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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1919-07-09 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 11 innings · 2:37

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

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	13
PHI	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	13

W: Eppa Rixey L: Sweetbread Bailey SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	5	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Hollocher	5	2	2	1	0	0
Les Mann	5	0	3	1	0	2
Fred Merkle	5	1	0	0	0	0
Dode Paskert	5	0	1	2	0	0
Charlie Deal	5	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Pick	5	0	3	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	4	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Douglas	4	0	1	0	0	2
Sweetbread Bailey	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Leo Callahan	3	0	1	0	2	1
Ed Sicking	4	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Baird	5	1	1	0	0	1
Irish Meusel	5	2	2	1	0	0
Fred Luderus	4	0	1	0	0	1
Possum Whitted	5	0	4	2	0	0
Dave Bancroft	4	0	1	2	0	1
Nig Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Pasquella	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	9.0	10	1	5
Sweetbread Bailey	1.1	3	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	11.0	13	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: K23#
Charlie Hollocher: 4/P
Les Mann: K

Bot 1

Leo Callahan: W
Ed Sicking: 14/SH.1-2
Doug Baird: SB3
Doug Baird: K
Irish Meusel: 63/G56D

Top 2

Fred Merkle: 3/G
Dode Paskert: 53
Charlie Deal: S7
Charlie Pick: S8.1-2
Bob O'Farrell: 9

Bot 2

Fred Luderus: K
Possum Whitted: S9
Dave Bancroft: CS2(24)
Dave Bancroft: K/C

Top 3

Phil Douglas: S8/8S
Max Flack: 9
Charlie Hollocher: 9
Les Mann: S8.1-3
Fred Merkle: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Nig Clarke: 7
Eppa Rixey: S8/89
Leo Callahan: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 4

Dode Paskert: 7
Charlie Deal: 6/P
Charlie Pick: S8
Bob O'Farrell: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Ed Sicking: K
Doug Baird: D9
Irish Meusel: D7/7L.2-H
Fred Luderus: 63.2-3
Possum Whitted: S9.3-H
Dave Bancroft: SB2
Dave Bancroft: 8/F8XD

Top 5

Bob O'Farrell: W
Phil Douglas: K
Max Flack: 8/F8S
Charlie Hollocher: D9.1-H;B-3(E9)
Les Mann: S8.3-H
Fred Merkle: 8

Bot 5

Nig Clarke: 7/L
Eppa Rixey: 2/FL
Leo Callahan: 43

Top 6

Dode Paskert: 13
Charlie Deal: 63
Charlie Pick: 6/P

Bot 6

Ed Sicking: 6/P
Doug Baird: 43
Irish Meusel: 9

Top 7

Bob O'Farrell: 4/L
Phil Douglas: 4/L
Max Flack: 6/L

Bot 7

Fred Luderus: 43
Possum Whitted: 3/L
Dave Bancroft: 9

Top 8

Charlie Hollocher: S1/G1
Les Mann: SB2
Les Mann: K
Fred Merkle: FC5.2X2(5E6);B-1
Dode Paskert: PB.2-3;1-2
Dode Paskert: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Charlie Deal: 7
Charlie Pick: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Charlie Pick: 7

Bot 8

Nig Clarke: 7
Eppa Rixey: 53
Leo Callahan: D7/7L
Ed Sicking: 43

Top 9

Bob O'Farrell: K
Phil Douglas: K
Max Flack: 99

Bot 9

Doug Baird: 99
Irish Meusel: S
Fred Luderus: S.1-2
Possum Whitted: S.2-H;1-3
Dave Bancroft: 99/SF.3-H
Nig Clarke: 99

Top 10

Charlie Hollocher: 99
Les Mann: S
Fred Merkle: 99
Dode Paskert: 99

Bot 10

Eppa Rixey: D
Leo Callahan: W
Ed Sicking: 99
Doug Baird: 16(1)/FO/DP.2XH(62)

Top 11

Charlie Deal: 99
Charlie Pick: S
Bob O'Farrell: CS2(99)
Bob O'Farrell: S
Sweetbread Bailey: S/BR.1X1(3)

Bot 11

Irish Meusel: 99
Mike Pasquella: S
Possum Whitted: S.1-2
Dave Bancroft: S9.2-H;1-2