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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1918-09-02 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 9000 · 1:53

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Wilbur Cooper earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Claude Hendrix SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Turner Barber	5	1	1	0	0	1
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	0	0	0	2
Les Mann	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dode Paskert	4	0	2	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Pick	2	0	1	0	2	0
Charlie Deal	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Claude Hendrix	3	1	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luke Boone	5	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Bigbee	3	2	1	0	2	0
Max Carey	4	0	1	0	1	0
Billy Southworth	2	0	0	0	3	0
George Cutshaw	5	0	2	1	0	0
Fritz Mollwitz	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill McKechnie	4	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	4	0	1	1	0	1
Wilbur Cooper	4	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Hendrix	8.2	10	6	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	7	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Turner Barber: 63
Charlie Hollocher: 1/L
Les Mann: E6/TH
Dode Paskert: 3/G

Bot 1

Luke Boone: 43
Carson Bigbee: W
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: 9
Billy Southworth: W
George Cutshaw: WP.2-H;1-3
George Cutshaw: 43

Top 2

Fred Merkle: K
Charlie Pick: W
Charlie Deal: 3/P
Bob O'Farrell: 43

Bot 2

Fritz Mollwitz: S7
Bill McKechnie: SB2
Bill McKechnie: 43.2-3
Walter Schmidt: S3/BG.3-H
Wilbur Cooper: S1.1X3(135)
Luke Boone: 7

Top 3

Claude Hendrix: HP
Turner Barber: S8.1-2
Charlie Hollocher: K+SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH);1-3
Les Mann: S8.3-H
Dode Paskert: S9.1-2
Fred Merkle: 13.2-3;1-2
Charlie Pick: 8

Bot 3

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: 7
Billy Southworth: 13

Top 4

Charlie Deal: 8
Bob O'Farrell: 8
Claude Hendrix: 63

Bot 4

George Cutshaw: 63
Fritz Mollwitz: S6
Bill McKechnie: S9/89.1-3
Walter Schmidt: SB2
Walter Schmidt: K
Wilbur Cooper: 53

Top 5

Turner Barber: 53
Charlie Hollocher: K
Les Mann: 7

Bot 5

Luke Boone: 9
Carson Bigbee: W
Max Carey: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Billy Southworth: W
George Cutshaw: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Fritz Mollwitz: 13

Top 6

Dode Paskert: S6
Fred Merkle: 9
Charlie Pick: W.1-2
Charlie Deal: 3/P
Bob O'Farrell: 6/L

Bot 6

Bill McKechnie: 9
Walter Schmidt: 7
Wilbur Cooper: T8/78
Luke Boone: 43

Top 7

Claude Hendrix: T9
Turner Barber: K
Charlie Hollocher: FC1/BG.3XH(12);B-1
Les Mann: 9

Bot 7

Carson Bigbee: 7
Max Carey: 43
Billy Southworth: 8

Top 8

Dode Paskert: 8
Fred Merkle: 63
Charlie Pick: S8
Charlie Deal: CS2(26)

Bot 8

George Cutshaw: S8
Fritz Mollwitz: 43.1-2
Bill McKechnie: 43
Walter Schmidt: 7

Top 9

Charlie Deal: 8
Bob O'Farrell: S7
Claude Hendrix: K
Turner Barber: 6/L

Bot 9

Wilbur Cooper: 5/P
Luke Boone: 6/P
Carson Bigbee: S6
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: W
Billy Southworth: W.2-3;1-2
George Cutshaw: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Afternoon game of morning-afternoon double-header

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