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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1919-06-12 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Pete Alexander earned the win.

Line score

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PHI00000000007
CHN0000001238

W: Pete Alexander   L: Elmer Jacobs   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Lord Byron Β· 1B: Pete Harrison Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: (none) Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Possum Whitted401000
Cy Williams401002
Doug Baird400002
Fred Luderus400002
Gavvy Cravath402001
Harry Pearce401000
Irish Meusel301000
Bert Adams201010
Elmer Jacobs300001

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Max Flack412000
Charlie Pick300000
Les Mann301001
Fred Merkle301101
Dode Paskert301000
Charlie Deal311000
Pete Kilduff311000
Bill Killefer301101
Pete Alexander200100

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Elmer Jacobs8.0803

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pete Alexander9.0718

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Possum Whitted: D9/G3L
  • Cy Williams: K/C
  • Doug Baird: 63/G6MS.2-3
  • Fred Luderus: 43

Bot 1

  • Max Flack: 43
  • Charlie Pick: 3/G
  • Les Mann: S8/89
  • Fred Merkle: PO1(134)

Top 2

  • Gavvy Cravath: K
  • Harry Pearce: S8/G46
  • Irish Meusel: 8/L78
  • Bert Adams: CS2(24)

Bot 2

  • Fred Merkle: K
  • Dode Paskert: 8
  • Charlie Deal: 6/L

Top 3

  • Bert Adams: W
  • Elmer Jacobs: 2/FL/BP
  • Possum Whitted: 53/G5S.1-2
  • Cy Williams: 43/G4D

Bot 3

  • Pete Kilduff: 63
  • Bill Killefer: 8
  • Pete Alexander: 63

Top 4

  • Doug Baird: K/C
  • Fred Luderus: 13
  • Gavvy Cravath: 13

Bot 4

  • Max Flack: S8
  • Charlie Pick: 46(1)/FO
  • Les Mann: SB2
  • Les Mann: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 5

  • Harry Pearce: 63
  • Irish Meusel: 8
  • Bert Adams: 7

Bot 5

  • Fred Merkle: 5/P
  • Dode Paskert: 3/FL
  • Charlie Deal: 9

Top 6

  • Elmer Jacobs: 6/P
  • Possum Whitted: 3/P
  • Cy Williams: S9
  • Doug Baird: SB2
  • Doug Baird: K

Bot 6

  • Pete Kilduff: 7
  • Bill Killefer: K/C
  • Pete Alexander: 7

Top 7

  • Fred Luderus: K
  • Gavvy Cravath: S
  • Harry Pearce: 16(1)/FO
  • Irish Meusel: CS2(26)

Bot 7

  • Max Flack: S
  • Charlie Pick: 34/SH.1-2
  • Les Mann: 43/G.2-3
  • Fred Merkle: S7.3-H
  • Dode Paskert: S8.1X3(85)

Top 8

  • Irish Meusel: D9
  • Bert Adams: S8.2-3
  • Elmer Jacobs: K
  • Possum Whitted: 2/FL
  • Cy Williams: K/C

Bot 8

  • Charlie Deal: S
  • Pete Kilduff: S.1-2
  • Bill Killefer: D.2-H;1-3
  • Pete Alexander: 8/SF.3-H
  • Max Flack: 9
  • Charlie Pick: 43

Top 9

  • Doug Baird: 53
  • Fred Luderus: K
  • Gavvy Cravath: D
  • Harry Pearce: 3/G