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MAY 16, 1906
The Cubs have gotten on a roll, winning five in a row and nine out of their last ten. Today they begin a four game home series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have won seven of their last nine. This is the first meeting between these two teams.
Detroit Tigers 2B Danny Shay has suffered a season ending ruptured foot tendon.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 14-12 at Boston 15-13
St Louis 10-16 at New York 10-18
Detroit 10-16 at Philadelphia 16-10
Chicago 16-9 at Washington 15-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 6-20 at Cincinnati 11-19
New York 19-8 at Pittsburgh 17-11
Brooklyn 9-19 at St Louis 14-18
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (18-9) AT CHICAGO CUBS (20-10)
MATCHUPS
SP Kid Nichols vs Mordecai Brown Advantage Chicago
C Red Dooin vs Pat Moran Advantage Philadelphia
1B Eddie Grant vs Frank Chance Advantage Chicago
2B Kid Gleason vs Johnny Evers Advantage Chicago
3B Ernie Courtney vs Harry Steinfeldt Advantage Chicago
SS Mickey Doolan vs Joe Tinker Advantage Chicago
LF Sherry Magee vs Jimmy Sheckard Advantage Philadelphia
CF Roy A Thomas vs Solly Hofman Advantage Philadelphia
RF John Titus vs Frank Schulte Advantage Philadelphia
Overall Advantage Chicago
Magee got the scoring started with a two run triple in the top of the first. Hofman then dropped a fly ball, allowing Magee to score from third.
In the bottom of the first, Schulte extended his hit streak to 14 games with a run scoring single. Schulte was then thrown out trying to swipe second. It was the 10th caught base stealer this season for Dooin.
After three: Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1.
In the bottom of the fourth, Doolan dropped a Tinker popup, allowing Schulte to score from third.
After six: Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs put runners on first and second but pinch hitter Johnny Kling flew out to left to end the Cubs five game winning streak.
Final score: Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kid Nichols 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 5 Boston 4
St Louis 7 New York 4
Detroit 6 Philadelphia 3
Chicago 5 Washington 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 4 Cincinnati 3
Pittsburgh 5 New York 4
St Louis 1 Brooklyn 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Chappie McFarland St Louis Cardinals 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, W
2. Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 3 for 5, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
3. Charlie Hemphill St Louis Browns 4 for 5, 3B, HR, RBI, 2 R
New York Giants C Roger Bresnahan has a fractured foot and is expected to miss three weeks.
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