The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates began their third series in the cellar, but may have gotten out of it after winning three of four against the 1906 Chicago Cubs. Both teams are now 5-7 after three weeks. The down-up-down Cubs were swept the first week, earned a sweep the second week, and were nearly swept here except for an extra-innings win in the finale. Honus Wagner hit .375 (6-for-16) to lead the Pirates, while Frank Chance was the only Cubs hitter over .300 at .312 (5-for-16).
Game #1: Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 3
Honus Wagner knocked a solo homer in the first and Tommy Leach hit a two-run homer in a four-run third inning, helping propel the Pirates to a 5-0 lead. Kitty Bransfield made it 6-0 with an RBI double in the seventh, and Claude Ritchey drove in two with a double in the ninth to make it 8-0. Chicago finally broke up Deacon Phillippe’s shutout bid in the ninth inning.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (8) AT 1906 CHICAGO CUBS (3)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Fred Clarke 5 0 1 0 Jimmy Slagle 4 1 1 0
Ginger Beaumont 4 2 1 0 Jimmy Sheckard 4 1 1 0
Honus Wagner 4 3 1 1 Frank Schulte 4 1 1 2
Kitty Bransfield 4 2 2 2 Frank Chance 4 0 1 0
Claude Ritchey 4 0 2 3 Harry Steinfeldt 3 0 2 1
Tommy Leach 3 1 1 2 Joe Tinker 4 0 0 0
Wid Conroy 4 0 1 0 Johnny Evers 3 0 1 0
Harry Smith 4 0 0 0 Johnny Kling 3 0 1 0
Deacon Phillippe AXY 4 0 0 0 Ed Reulbach AYW 2 0 0 0
Solly Hofman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 8 9 8 TOTALS 32 3 8 3
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 104 000 102 -- 8
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 003 -- 3
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8, 1906 CHICAGO CUBS 3.
ERR--Ginger Beaumont, Tommy Leach, Joe Tinker. 2B--Kitty
Bransfield, Fred Clarke, Claude Ritchey. HR--Tommy Leach,
Honus Wagner. SACF--Claude Ritchey, Harry Steinfeldt.
SB--Ginger Beaumont, Kitty Bransfield, Jimmy Sheckard, Frank
Chance.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Deacon Phillippe AXY [W] 9.00 8 3 3 0 5 0
1906 CHICAGO CUBS
Ed Reulbach AYW [L] 9.00 9 8 8 6 3 2
Game #2: Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
The Pirates scored first on a bases-loaded walk in the third inning, and it stayed that way until the eighth inning. Pittsburgh went ahead 2-0 as Honus Wagner singled, stole second and scored on Kitty Bransfield’s single. Chicago got one back in the eighth on Johnny Evers’ double and Jimmy Slagle’s two-out single, but that was it as Jesse Tannehill retired the final four hitters.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (2) AT 1906 CHICAGO CUBS (1)
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Jimmy Burke 4 1 2 0 Jimmy Slagle 4 0 2 1
Ginger Beaumont 4 0 2 0 Jimmy Sheckard 4 0 0 0
Honus Wagner 3 1 1 0 Frank Schulte 4 0 0 0
Kitty Bransfield 4 0 2 1 Frank Chance 4 0 1 0
Claude Ritchey 3 0 1 1 Harry Steinfeldt 4 0 0 0
Tommy Leach 4 0 1 0 Joe Tinker 3 0 0 0
Wid Conroy 3 0 0 0 Johnny Evers 3 1 1 0
Harry Smith 4 0 1 0 Johnny Kling 3 0 0 0
Jesse Tannehill AXZ 3 0 0 0 Carl Lundgren BXW 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 10 2 TOTALS 32 1 4 1
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 001 000 010 -- 2
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 010 -- 1
LOB--1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 10, 1906 CHICAGO CUBS 4.
ERR--Claude Ritchey, Carl Lundgren BXW. 2B--Ginger Beaumont,
Johnny Evers. HBP--Ginger Beaumont, Honus Wagner.
SACB--Jimmy Burke, Wid Conroy. SB--Honus Wagner, Frank
Chance.
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jesse Tannehill AXZ [W] 9.00 4 1 1 0 6 0
1906 CHICAGO CUBS
Carl Lundgren BXW [L] 9.00 10 2 2 3 6 0
Game #3: Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 3
After both teams scored twice early, Pittsburgh went ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the second on Jimmy Burke’s RBI double. A Ginger Beaumont RBI double made it 4-2 in the fifth. Chicago made it a one-run game in the ninth on Johnny Kling’s RBI double, and they had the tying run on third base with one out, but Sam Leever got the final two outs to clinch the series win for Pittsburgh.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS (3) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (4)
1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Jimmy Slagle 5 0 1 0 Jimmy Burke 2 2 1 1
Jimmy Sheckard 5 0 0 0 Ginger Beaumont 4 1 2 1
Frank Schulte 3 0 0 0 Honus Wagner 4 0 1 1
Frank Chance 4 0 2 0 Kitty Bransfield 3 0 0 1
Harry Steinfeldt 4 0 0 0 Claude Ritchey 4 0 0 0
Joe Tinker 3 1 1 0 Tommy Leach 3 0 1 0
Johnny Evers 3 2 1 0 Wid Conroy 2 0 1 0
Johnny Kling 4 0 2 2 Harry Smith 3 0 0 0
Mordecai Brown ACXZ 3 0 2 1 Sam Leever BXZ 3 1 0 0
TOTALS 34 3 9 3 TOTALS 28 4 6 4
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 020 000 001 -- 3
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 210 010 00x -- 4
LOB--1906 CHICAGO CUBS 8, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 4.
2B--Frank Chance, Johnny Kling, Mordecai Brown ACXZ, Jimmy
Burke, Ginger Beaumont. 3B--Joe Tinker. HBP--Wid Conroy.
SACF--Kitty Bransfield. SACB--Mordecai Brown ACXZ.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Mordecai Brown ACXZ [L] 8.00 6 4 4 2 9 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Sam Leever BXZ [W] 9.00 9 3 3 3 4 0
Game #4: Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 3 (11 inn.)
Chicago scored first on Johnny Kling’s two-RBI double in the second, but Pittsburgh tied it in the third on Honus Wagner’s RBI triple and Kitty Bransfield’s RBI single. It stayed 2-2 until the 12th inning. The Cubs went ahead 4-2 on Frank Schulte’s two-run single. In the bottom of the 12th, Pittsburgh got a two-out RBI single from Ginger Beaumont and then loaded the bases, but Chicago avoided the sweep by getting the final out.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS (4) AT 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (3)
1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Jimmy Slagle 4 1 0 0 Fred Clarke 4 1 2 0
Jimmy Sheckard 4 1 1 0 Ginger Beaumont 5 0 1 1
Frank Schulte 6 0 2 2 Honus Wagner 5 1 3 1
Frank Chance 4 0 1 0 Kitty Bransfield 5 0 1 1
Harry Steinfeldt 5 1 2 0 Claude Ritchey 5 0 0 0
Joe Tinker 4 0 0 0 Tommy Leach 5 0 0 0
Johnny Evers 5 1 1 0 Wid Conroy 5 1 2 0
Johnny Kling 5 0 1 2 Harry Smith 4 0 0 0
Jack Pfiester AXYZ 3 0 0 0 Jack Chesbro BXYZ 3 0 1 0
Solly Hofman 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Burke 0 0 0 0
Lefty Davis 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 4 8 4 TOTALS 42 3 10 3
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 020 000 000 002 -- 4
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 002 000 000 001 -- 3
LOB--1906 CHICAGO CUBS 9, 1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 10.
ERR--Kitty Bransfield. 2B--Jimmy Sheckard. 3B--Honus Wagner.
HBP--Frank Chance, Fred Clarke. SACB--Jimmy Sheckard, Joe
Tinker, Kitty Bransfield. SB--Johnny Evers, Kitty
Bransfield, Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jack Pfiester AXYZ [W] 11.00 7 2 2 4 6 0
Jack Taylor BR [S] 1.00 3 1 1 1 0 0
1902 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Jack Chesbro BXYZ 10.00 6 2 2 4 8 0
Ed Doheny BXY [L] 2.00 2 2 2 1 2 0
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