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APRIL 18, 1906
Today is the second game in the series in Chicago between the Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals. The Cubs are off to a 5-0 start to the 1906 season.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Detroit Tigers 0-1
Washington Senators 1-2 at Philadelphia Athletics 2-1
New York Highlanders 1-2 at Boston Americans 2-1
Cleveland Naps 1-0 at St Louis Browns 0-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 0-5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2
New York Giants 4-1 at Brooklyn Superbas 3-2
ST LOUIS CARDINALS (2-4) AT CHICAGO CUBS (5-0)
MATCHUPS
SP Gus Thompson vs Jack Pfiester Advantage Chicago
C Mike Grady vs Johnny Kling Advantage St Louis
1B Jake Beckley vs Frank Chance Advantage Chicago
2B Pug Bennett vs Johnny Evers Advantage Chicago
3B Harry Arndt vs Harry Steinfeldt Advantage Chicago
SS George McBride vs Joe Tinker Advantage Chicago
LF Spike Shannon vs Jimmy Sheckard Advantage Chicago
CF Doc Smoot vs Jimmy Slagle Advantage Push
RF Al Burch vs Frank Schulte Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the top of the first, Grady put the Cardinals on the board with a two-out RBI triple.
In the bottom of the second, the Cubs got two runs home when McBride made a bad throw to first after fielding a Kling grounder. The Cubs got their first runs before they got their first hit.
After three: Chicago 2 St Louis 1.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kling brought Slagle home from second with a single.
In the top of the fifth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one out. Smoot grounded into the 3-1 fielder's choice to bring McBride home from third. But that's all the Cardinals would get.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Cubs answered when Sheckard hit a two-out RBI double. With a runner on second and two out, Charlie Rhodes took the mound for the Cubs and got the final out of the inning.
In the top of the sixth, Pfiester struck out the side.
In the bottom of the sixth, Pfiester contributed to the offensive output with an RBI single. The Cubs went on to load the bases with two out. But Rhodes struck out Steinfeldt to get out of the inning.
After six: Chicago 5 St Louis 2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Jack W Taylor took the mound for the Cardinals.
The Cubs went on to make it six straight to start the season.
Final score: Chicago 5 St Louis 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jack Pfiester 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 3 for 4, 2B, RBI
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 5 Detroit Tigers 4
Philadelphia Athletics 5 Washington Senators 1
Boston Americans 5 New York Highlanders 1
St Louis Browns 5 Cleveland Naps 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Cincinnati Reds 1
New York Giants 2 Brooklyn Superbas 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe McGinnity New York Giants 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W
2. Jimmy Dygert Philadelphia Athletics 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
3. Deacon Phillippe Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
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