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Kansas City Packers @ Chicago Whales

1914-04-23 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 21000 · cloudy, dry · 1:55

Chicago Chi-Feds defeated Kansas City Packers 9–1. Chicago Chi-Feds put up 3 in the 2nd. Claude Hendrix earned the win. Art Wilson went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5
CHF	0	3	1	2	0	2	0	1		9	15

W: Claude Hendrix L: Chief Johnson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Brennan · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Packers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chet Chadbourne	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Potts	3	0	3	0	1	0
Duke Kenworthy	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Stovall	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Perring	4	0	0	0	0	0
Art Kruger	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cliff Daringer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Easterly	3	1	1	1	0	0
Chief Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dwight Stone	1	0	0	0	0	1
Grover Gilmore	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Whales — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	1	0	1	0
Rollie Zeider	4	0	2	2	1	0
Joe Tinker	3	1	1	1	1	0
Fred Beck	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dutch Zwilling	4	1	2	1	0	1
Al Wickland	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jack Farrell	4	2	2	1	0	0
Art Wilson	3	3	2	3	1	0
Claude Hendrix	4	1	2	1	0	1

Kansas City Packers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chief Johnson	2.0	4	1	1
Dwight Stone	5.0	9	3	1
George Hogan	1.0	2	0	0

Chicago Whales — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Hendrix	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chet Chadbourne: 43
John Potts: S8
Duke Kenworthy: W.1-2
George Stovall: K
George Perring: 13

Bot 1

Max Flack: 23
Rollie Zeider: DGR/7
Joe Tinker: 43.2-3
Fred Beck: 43

Top 2

Art Kruger: W
Cliff Daringer: 26(1)/FO
Ted Easterly: 46(1)/FO
Chief Johnson: K/C

Bot 2

Dutch Zwilling: D7
Al Wickland: 23.2-3
Jack Farrell: S7.3-H
Art Wilson: HR/7.1-H
Claude Hendrix: K
Max Flack: W
Rollie Zeider: CS2(24)

Top 3

Chet Chadbourne: 8/F
John Potts: W
Duke Kenworthy: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Rollie Zeider: 4/P
Joe Tinker: W
Fred Beck: S7.1-2
Dutch Zwilling: D8.2-H;1-3
Al Wickland: FC4.3XH(24);2-3;B-1
Jack Farrell: CSH(242)

Top 4

George Stovall: 13
George Perring: 63
Art Kruger: 13

Bot 4

Jack Farrell: 63
Art Wilson: HR/7
Claude Hendrix: 63
Max Flack: DGR/7
Rollie Zeider: W
Joe Tinker: S7.2-H;1X3(75)

Top 5

Cliff Daringer: 23
Ted Easterly: E4/G
Dwight Stone: K
Chet Chadbourne: 2/FL

Bot 5

Fred Beck: 43
Dutch Zwilling: K
Al Wickland: S1/G
Jack Farrell: CS2(24)

Top 6

John Potts: DGR/8
Duke Kenworthy: 7/F
George Stovall: CS3(25)
George Stovall: 13

Bot 6

Jack Farrell: 31
Art Wilson: W
Claude Hendrix: S9.1-2
Max Flack: E4/G.2-3;1-2
Rollie Zeider: S7.3-H;2-H(UR);1X3(76345);B-2
Joe Tinker: WP.2-3
Joe Tinker: 63

Top 7

George Perring: 53
Art Kruger: 3/G
Cliff Daringer: 9/F

Bot 7

Fred Beck: 3/G
Dutch Zwilling: 8/F
Al Wickland: S9
Jack Farrell: CS2(24)

Top 8

Ted Easterly: HR/7
Grover Gilmore: S
Chet Chadbourne: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
John Potts: S
Duke Kenworthy: 63

Bot 8

Jack Farrell: S
Art Wilson: 243.1-2
Claude Hendrix: PB.2-3
Claude Hendrix: S.3-H
Max Flack: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Rollie Zeider: 13

Top 9

George Stovall: 53
George Perring: 63
Art Kruger: 4/F

Notes & reviews

First Major League game at Weeghman Park. Ceremonial first pitch thrown by City of Chicago Corporation Counsel Sexton. Any ball into overflow crowd was ground rule double.
First hit.
First double.
Zwilling scores first run on Farrell's single.
First home run landed on Waveland Avenue.
First double play.
Kansas City pitcher Chief Johnson left game after being served with an injunction from Cincinnati Reds for whom he was still under contract
First wild pitch.

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