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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1918-07-25 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 2:18

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 12–6. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Claude Hendrix earned the win and Phil Douglas picked up the save. Bob O'Farrell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	1	12	12
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	6	11

W: Claude Hendrix L: Joe Oeschger SV: Phil Douglas

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	2	2	0	2	0
Charlie Hollocher	3	3	1	2	2	0
Les Mann	2	2	0	0	2	0
Fred Merkle	4	2	2	1	1	0
Dode Paskert	3	0	1	3	2	1
Turner Barber	6	1	2	1	0	1
Rollie Zeider	5	0	1	2	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	2	2	2	2	0
Claude Hendrix	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill McCabe	1	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Bancroft	5	1	1	0	0	1
Cy Williams	5	1	2	0	0	1
Milt Stock	5	2	2	0	0	0
Fred Luderus	5	1	1	2	0	0
Irish Meusel	3	1	2	1	1	0
Gavvy Cravath	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Hemingway	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ed Burns	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Oeschger	3	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Fitzgerald	2	0	1	2	0	0
Dixie Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Hendrix	6.2	10	1	3
Phil Douglas	2.1	1	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Oeschger	7.0	9	6	2
Dixie Davis	2.0	3	5	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: D9
Charlie Hollocher: S9.2-H
Les Mann: W.1-2
Fred Merkle: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Dode Paskert: S8.3-H;2-H
Turner Barber: 53.1-3
Rollie Zeider: 7/F

Bot 1

Dave Bancroft: 63
Cy Williams: K
Milt Stock: 6/P

Top 2

Bob O'Farrell: HR/8
Claude Hendrix: 8/F
Max Flack: 6E3
Charlie Hollocher: CS2(26)
Charlie Hollocher: 43

Bot 2

Fred Luderus: 6/P
Irish Meusel: S8
Gavvy Cravath: 23.1-2
Ed Hemingway: S7.2-3
Ed Burns: 4/P

Top 3

Les Mann: 53
Fred Merkle: S7
Dode Paskert: SB2
Dode Paskert: K
Turner Barber: SB3
Turner Barber: K

Bot 3

Joe Oeschger: 9/F
Dave Bancroft: 6/P
Cy Williams: S3
Milt Stock: 7/F

Top 4

Rollie Zeider: 63
Bob O'Farrell: 63
Claude Hendrix: 63

Bot 4

Fred Luderus: 6/L
Irish Meusel: 53
Gavvy Cravath: 43

Top 5

Max Flack: 63
Charlie Hollocher: 43
Les Mann: W
Fred Merkle: W.1-2
Dode Paskert: W.2-3;1-2
Turner Barber: S3.3-H;2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Rollie Zeider: 6/P

Bot 5

Ed Hemingway: 8/F
Ed Burns: S8
Joe Oeschger: 6/P
Dave Bancroft: K

Top 6

Bob O'Farrell: W
Claude Hendrix: FC1/SH.1-2
Max Flack: S2/BG.2-3;1-2
Charlie Hollocher: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Les Mann: 8/F
Fred Merkle: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Cy Williams: S8
Milt Stock: S5/BG.1-2
Fred Luderus: 8/F
Irish Meusel: W.2-3;1-2
Justin Fitzgerald: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ed Hemingway: 23.3-H;2-3
Ed Burns: 9/F

Top 7

Dode Paskert: 8/F
Turner Barber: D9
Rollie Zeider: 7/F
Bob O'Farrell: D9.2-H
Claude Hendrix: 8/F

Bot 7

Joe Oeschger: K
Dave Bancroft: S7
Cy Williams: 3/G.1-2
Milt Stock: E6/TH.2-3
Fred Luderus: SB2
Fred Luderus: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Irish Meusel: D8.2-H(UR)
Justin Fitzgerald: 8/F

Top 8

Max Flack: W
Charlie Hollocher: W.1-2
Bill McCabe: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Fred Merkle: S8.3-H;2-3
Dode Paskert: W.1-2
Turner Barber: 5
Rollie Zeider: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bob O'Farrell: SB2
Bob O'Farrell: W
Phil Douglas: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ed Hemingway: K
Ed Burns: 9
Dixie Davis: 143

Top 9

Max Flack: W
Charlie Hollocher: W.1-2
Bill McCabe: S6.2-3;1-2
Fred Merkle: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Dode Paskert: 8/SF.3-H
Turner Barber: 31

Bot 9

Dave Bancroft: 63
Cy Williams: 8
Milt Stock: S8
Fred Luderus: SB2
Fred Luderus: 63

Notes & reviews

Bounce HR
Cravath injured in this at bat and left game
wild throw came after Paskert overran second
LFer Mann ejected by HP umpire Harrison for arguing Luderus double was foul

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