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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1919-08-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 10 innings

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 7th. Eppa Rixey earned the win. Gene Paulette went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	12
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	10

W: Eppa Rixey L: Speed Martin SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Bancroft	5	0	1	0	0	1
Lena Blackburne	5	0	0	0	0	1
Cy Williams	5	1	2	0	0	0
Irish Meusel	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Luderus	2	1	0	0	3	1
Possum Whitted	5	1	2	0	0	1
Gene Paulette	5	1	3	2	0	0
Walt Tragesser	5	0	2	2	0	0
Eppa Rixey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Leo Callahan	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	0	2	0	2	0
Charlie Hollocher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Magee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	2	0	1	0
Turner Barber	4	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Deal	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dode Paskert	4	0	1	1	1	0
Bob O'Farrell	5	0	1	1	0	1
Sweetbread Bailey	1	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Carter	1	0	1	0	0	0
Claude Hendrix	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Daly	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	10.0	10	5	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sweetbread Bailey	6.1	6	1	3
Paul Carter	1.2	1	1	0
Speed Martin	2.0	5	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Bancroft: 99
Lena Blackburne: 99
Cy Williams: 99

Bot 1

Max Flack: 99
Charlie Hollocher: 99
Lee Magee: 99

Top 2

Irish Meusel: D
Fred Luderus: 99
Possum Whitted: K
Gene Paulette: 99

Bot 2

Fred Merkle: 99
Turner Barber: 99
Charlie Deal: D
Dode Paskert: T.2-H
Bob O'Farrell: 3/P

Top 3

Walt Tragesser: 99
Eppa Rixey: 99
Dave Bancroft: K

Bot 3

Sweetbread Bailey: 99
Max Flack: D
Charlie Hollocher: 99
Lee Magee: 99

Top 4

Lena Blackburne: 99
Cy Williams: 99
Irish Meusel: 99

Bot 4

Fred Merkle: S
Turner Barber: 99/SH.1-2
Charlie Deal: 99
Dode Paskert: 99

Top 5

Fred Luderus: K
Possum Whitted: 99
Gene Paulette: 99

Bot 5

Bob O'Farrell: K
Sweetbread Bailey: W
Max Flack: S.1-2
Charlie Hollocher: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Lee Magee: 99

Top 6

Walt Tragesser: 99
Eppa Rixey: S
Dave Bancroft: S.1-2
Lena Blackburne: 99
Cy Williams: 99

Bot 6

Fred Merkle: 99
Turner Barber: S/G
Charlie Deal: D.1-H
Dode Paskert: 99
Bob O'Farrell: 99

Top 7

Irish Meusel: 7/F7LSF/FL
Fred Luderus: W
Possum Whitted: S9.1-3
Gene Paulette: S.3-H;1-2
Walt Tragesser: D.2-H;1-H
Eppa Rixey: 99
Dave Bancroft: 99

Bot 7

Paul Carter: S
Max Flack: W.1-2
Charlie Hollocher: OA.2X3(99)
Charlie Hollocher: 99
Lee Magee: 99

Top 8

Lena Blackburne: 99
Cy Williams: S
Irish Meusel: 99/G.1-2
Fred Luderus: W
Possum Whitted: 99

Bot 8

Fred Merkle: D7/G5L
Turner Barber: 99
Charlie Deal: 99/G.2-3
Dode Paskert: W
Bob O'Farrell: S.3-H;1-3
Claude Hendrix: 99(1)/FO

Top 9

Gene Paulette: S
Walt Tragesser: S.1-3
Eppa Rixey: SB2
Eppa Rixey: 99
Dave Bancroft: 99
Lena Blackburne: K

Bot 9

Max Flack: W
Charlie Hollocher: 99/SH.1-2
Lee Magee: HP
Fred Merkle: WP.2-3;1-2
Fred Merkle: W
Turner Barber: 99
Charlie Deal: 99

Top 10

Cy Williams: S9
Leo Callahan: 99/SH.1-2
Fred Luderus: IW
Possum Whitted: S1/G.2-3;1-2
Gene Paulette: S6/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
Walt Tragesser: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 10

Dode Paskert: 99
Bob O'Farrell: 99
Tom Daly: E5
Max Flack: 99

Notes & reviews

Cubs manager Mitchell ejected by base umpire Byron for arguing that Paulette had been picked off 3rd (fans threw many bottles on to field in protest of call and game was delayed for several minutes)

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