill Coughlin: 53
Bill Donovan: 63
Matty McIntyre: 7

Top 8

Johnny Evers: S3
Frank Schulte: 23/SH.1-2
Frank Chance: S7.2-3
Harry Steinfeldt: K+CSH(242)/DP

Bot 8

Charley O'Leary: 3/P
Sam Crawford: 43
Ty Cobb: 63

Top 9

Solly Hofman: K
Joe Tinker: S7
Johnny Kling: 63/DP.1X3(35)

Bot 9

Claude Rossman: 43
Germany Schaefer: 53
Boss Schmidt: 2/FL