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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1917-09-03 · Day game · Robison Field · 2:26

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Mike Prendergast earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	6	11
SLN	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	10

W: Mike Prendergast L: Milt Watson SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	2	1	1	0
Pete Kilduff	5	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Wolter	5	2	3	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	4	0	2	2	1	0
Charlie Deal	4	0	2	1	0	0
Cy Williams	5	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Merkle	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rowdy Elliott	3	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	1
Rollie Zeider	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Aldridge	1	0	0	0	0	0
Art Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Long	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Smith	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dots Miller	3	1	1	0	0	1
Rogers Hornsby	4	1	2	0	0	0
Walton Cruise	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gene Paulette	3	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Baird	4	1	3	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	1	1	1	1
Bill Doak	1	0	0	0	1	0
Milt Watson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	4.0	7	1	3
Vic Aldridge	3.0	3	1	2
Mike Prendergast	2.0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Doak	6.1	10	2	4
Milt Watson	1.0	1	2	0
Red Ames	1.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 3/P
Pete Kilduff: K
Harry Wolter: S9
Larry Doyle: S9.1-3
Charlie Deal: S7.3-H;1-2
Cy Williams: 7/F

Bot 1

Tom Long: 2/P1S
Jack Smith: S1/BG
Dots Miller: 46(1)/FO
Rogers Hornsby: CS2(24)

Top 2

Fred Merkle: 63
Rowdy Elliott: K
Phil Douglas: K/C

Bot 2

Rogers Hornsby: S6/G56
Walton Cruise: S8.1-2
Gene Paulette: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Doug Baird: WP.3-H;2-H
Doug Baird: D7
Mike Gonzalez: S8.2-H
Bill Doak: 3/P/FL
Tom Long: SB2
Tom Long: 13

Top 3

Max Flack: 8/F
Pete Kilduff: S8
Harry Wolter: 8/F
Larry Doyle: W.1-2
Charlie Deal: 5(2)/FO.1-2

Bot 3

Jack Smith: 63
Dots Miller: K
Rogers Hornsby: S8/8S.BX2(84)

Top 4

Cy Williams: K23
Fred Merkle: 53
Rowdy Elliott: 63

Bot 4

Walton Cruise: K/C
Gene Paulette: K23
Doug Baird: S4/G-
Mike Gonzalez: SB2
Mike Gonzalez: SB3
Mike Gonzalez: W
Bill Doak: CSH(12)

Top 5

Rollie Zeider: 63
Max Flack: S3/BG
Pete Kilduff: 9/F
Harry Wolter: S7.1-2
Larry Doyle: 3/G

Bot 5

Bill Doak: W
Tom Long: 54(1)/FO
Jack Smith: CS2(26)
Jack Smith: S9
Dots Miller: S9/9S-.1-H(E9/THH)(NR)(UR);B-3
Rogers Hornsby: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Walton Cruise: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Charlie Deal: S7
Cy Williams: 54(1)/FO
Fred Merkle: 54(1)/FO
Rowdy Elliott: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Gene Paulette: 53
Doug Baird: S
Mike Gonzalez: SB2
Mike Gonzalez: CS3(25)
Mike Gonzalez: K/C

Top 7

Vic Aldridge: 3/G
Max Flack: W
Pete Kilduff: S7.1-3
Harry Wolter: S8.3-H;1-2
Larry Doyle: D7.2-H;1-H
Charlie Deal: 4/P
Cy Williams: 3/P

Bot 7

Milt Watson: K
Tom Long: 7/F
Jack Smith: 63

Top 8

Fred Merkle: W
Rowdy Elliott: 23/SH.1-2#
Art Wilson: W
Max Flack: S3/G+.2-H;1-H(E3/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-2
Pete Kilduff: 4/P
Harry Wolter: 13

Bot 8

Frank Snyder: 63
Rogers Hornsby: 63
Walton Cruise: 9/F

Top 9

Larry Doyle: E4/G
Charlie Deal: 13/SH.1-2
Cy Williams: PO2(15656)
Cy Williams: 4/P

Bot 9

Gene Paulette: 9/F
Doug Baird: 7/F
Mike Gonzalez: 63

Notes & reviews

Cubs manager Mitchell ejected by HP umpire Byron for arguing that Wilson had been hit by pitch before he walked; Byron ruled that Wilson made no attempt to evade pitch
Elliott injured by foul tip

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