October 13, 1908 World Series Game 4, Cubs at Tigers

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1908 World Series Game 4

Game 1
CHC 10
@DET  6
Game 2
CHC  6
DET  1
Game 3
DET  8
@CHC  3
Game 4
CHC  3
@DET  0
Game 5
CHC  2
@DET  0

Bennett Park, Attendance: 12,907

Tuesday, October 13, 1908
Time of Game: 1:35

Cubs

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: Mordecai Brown (2-0), L: Ed Summers (0-2)

Tigers

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Sheckard LF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .596              0   0   
J Evers 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .544              0   3   SB
F Schulte RF                  3   1   2   0    2   0  .400 1.004              0   0   2·SB,CS
F Chance 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .778             17   0   
H Steinfeldt 3B               3   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .598              2   3   SH
S Hofman CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .971              1   0   SB
J Tinker SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .733              2   8   
J Kling C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .742              5   1   CS
M Brown P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   4   
Totals                       35   3  10   2    4   5                         27  19

Batting Events

SH: H Steinfeldt (1, off E Summers).

TB: J Kling 2; F Schulte 2; S Hofman 2; F Chance 2; H Steinfeldt; J Evers.

RBI: S Hofman (4); H Steinfeldt (3).

2-out RBI: S Hofman; H Steinfeldt.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. M Brown-J Tinker-F Chance.

PB: J Kling (1).

Baserunning Events

SB: J Evers (2, 2nd base off G Winter/B Schmidt); S Hofman (2, 2nd base off E Summers/B Schmidt); F Schulte 2 (2, 2nd base off E Summers/B Schmidt).

CS: J Kling (2, 2nd base by E Summers/B Schmidt); F Schulte (2, Home by G Winter/B Schmidt).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M McIntyre LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533              1   0   
C O'Leary SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .533              2   3   
S Crawford CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .572              2   0   2B,GDP
T Cobb RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .438  .938              1   0   
C Rossman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .579             12   1   
G Schaefer 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308              2   3   
B Schmidt C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              6   2   
B Coughlin 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143              1   4   HBP
E Summers P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400              0   2   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  G Winter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    0   4                         27  15

Batting Events

2B: S Crawford (1, off M Brown).

HBP: B Coughlin (1, by M Brown).

TB: S Crawford 3; C O'Leary 2.

GIDP: S Crawford (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

Fielding Events

PB: B Schmidt (1).

E: T Cobb (1).

Baserunning Events

Pickoffs: S Crawford (2nd base by J Kling).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Brown, W (2-0)               9     4   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 0· 4     83    -     1.08   0.48
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     18· 3· 0· 4           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Summers, L (0-2)             8     9   2   2    3   5   0   4.30   35     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 8     58    -     0.89   0.01
G Winter                       1     1   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.38  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   3   2    4   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: M Brown (1; B Coughlin).

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tommy Connolly, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (null), 3B - (null), LF - , RF - .

Time of Game: 1:35.

Attendance: 12,907.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              Detroit Tigers                               
1. Jimmy Sheckard               LF       1. Matty McIntyre               LF
2. Johnny Evers                 2B       2. Charley O'Leary              SS
3. Frank Schulte                RF       3. Sam Crawford                 CF
4. Frank Chance                 1B       4. Ty Cobb                      RF
5. Harry Steinfeldt             3B       5. Claude Rossman               1B
6. Solly Hofman                 CF       6. Germany Schaefer             2B
7. Joe Tinker                   SS       7. Boss Schmidt                  C
8. Johnny Kling                  C       8. Bill Coughlin                3B
9. Mordecai Brown                P       9. Ed Summers                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
t3	2	12-	R	13%	63%	0-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Single to LF; Schulte Scores; Chance to 2B
t3	2	12-	R	12%	75%	1-0	CHC	S. Hofman	E. Summers	Single to RF; Chance Scores; Steinfeldt to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Hofman to 1B
b4	1	12-	O	8%	76%	0-2	DET	C. Rossman	M. Brown	Crawford Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b4	0	1--		-8%	60%	0-2	DET	S. Crawford	M. Brown	Single to RF; O'Leary to 2B
b4	0	12-	O	7%	68%	0-2	DET	T. Cobb	M. Brown	Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Crawford to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	E. Summers	Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1	1	---	O	-1%	47%	0-0	CHC	J. Evers	E. Summers	Flyball: RF
t1	2	---		1%	48%	0-0	CHC	F. Schulte	E. Summers	Single to CF
t1	2	1--		1%	49%	0-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Schulte Steals 2B
t1	2	-2-		2%	50%	0-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Single to CF; Schulte to 3B
t1	2	1-3		1%	52%	0-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Passed Ball; Chance to 2B
t1	2	-23	O	-6%	46%	0-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	DET	M. McIntyre	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
b1	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	DET	C. O'Leary	M. Brown	Groundout: P-1B
b1	2	---		-2%	47%	0-0	DET	S. Crawford	M. Brown	Ground-rule Double (Deep RF)
b1	2	-2-		-0%	46%	0-0	DET	T. Cobb	M. Brown	Passed Ball; Crawford to 3B
b1	2	--3	O	4%	50%	0-0	DET	T. Cobb	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 6-7-8
t2	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHC	S. Hofman	E. Summers	Groundout: P-1B
t2	1	---	O	-1%	46%	0-0	CHC	J. Tinker	E. Summers	Groundout: SS-1B
t2	2	---		1%	48%	0-0	CHC	J. Kling	E. Summers	Single to CF
t2	2	1--	O	-2%	45%	0-0	CHC	M. Brown	E. Summers	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 5-6-7
b2	0	---	O	2%	48%	0-0	DET	C. Rossman	M. Brown	Groundout: 2B-1B
b2	1	---	O	1%	49%	0-0	DET	G. Schaefer	M. Brown	Strikeout
b2	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	DET	B. Schmidt	M. Brown	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 1-2-3
t3	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	E. Summers	Groundout: 2B-1B
t3	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	CHC	J. Evers	E. Summers	Groundout: SS-1B
t3	2	---		1%	47%	0-0	CHC	F. Schulte	E. Summers	Walk
t3	2	1--		1%	49%	0-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Schulte Steals 2B
t3	2	-2-		1%	50%	0-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Walk
t3	2	12-	R	13%	63%	0-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Single to LF; Schulte Scores; Chance to 2B
t3	2	12-	R	12%	75%	1-0	CHC	S. Hofman	E. Summers	Single to RF; Chance Scores; Steinfeldt to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Hofman to 1B
t3	2	1-3	O	-3%	71%	2-0	CHC	J. Tinker	E. Summers	Groundout: SS-1B
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	2%	74%	0-2	DET	B. Coughlin	M. Brown	Groundout: 3B-1B
b3	1	---	O	2%	75%	0-2	DET	E. Summers	M. Brown	Strikeout
b3	2	---	O	1%	76%	0-2	DET	M. McIntyre	M. Brown	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 8-9-1
t4	0	---	O	-1%	75%	2-0	CHC	J. Kling	E. Summers	Groundout: 3B-1B
t4	1	---	O	-1%	74%	2-0	CHC	M. Brown	E. Summers	Groundout: 2B-1B
t4	2	---		1%	75%	2-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	E. Summers	Walk
t4	2	1--	O	-2%	73%	2-0	CHC	J. Evers	E. Summers	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 2-3-4
b4	0	---		-5%	68%	0-2	DET	C. O'Leary	M. Brown	Single to LF
b4	0	1--		-8%	60%	0-2	DET	S. Crawford	M. Brown	Single to RF; O'Leary to 2B
b4	0	12-	O	7%	68%	0-2	DET	T. Cobb	M. Brown	Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Crawford to 2B
b4	1	12-	O	8%	76%	0-2	DET	C. Rossman	M. Brown	Crawford Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b4	2	1--	O	3%	79%	0-2	DET	C. Rossman	M. Brown	Strikeout
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 3-4-5
t5	0	---		2%	81%	2-0	CHC	F. Schulte	E. Summers	Single to 2B
t5	0	1--		4%	85%	2-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Single/Bunt; Schulte to 2B
t5	0	12-	O	0%	85%	2-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Schulte to 3B; Chance to 2B
t5	1	-23	O	-5%	80%	2-0	CHC	S. Hofman	E. Summers	Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5	2	-23	O	-4%	76%	2-0	CHC	J. Tinker	E. Summers	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 6-7-8
b5	0	---	O	3%	78%	0-2	DET	G. Schaefer	M. Brown	Groundout: 2B-1B
b5	1	---	O	2%	80%	0-2	DET	B. Schmidt	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
b5	2	---		-2%	79%	0-2	DET	B. Coughlin	M. Brown	Hit By Pitch
b5	2	1--	O	3%	82%	0-2	DET	E. Summers	M. Brown	Groundout: 1B unassisted
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 8-9-1
t6	0	---		2%	84%	2-0	CHC	J. Kling	E. Summers	Single to CF
t6	0	1--	O	-2%	82%	2-0	CHC	M. Brown	E. Summers	Strikeout
t6	1	1--	O	-2%	79%	2-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	E. Summers	Kling Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6	2	---	O	-1%	79%	2-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	E. Summers	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 1-2-3
b6	0	---	O	3%	82%	0-2	DET	M. McIntyre	M. Brown	Foul Flyball: C
b6	1	---		-4%	78%	0-2	DET	C. O'Leary	M. Brown	Single to CF
b6	1	1--	OO	7%	85%	0-2	DET	S. Crawford	M. Brown	Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 2-3-4
t7	0	---	O	-1%	84%	2-0	CHC	J. Evers	E. Summers	Strikeout
t7	1	---	O	-1%	83%	2-0	CHC	F. Schulte	E. Summers	Groundout: P-1B
t7	2	---	O	-1%	82%	2-0	CHC	F. Chance	E. Summers	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 4-5-6
b7	0	---	O	3%	86%	0-2	DET	T. Cobb	M. Brown	Strikeout
b7	1	---	O	2%	88%	0-2	DET	C. Rossman	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
b7	2	---	O	1%	89%	0-2	DET	G. Schaefer	M. Brown	Foul Flyball: 3B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Summers facing 5-6-7
t8	0	---	O	-1%	88%	2-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	E. Summers	Groundout: 3B-1B
t8	1	---		1%	89%	2-0	CHC	S. Hofman	E. Summers	Single to CF
t8	1	1--		1%	90%	2-0	CHC	J. Tinker	E. Summers	Hofman Steals 2B
t8	1	-2-	O	-1%	89%	2-0	CHC	J. Tinker	E. Summers	Strikeout
t8	2	-2-	O	-2%	87%	2-0	CHC	J. Kling	E. Summers	Foul Flyball: 3B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 7-8-9
b8	0	---	O	4%	91%	0-2	DET	B. Schmidt	M. Brown	Groundout: 2B-1B
b8	1	---	O	2%	93%	0-2	DET	B. Coughlin	M. Brown	Groundout: 3B-1B
								Davy Jones pinch hits for Ed Summers (P) batting 9th; Davy Jones pinch hits for Ed Summers (P) batting 9th
b8	2	---	O	1%	94%	0-2	DET	D. Jones	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' George Winter facing 9-1-2
								George Winter replaces Davy Jones (PH) pitching and batting 9th; George Winter replaces Davy Jones (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9	0	---	O	-1%	94%	2-0	CHC	M. Brown	G. Winter	Popfly: SS
t9	1	---	O	-0%	93%	2-0	CHC	J. Sheckard	G. Winter	Popfly: 2B
t9	2	---		0%	94%	2-0	CHC	J. Evers	G. Winter	Single to RF
t9	2	1--		0%	94%	2-0	CHC	F. Schulte	G. Winter	Evers Steals 2B
t9	2	-2-		0%	94%	2-0	CHC	F. Schulte	G. Winter	Walk
t9	2	12-	R	3%	98%	2-0	CHC	F. Chance	G. Winter	Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Evers Scores/unER/No RBI; Schulte to 3B; Chance to 1B
t9	2	1-3	O	-1%	97%	3-0	CHC	H. Steinfeldt	G. Winter	Schulte Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
								1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Mordecai Brown facing 1-2-3
b9	0	---	O	2%	99%	0-3	DET	M. McIntyre	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
b9	1	---	O	1%	100%	0-3	DET	C. O'Leary	M. Brown	Groundout: 3B-1B
b9	2	---	O	0%	100%	0-3	DET	S. Crawford	M. Brown	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET190810130

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