DET @ CHN
Final Score: DET 8 - CHN 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- West Side Grounds
- Attendance
- 14,543
- Game Duration
- 130 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- George Mullin
- Losing Pitcher
- Jack Pfiester
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Hank O'Day
- First Base
- Jack Sheridan
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 60°F
Line Score
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cobb | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .800 |
| Bill Coughlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Crawford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Matty McIntyre | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| George Mullin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Charley O'Leary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Claude Rossman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Germany Schaefer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ira Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .343 |
CHN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Chance | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Johnny Evers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Solly Hofman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Del Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Kling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Pfiester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Reulbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Schulte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Joe Tinker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .219 |
DET Pitching
CHN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pfiester (L) | L | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.88 |
| Ed Reulbach | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | |
Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs, October 12, 1908
Playing on the road, the Detroit Tigers won 8-3 over the Chicago Cubs on October 12, 1908, a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 14,543, a game time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 60 degrees. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the first, sixth, and eighth; the sixth brought 5 runs. The Chicago Cubs scored 3 in the fourth and nowhere else. The Detroit Tigers had 12 hits and the Chicago Cubs 7, with 4 and 1 errors. George Mullin was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Jack Pfiester took the loss after 8.0 innings and 8 runs. No pitcher struck out more than George Mullin, who had 8. Ty Cobb led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 4 for 5, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Frank Chance led the Chicago Cubs at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Hank O'Day.
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