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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1919-06-08 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15000

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 9–2. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 4th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Max Flack went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Pete Alexander L: Jake Northrop SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Joe Riggert	4	0	0	0	2
Buck Herzog	4	0	0	1	1
Ray Powell	4	0	1	0	0
Walton Cruise	4	0	0	0	1
Walter Holke	4	0	0	0	0
Lena Blackburne	4	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Maranville	4	1	1	0	1
Art Wilson	3	1	2	1	0
Jake Northrop	2	0	2	0	0
Ray Keating	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	2	3	3	0	0
Charlie Pick	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Hollocher	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dode Paskert	3	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	3	2	1	0	1	0
Les Mann	3	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Deal	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bill Killefer	4	0	2	1	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill McCabe	1	1	1	1	0	0
Turner Barber	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Northrop	4.0	6	2	0
Ray Keating	4.0	5	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	6	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Riggert: K
Buck Herzog: K
Ray Powell: 3/G

Bot 1

Max Flack: D9
Charlie Pick: 99
Charlie Hollocher: 99
Dode Paskert: 99

Top 2

Walton Cruise: 99
Walter Holke: 99
Lena Blackburne: 99

Bot 2

Fred Merkle: S
Les Mann: 99/SH.1-2
Charlie Deal: 99.2-3
Bill Killefer: S7.3-H
Pete Alexander: 99

Top 3

Rabbit Maranville: S9
Art Wilson: D9/89.1-H
Jake Northrop: S8.2-3
Joe Riggert: 99
Buck Herzog: FC5/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Ray Powell: 99/FL
Walton Cruise: 99/L

Bot 3

Max Flack: 99
Charlie Pick: 99
Charlie Hollocher: 99

Top 4

Walter Holke: E5
Lena Blackburne: 54(1)3/GDP
Rabbit Maranville: 99

Bot 4

Dode Paskert: S7
Fred Merkle: W.1-2
Les Mann: 63.2-3;1-2
Charlie Deal: S9.3-H;2-H
Bill Killefer: 563.1-2
Pete Alexander: W
Max Flack: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Charlie Pick: 99

Top 5

Art Wilson: 99
Jake Northrop: D
Joe Riggert: K#
Buck Herzog: 99

Bot 5

Charlie Hollocher: HP
Dode Paskert: 4(1)/FO#
Fred Merkle: CS2(24)#
Fred Merkle: 99

Top 6

Ray Powell: 8/F
Walton Cruise: K#
Walter Holke: 99

Bot 6

Les Mann: 99
Charlie Deal: 99
Bill Killefer: 99

Top 7

Lena Blackburne: 99
Rabbit Maranville: 99
Art Wilson: S
Ray Keating: K

Bot 7

Pete Alexander: K
Max Flack: S7
Charlie Pick: SB2
Charlie Pick: S6.2-H(E6/TH)(NR);B-2
Bill McCabe: T/78.2-H
Turner Barber: S.3-H
Fred Merkle: 99
Les Mann: WP.1-2#
Les Mann: K#

Top 8

Joe Riggert: 99
Buck Herzog: 99
Ray Powell: S
Walton Cruise: 99

Bot 8

Charlie Deal: 99
Bill Killefer: S
Pete Alexander: 9(B)3(1)/DP

Top 9

Walter Holke: 99
Lena Blackburne: 99
Rabbit Maranville: K#

Notes & reviews

Killefer was thrown out at 1st after Deal beat the throw to 2nd
Paskert ejected by 1B umpire Moran for throwing ball at umpire after catching flyball in CF (Paskert was upset about Moran calling him out on stolen base attempt in previous inning)

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