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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1919-09-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · sunny · 1:24

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 6–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Dutch Ruether earned the win. Edd Roush went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dutch Ruether L: Pete Alexander SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Morrie Rath	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Daubert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Edd Roush	4	1	3	2	0	0
Greasy Neale	2	1	0	0	1	0
Larry Kopf	4	1	1	1	0	0
Pat Duncan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Schreiber	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ivey Wingo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch Ruether	3	1	1	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	3	0	0	0
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buck Herzog	2	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Merkle	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Deal	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Magee	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Killefer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bernie Friberg	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Ruether	9.0	7	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Morrie Rath: 13
Jake Daubert: S9
Edd Roush: HR8/L/IPHR.1-H
Greasy Neale: W
Larry Kopf: SB2
Larry Kopf: D8.2-H
Pat Duncan: 43.2-3
Hank Schreiber: S5.3-H
Ivey Wingo: 5/FL

Bot 1

Max Flack: T7
Charlie Hollocher: 43.3-H
Buck Herzog: W
Dave Robertson: 46(1)/FO
Fred Merkle: 9

Top 2

Dutch Ruether: W
Morrie Rath: 13/SH.1-2
Jake Daubert: 6
Edd Roush: 3/G

Bot 2

Charlie Deal: 53
Lee Magee: 63
Bill Killefer: 53

Top 3

Greasy Neale: 7
Larry Kopf: 13
Pat Duncan: 63

Bot 3

Pete Alexander: K
Max Flack: S9
Charlie Hollocher: 13.1-2
Buck Herzog: HP
Dave Robertson: 3/FL

Top 4

Hank Schreiber: 3/L
Ivey Wingo: 7
Dutch Ruether: S7
Morrie Rath: SB2
Morrie Rath: S9.2-3
Jake Daubert: SB2.3-H(E2)(UR);1-H(E8)(UR)
Jake Daubert: 53

Bot 4

Fred Merkle: S5
Charlie Deal: 54(1)/FO
Lee Magee: S8.1-2
Bill Killefer: 2/FL
Pete Alexander: 43

Top 5

Edd Roush: S9
Greasy Neale: 13/SH.1-2
Larry Kopf: 53.2-3
Pat Duncan: 63

Bot 5

Max Flack: S9
Charlie Hollocher: 3/FL
Buck Herzog: 7
Dave Robertson: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Hank Schreiber: 3/FL
Ivey Wingo: 7
Dutch Ruether: 63

Bot 6

Fred Merkle: 13
Charlie Deal: 8
Lee Magee: 63

Top 7

Morrie Rath: 53
Jake Daubert: 13
Edd Roush: T8
Greasy Neale: 7

Bot 7

Bill Killefer: 63
Pete Alexander: 53
Max Flack: 2/FL

Top 8

Larry Kopf: 3/FL
Pat Duncan: 3/FL
Hank Schreiber: 13

Bot 8

Charlie Hollocher: S9
Buck Herzog: S8.1-3
Dave Robertson: K
Fred Merkle: 9/9S
Charlie Deal: 3/FL

Top 9

Ivey Wingo: 3
Dutch Ruether: K
Morrie Rath: 7

Bot 9

Lee Magee: 53
Bill Killefer: 7
Bernie Friberg: 43

Notes & reviews

Catcher's throw sailed into center allowing Ruether to score from 3rd. Rath continued to 3rd where Robertson's throw got past Deal allowing Rath to score

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