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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1919-09-13 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5000

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 2–1. Pete Alexander earned the win. Fred Merkle went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Pete Alexander L: Al Mamaux SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivy Olson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Johnston	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tommy Griffith	4	0	2	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hi Myers	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Konetchy	4	0	2	0	0	0
Doug Baird	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Krueger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Mamaux	2	1	1	0	1	1
Clarence Mitchell	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill McCabe	3	1	0	0	1	1
Charlie Hollocher	3	0	1	0	0	0
Buck Herzog	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	3	1	0	0
Turner Barber	2	1	1	0	0	0
Lee Magee	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dode Paskert	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Killefer	3	0	2	1	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Mamaux	8.0	9	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	8	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivy Olson: 9
Jimmy Johnston: 53
Tommy Griffith: 3/G

Bot 1

Bill McCabe: 43
Charlie Hollocher: S4
Buck Herzog: 8
Fred Merkle: S8.1-3
Turner Barber: CSH(242)

Top 2

Zack Wheat: 63
Hi Myers: 13
Ed Konetchy: 53

Bot 2

Turner Barber: D9
Lee Magee: 24/SH.2-3
Dode Paskert: K
Bill Killefer: S1/8.3-H
Pete Alexander: 9

Top 3

Doug Baird: 9
Ernie Krueger: 53
Al Mamaux: W
Ivy Olson: D/78.1-3
Jimmy Johnston: 143

Bot 3

Bill McCabe: W
Charlie Hollocher: 53/SH.1-2
Buck Herzog: S7.2-3
Fred Merkle: D7/78.3-H;1XH(762)
Turner Barber: 63

Top 4

Tommy Griffith: 99
Zack Wheat: 99
Hi Myers: 99

Bot 4

Lee Magee: D
Dode Paskert: FC3/BG.2X3(365);B-1
Bill Killefer: 99
Pete Alexander: 99

Top 5

Ed Konetchy: S8
Doug Baird: 46(1)/FO
Ernie Krueger: FC5.1-3(E5/TH2);B-1
Al Mamaux: K
Ivy Olson: OA.3XH(1362)

Bot 5

Bill McCabe: K
Charlie Hollocher: 99
Buck Herzog: 99

Top 6

Ivy Olson: 3/P
Jimmy Johnston: K
Tommy Griffith: S8
Zack Wheat: S1.1-2
Hi Myers: 99

Bot 6

Fred Merkle: S8
Turner Barber: 3/SH.1-2
Lee Magee: 6/P
Dode Paskert: E6.2-3
Bill Killefer: PO3(25)

Top 7

Ed Konetchy: 99
Doug Baird: 99
Ernie Krueger: 99

Bot 7

Bill Killefer: S.BX2(99)
Pete Alexander: 99
Bill McCabe: 99

Top 8

Al Mamaux: S9
Ivy Olson: 43.1-2
Jimmy Johnston: K
Tommy Griffith: S6.2-3
Zack Wheat: S7.3-H;1-2
Hi Myers: 53

Bot 8

Charlie Hollocher: 99
Buck Herzog: 99
Fred Merkle: 99

Top 9

Ed Konetchy: D8/78
Doug Baird: 13/SH.2-3
Ernie Krueger: K
Clarence Mitchell: W
Ivy Olson: 4/P

Notes & reviews

attempted double-steal
Killefer's hot smash deflected off pitcher Mamaux's bare hand into CF
Baird tried to score during rundown on Krueger after he was picked off 1st (attempted double-steal)

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