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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ 
Chicago Cubs
1918-05-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 3500 · 2:02
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. Erskine Mayer earned the win and Joe Oeschger picked up the save. Erskine Mayer went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
W: Erskine Mayer L: Paul Carter SV: Joe Oeschger
Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Fitzgerald | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Bancroft | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Patsy McGaffigan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Stock | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Luderus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Irish Meusel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Burns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Erskine Mayer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dode Paskert | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Hollocher | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Les Mann | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Max Flack | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Merkle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Deal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Kilduff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Killefer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty Tyler | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Turner Barber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Mayer | 8.2 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe Oeschger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Carter | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Lefty Tyler | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Justin Fitzgerald: 9/F
- Dave Bancroft: S5/G
- Patsy McGaffigan: 9/F
- Milt Stock: 6/L
Bot 1
- Dode Paskert: 6/P
- Charlie Hollocher: 13/BG
- Les Mann: D8
- Max Flack: 63
Top 2
- Gavvy Cravath: S8/78
- Fred Luderus: S9.1-2
- Irish Meusel: 1E4/SH.2-3;1-2
- Ed Burns: 3/FL
- Erskine Mayer: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Justin Fitzgerald: CSH(262)
Bot 2
- Fred Merkle: 53
- Charlie Deal: 63
- Pete Kilduff: 53
Top 3
- Justin Fitzgerald: 13
- Dave Bancroft: 8/F
- Patsy McGaffigan: S9
- Milt Stock: CS2(263)
Bot 3
- Bill Killefer: 13
- Paul Carter: S7/56
- Dode Paskert: 8/F
- Charlie Hollocher: S9.1-2
- Les Mann: W.2-3;1-2
- Max Flack: 8/F
Top 4
- Milt Stock: W
- Gavvy Cravath: WP.1-2
- Gavvy Cravath: W
- Fred Luderus: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Irish Meusel: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-2
- Ed Burns: IW
- Erskine Mayer: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Justin Fitzgerald: D7.2-H;1-3
- Dave Bancroft: 63
Bot 4
- Fred Merkle: K/C
- Charlie Deal: 13
- Pete Kilduff: 9/L
Top 5
- Patsy McGaffigan: 6/P
- Milt Stock: S7
- Gavvy Cravath: CS2(26)
- Gavvy Cravath: S6
- Fred Luderus: 13
Bot 5
- Bill Killefer: 8/F
- Lefty Tyler: S8/G
- Dode Paskert: D7/G5.1-3
- Charlie Hollocher: S3.3-H;2-H
- Les Mann: S9.1-3
- Max Flack: 9/F/DP.3XH(92)
Top 6
- Irish Meusel: 3/P
- Ed Burns: 9/L
- Erskine Mayer: S8/1
- Justin Fitzgerald: E5/G.1-2
- Dave Bancroft: 53
Bot 6
- Fred Merkle: 163
- Charlie Deal: S7.B-2(E7)
- Pete Kilduff: FLE3
- Pete Kilduff: 43.2-3
- Bill Killefer: 7/F
Top 7
- Patsy McGaffigan: T8
- Milt Stock: 9/SF.3-H
- Gavvy Cravath: 63
- Fred Luderus: D7
- Irish Meusel: S8.2-H
- Ed Burns: CS2(26)
Bot 7
- Lefty Tyler: S9
- Dode Paskert: 64(1)3/GDP
- Charlie Hollocher: S9
- Les Mann: 8/F
Top 8
- Ed Burns: 63
- Erskine Mayer: K
- Justin Fitzgerald: 5/P
Bot 8
- Max Flack: 13
- Fred Merkle: S6/P.BX2(65)
- Charlie Deal: 8/F
Top 9
- Dave Bancroft: 2/P
- Patsy McGaffigan: 43
- Milt Stock: 5/L
Bot 9
- Turner Barber: S
- Bill Killefer: 3/FL
- Lefty Tyler: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Dode Paskert: W
- Charlie Hollocher: 3/G.1-2
- Les Mann: D8/78.3-H;2-H
- Max Flack: 13
Notes & reviews
- Attempted double-steal
- Chicago bench cleared by HP umpire Moran, but players were not ejected and could have returned