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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1917-08-22 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 4500 · 1:45

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 5–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 4th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Milt Stock went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
PHI	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		5	11

W: Pete Alexander L: Mike Prendergast SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Lord Byron · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	0	0
Les Mann	4	0	0	0
Larry Doyle	4	3	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	0	1
Harry Wolter	4	0	0	0
Charlie Deal	2	0	0	1
Pete Kilduff	3	1	0	0
Rowdy Elliott	3	0	0	0
Mike Prendergast	1	0	1	1
Rollie Zeider	1	0	0	0
Claude Hendrix	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	4	0	2	2	0	1
Dave Bancroft	3	0	0	0	1	1
Milt Stock	3	1	2	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred Luderus	4	1	1	0	0	1
Possum Whitted	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bert Niehoff	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	3	0	1	0	1	1
Pete Alexander	4	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Prendergast	4.1	7	2	2
Claude Hendrix	3.2	4	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 5/P
Les Mann: 9/F
Larry Doyle: S9
Fred Merkle: 9/F

Bot 1

Dode Paskert: S/6
Dave Bancroft: W.1-2
Milt Stock: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Gavvy Cravath: 8/F
Fred Luderus: 7/F

Top 2

Harry Wolter: 53
Charlie Deal: K
Pete Kilduff: 8/F

Bot 2

Possum Whitted: 53
Bert Niehoff: 7/F
Bill Killefer: K

Top 3

Rowdy Elliott: 9/F
Mike Prendergast: W
Max Flack: 64(1)/FO
Les Mann: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Pete Alexander: 53
Dode Paskert: 53
Dave Bancroft: 2/FL

Top 4

Les Mann: 31
Larry Doyle: S7
Fred Merkle: K
Harry Wolter: 6(1)/FO

Bot 4

Milt Stock: HR/7
Gavvy Cravath: HR/7
Fred Luderus: S9
Possum Whitted: S9.1-2
Bert Niehoff: 7/F
Bill Killefer: W.2-3;1-2
Pete Alexander: 6/P
Dode Paskert: S8.3-H;2-H;1XH(852)

Top 5

Charlie Deal: 63
Pete Kilduff: D8
Rowdy Elliott: 13
Mike Prendergast: K

Bot 5

Dave Bancroft: K
Milt Stock: S8
Gavvy Cravath: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Gavvy Cravath: 6/P
Fred Luderus: 43

Top 6

Max Flack: 8/F
Les Mann: 53
Larry Doyle: 8/F

Bot 6

Possum Whitted: 3/P
Bert Niehoff: S9
Bill Killefer: S/6.1-2
Pete Alexander: S9.2-H;1-2
Dode Paskert: K
Dave Bancroft: 13

Top 7

Fred Merkle: S7
Harry Wolter: 7/F
Rollie Zeider: 64(1)/FO
Pete Kilduff: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Milt Stock: 53
Gavvy Cravath: 8/F
Fred Luderus: K

Top 8

Rowdy Elliott: 13
Claude Hendrix: S8
Max Flack: S9.1-2
Les Mann: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 8

Possum Whitted: D9
Bert Niehoff: 43.2-3
Bill Killefer: FC6.3XH(625)
Pete Alexander: 2/FL

Top 9

Larry Doyle: S9
Fred Merkle: 3(B)3(1)/LDP#
Harry Wolter: 5/P

Notes & reviews

3bman Deal ejected by base umpire Byron for arguing Stock was out at 3rd

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