CHN @ DET

October 14, 1908

Final Score: CHN 2 - DET 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Bennett Park
Attendance
6,210
Game Duration
85 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Orval Overall
Losing Pitcher
Bill Donovan

Umpires

Home Plate
Jack Sheridan
First Base
Hank O'Day

Line Score

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

CHN Batting

CHN @ DET — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Frank Chance 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Johnny Evers 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Solly Hofman 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Kling 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Orval Overall 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Frank Schulte 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jimmy Sheckard 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Harry Steinfeldt 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Tinker 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 29 2 10 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .345

DET Batting

CHN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ty Cobb 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Coughlin 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Sam Crawford 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill Donovan 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Matty McIntyre 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Charley O'Leary 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Claude Rossman 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Germany Schaefer 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Boss Schmidt 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 4 10 1 0 0 1 .100

CHN Pitching

CHN @ DET — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Orval Overall (W) W 9.0 3 0 0 4 10 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 0 0 4 10 0 0.00

DET Pitching

CHN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Donovan (L) L 9.0 10 2 2 3 3 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 2 2 3 3 0 2.00

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 14, 1908

On October 14, 1908, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-0 at Bennett Park, a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 6,210, a game time of 85 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Chicago Cubs' runs came one at a time, in the first and fifth. The Detroit Tigers did not score. The Chicago Cubs had 10 hits and the Detroit Tigers 3, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Orval Overall, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Bill Donovan took the loss after 9.0 innings and 2 runs. Orval Overall led all pitchers with 10 strikeouts. For the Chicago Cubs, Frank Chance went 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Jack Sheridan.

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