BOXSCORE: 1908 Chicago Cubs At 1908 Pittsburg Pirates 9/4/1908 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Slagle CF 4 0 1 0 .245 S.Shannon CF 4 1 0 0 .202 J.Sheckard LF 4 1 1 0 .210 F.Clarke LF 4 0 2 1 .296 F.Chance 1B 3 0 0 0 .249 T.Leach 3B 3 0 0 0 .231 J.Evers 2B 4 0 1 1 .278 H.Wagner SS 3 1 1 0 .339 H.Steinfeldt 3B 3 0 0 0 .249 W.Gill 1B 3 0 0 0 .132 F.Schulte RF 3 0 1 0 .262 E.Abbaticchio 2B 3 0 0 0 .243 J.Tinker SS 2 0 0 0 .290 C.Wilson RF 3 0 1 0 .205 J.Kling C 3 0 0 0 .307 G.Gibson C 3 0 0 0 .241 M.Brown P 3 0 0 0 .152 V.Willis P 3 0 1 0 .060 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 1 4 1 Totals 29 2 5 1 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Cubs (81-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET M.Brown LOSS(22-2) 8 1/3 5 2 1 2 2 0 1.53 A1 Totals 8 1/3 5 2 1 2 2 0 Pirates (70-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET V.Willis WIN(16-9) 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 2.23 A1 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,910 DATE- Friday, September 4th 1908 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- John Rudderham, , , Bob Emslie T- 1:14 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 3 Pirates: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- F.Chance DOUBLES- J.Sheckard(10th), F.Clarke(19th), H.Wagner(25th) RBIs- J.Evers(44th), F.Clarke(60th) STOLEN BASES- J.Evers(31st), S.Shannon(11th), F.Clarke(20th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Tinker WALKS- F.Chance, T.Leach, H.Wagner STRIKE OUTS- J.Slagle, H.Steinfeldt, T.Leach, E.Abbaticchio GIDP- J.Sheckard WILD PITCHES- M.Brown 2-out RBI- J.Evers RLISP 2-out- W.Gill-2, H.Steinfeldt, M.Brown TEAM RISP- Cubs: 1 for 5 Pirates: 1 for 5 Vic Willis pitched 9 strong innings at Exposition Park as the Pittsburg Pirates won in their last at-bat beating the Chicago Cubs by the count of 2 to 1. The game was won by Pittsburg with a run in the 9th inning. Tommy Leach drew a walk. Honus Wagner was next and he doubled. Mordecai Brown then threw a wild pitch resulting in a mighty exciting win for Pittsburg and the 8,910 home town fans in attendance. Neither team was able to score until the 6th inning. The win was credited to Willis(16-9) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. Brown(22-2) was given the loss. He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 5 hits and 2 walks. SCORESHEET: 1908 Chicago Cubs at 1908 Pittsburg Pirates J.Slagle-A1 A1:G/13 *4*:Si *7*:K *9*:G/63 J.Shecka-A1 A2:G/13 B2:G-DP/4 C2:Do D2:L/6 63>1o F.Chance-A1 A3:L/4 B3:P/4 C3:F/7 D3:W>b1 J.Evers-A1 *2*:G/63 *5*:F/8 C4:Si>2# D4:G/43 H.Steinf-A1 A5:FO/3 B5:F/9 C5:SB>12 K F.Schult-A1 A6:L/4 B6:L/6 *8*:Si J.Tinker-A1 *3*:F/8 *6*:F/7 C7:Sac/54 >12 J.Kling-A1 A8:F/9 B8:P/5 C8:P/6 M.Brown-A1 A9:L/4 B9:F/8 C9:G/63 S.Shanno-A1 A1:L/4 B1:P/5 *6*:E/3 D1:F/8 F.Clarke-A1 A2:Si B2:F/7 C2:SB>12 D2:P/4 Do>2# T.Leach-A1 A3:K B3:F/8 C3:G/53 *9*:W>b1 H.Wagner-A1 A4:SB>12 *4*:F/7 C4:G/53 D4:Do>1o W>b1 W.Gill-A1 A5:L/3 B5:F/8 C5:L/6 D5:WP>3# E.Abbati-A1 *2*:G/63 B6:K *7*:P/5 C.Wilson-A1 A7:G/43 *5*:Si C7:G/43 G.Gibson-A1 A8:P/4 B8:P/4 C8:G/53 V.Willis-A1 *3*:Si B9:P-DP/2 *8*:F/9 4>1o