Cubs Win Series Vs. Struggling Phillies

June 11: Chicago 7, Philadelphia 4

The last-place Phillies arrived in Chicago to take on the Cubs. The series opener was expected to be a pitchers duel with Pete Alexander and Mordecai Brown squaring off, but the basepaths ended up being pretty busy. Ron Santo laced a bases-loaded triple for the winners.

                  R  H BB
PHI 001 200 001 - 4 13  2
CHI 001 410 01x - 7 10  7

HR: none

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
P. Alexander  7.0  7  5  0  6  1 
M. Brown      7.0  3  3  0  1  3 

PHI 22-33, CHI 30-25

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June 12: Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2

The home team bunched up five hits in the bottom of the seventh inning to come from  behind and take the lead. The Phillies on the other hand stranded runners with abandon, scoring just two despite getting on  base regularly.

Kiki Cuyler’s elite speed featured throughout, including a triple and three stolen  bases.

                  R  H BB
PHI 100 010 000 - 2 12  3
CHI 010 000 30x - 4 12  1

HR: none

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
T. Sparks    6.2  4  4  0  1  1  
J. Arrieta   8.0  2  2  0  3  5 

PHI 22-34, CHI 31-25

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June 13: Philadelphia 9, Chicago 4

Philadelphia found their scoring touch to salvage the finale. Mike Schmidt and Jimmy Rollins each went long to help the Phils leave town on a high note, but they still find themselves on the wrong end of the standings. 

                  R  H BB
PHI 041 002 002 - 9 13  3
CHI 020 020 000 - 4 10  3

HR: M. Schmidt-PHI (7), J. Rollins-PHI (4)

starters       IP  R ER HR BB SO
C. Schilling  8.2  4  3  0  3  4  
H. Vaughn     6.0  7  6  1  2  4 

PHI 23-34, CHI 31-26

SF Takes Two Vs. LA, Both Part of Five Way Tie For First!

June 8: San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 3 (11 innings)

The West Coast rivals tussled into extra innings in the series opener. The Giants took advantage of Mike Piazza’s weak throwing arm and swiped six bags on six attempts. In  the bottom of the 11th, Frankie Frisch singled and stole second and Roger Bresnahan singled him home for the win. Christy Mathewson threw a dandy 11 inning complete game. 

                     R H BB
LAD 000 100 020 00 - 3 9  3
SFG 000 101 100 01 - 4 9  3

HR: none

starters        IP  R ER HR BB SO
D. Vance      10.0  4  3  0  3  1  
C. Mathewson  11.0  3  1  0  3  3

LAD 28-24, SFG 28-24

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June 9: Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 2 (11 innings)

Extra frames were required again the next day. The Giants continued getting surprisingly superlative offensive contributions from middle infielders Frankie Frisch and Travis Jackson who each contributed solo homers to the cause. But the Dodgers evened the series after Roy Campanella doubled in the top of the 11th, Gil Hodges singled him home, and Kenley Jansen nailed down the bottom of  the 11th.

                     R H BB
LAD 001 000 010 01 - 3 8  1
SFG 000 010 001 00 - 2 7  3

HR: F. Frisch-SFG (1), T. Jackson-SFG (6)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
S. Koufax    8.1  2  2  2  3  7  
C. Hubbell  11.0  3  2  0  1  5

LAD 29-24,  SFG 28-25

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June 10: San Francisco 8, Los Angeles 3

The rubber match was not quite as close after the Giants racked up four runs in the bottom of the fourth on the strength of three walks, three singles, and an LA error. Juan Marichal allowed three runs, all unearned, in  a complete game. 

Both teams come out of the series with a 29-25 record and in an amazing five-way tie for first place along with Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Chicago.

                  R H BB
LAD 003 000 000 - 3 3  1
SFG 130 400 00x - 8 9  2

HR: A. Ethier-LAD (8), W. Mays-SFG (7), H. Thompson-SFG (5)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
W. Clark     8.0  8  6  2  2  1  
J. Marichal  9.0  3  0  1  1  1 

LAD 29-25, SFG 29-25

Rixey & Cueto Pitch Reds To Wins v. Pirates

June 8: Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3

The big Pittsburgh bats made noise in the series opener. Arky Vaughan continued setting the table from the lead-off spot with three hits plus a reach on error. First baseman George Grantham took a walk in  his first three trips to the plate. Reds starter Dolf Luque finally challenged Grantham in his fourth PA, and Grantham drilled his first homer of the season.

Johnny Morrison made it four straight complete games for Pittsburgh starters.

                  R  H BB
PIT 030 000 110 - 5 11  6
CIN 003 000 000 - 3  8  1

HR: G. Grantham-PIT (1)

starters      IP  R ER HR BB SO
J. Morrison  9.9  3  3  0  1  1  
D. Luque     7.2  5  3  1  5  2

PIT 29-23, CIN 23-29

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June 9: Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 2

The Reds battled back to  tie the series the next day. Their starter Eppa Rixey was solid in a complete game. The bottom four spots in the Cincinnati lineup hit a combined nine-for-sixteen to  power the offense.

                  R  H BB
PIT 000 200 000 - 2  9  1
CIN 030 001 04x - 8 12  3

HR: none

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
R. Kremer   5.1  4  1  0  2  1 
E. Rixey    9.0  2  2  0  1  3 

PIT 29-24, CIN  24-29

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June 10: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1

Reds starter Johnny Cueto held the Pirates to a single run and the Cincinnati offense finally broke through for runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Pittsburgh’s Pie Traynor made a back-breaking error at third base that allowed the tying run to score, and Edd Roush followed that up  with a double that drove in  the winning run. Traynor has committed a league-worst 17 errors.

                  R H BB
PIT 000 001 000 - 1 2  1
CIN 000 000 21x - 3 9  4

HR: P. Waner-PIT (2)

starters     IP  R ER HR BB SO
R. Sewell   6.2  2  1  0  4  0  
J. Cueto    7.2  1  1  1  1  3 

PIT 29-25, CIN 25-29