CHN @ DET
Final Score: CHN 10 - DET 6
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Bennett Park
- Attendance
- 10,812
- Game Duration
- 130 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Mordecai Brown
- Losing Pitcher
- Ed Summers
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Jack Sheridan
- First Base
- Hank O'Day
Line Score
CHN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Chance | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Johnny Evers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Solly Hofman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Johnny Kling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Orval Overall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Reulbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank Schulte | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Joe Tinker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .378 |
DET Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cobb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Sam Crawford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Red Downs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Davy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Killian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matty McIntyre | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| Charley O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Claude Rossman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Germany Schaefer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Boss Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Summers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Ira Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| George Winter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
CHN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown (W) | W | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Orval Overall | - | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Ed Reulbach | - | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.00 | |
DET Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Killian | - | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 |
| Ed Summers (L) | L | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8.00 | |
Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 10, 1908
Playing on the road, the Chicago Cubs won 10-6 over the Detroit Tigers on October 10, 1908 in the World Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 10,812, a running time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Chicago Cubs' runs came in the third, seventh, and ninth innings, 5 of them in the ninth. The Detroit Tigers' runs came in the first, seventh, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the seventh. The Chicago Cubs had 14 hits and the Detroit Tigers 10, with 2 and 3 errors. The win went to Mordecai Brown, allowing 0 earned runs on 2 hits in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to Ed Summers after 6.2 innings and 6 runs. Ed Reulbach led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Chicago Cubs used Mordecai Brown, Orval Overall, and Ed Reulbach on the mound. The Chicago Cubs' top hitter was Jimmy Sheckard, 3 for 6 and 2 doubles. Harry Steinfeldt drove in 2 for the Chicago Cubs. Claude Rossman led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Jack Sheridan.
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