CHN @ DET

October 13, 1908

Final Score: CHN 3 - DET 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
12,907
Game Duration
95 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Mordecai Brown
Losing Pitcher
Ed Summers

Umpires

Home Plate
Tommy Connolly
First Base
Bill Klem

Line Score

CHN @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CHN 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0
DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

CHN Batting

CHN @ DET — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mordecai Brown 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Chance 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnny Evers 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Solly Hofman 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Johnny Kling 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Frank Schulte 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .667
Jimmy Sheckard 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Steinfeldt 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Tinker 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 10 2 4 5 0 0 0 4 .286

DET Batting

CHN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ty Cobb 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Coughlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sam Crawford 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Davy Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matty McIntyre 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charley O'Leary 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Claude Rossman 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Germany Schaefer 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Boss Schmidt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Summers 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Winter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .138

CHN Pitching

CHN @ DET — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mordecai Brown (W) W 9.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.00

DET Pitching

CHN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ed Summers (L) L 8.0 9 2 2 3 5 0 2.25
George Winter - 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 3 2 4 5 0 2.00

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 13, 1908

This box score records a 3-0 win for the Chicago Cubs over the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park, October 13, 1908, a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 12,907, a running time of 95 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Chicago Cubs crossing the plate in the third and ninth; the third brought 2 runs. The Detroit Tigers were held scoreless in every inning. The Chicago Cubs had 10 hits and the Detroit Tigers 4, with 0 and 1 errors. Mordecai Brown was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. Ed Summers took the loss after 8.0 innings and 2 runs. Ed Summers led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. For the Chicago Cubs, Solly Hofman went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Charley O'Leary, 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Tommy Connolly.

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