1905 Chicago Cubs replay update: a much needed win for the Cubs

by Scott Fennessy

The Cubs are back on the road to St. Louis after a demoralizing series loss at home against the Reds. The Cubs face the Redbirds in a double header today. Game 1 features Ed Reulbach against John Taylor

The Cubs come out fired up for this one. Billy Maloney takes Taylor’s first pitch into centerfield for a single. He then steals second easily. Jimmy Slagle draws a walk and runners are on first and second. They are still there with one out. Frank chance hits a hard shot that bounces of Art Hoelskoetter’s chest at third. He tries to grab the ball but can’t get a handle on it and the bases are loaded. E-6. Hoelskoetter has been given the job at third as the Cardinals have made some major lineup changes lately and it does not look good so far. Johnny Kling drops a soft single to left center and Maloney scores the first run of the game. Joe Tinker then hits another hard shot at Hoelskoetter, he gets this one cleanly, fires over to Billy Arndt at second, who leaps over Kling’s takeout slide toss to first and the Cards turn a nifty double play to end the inning. New starting shortstop Danny Shay rips a one out double in the bottom of the first, but they fail to score and the inning ends 1-0 Cubs.

The Cubs continue to attack as Jim Casey gets to first on an error by Shay, and is on second with two out when Maloney who has come on strong lately rips one into the left center gap. Casey scores and Billy is on second with a double. Slagle then hits a bullet just over Beckley at first and Maloney scores. Schulte whiffs to end the inning however, but the Cubs lead 3-0 now. The cards come up empty in their half.

The offense is looking good for the first time in a while as Chance hits one over John Dunleavy’s head and he gets a double to start the action. He then steals third and just beat’s Grady’s throw to third, and is still there with two out. Art Hofman draws a walk and the hit and run is on. Casey hits one to center scoring Chance easily. Hofman to third and runners on the corners. Taylor then uncorks a wild pitch scoring Hofman and Casey to second. But Reulbach pops up to end the inning 4-0 Cubs. The Cardinals go down 1-2-3.

The Cubs are clearly not taking it easy at this point as Maloney leads off with a single and steals second again. One out later Frank Schulte hits one to right scoring Maloney, and moves to second on Chance’s ground out. Kling then hits a single to left scoring Schulte and The redbirds skipper has seen enough. Jim McDougal in to get the final out this inning. The normally dependable Taylor only goes 3.2 innings. The cards try to get back in their half of the inning as Smoot hits an easy play to Maloney in center but somehow he manages to drop the ball for an error. Grady then strokes a single to right and Smoot scores all the way from first. One out later Jake Beckley hits a grounder in the hole scoring Smoot and the cardinals score again. The inning ends 6-2 Cubs leading.

The Cubs keep the foot on the gas as Casey gets his second hit of the tame with a single to left and Pepper Clarke misses the cutoff man and the ball sails out of play and Casey is awarded second on the error. Reulbach hits a single putting Casey on third and Maloney hits a ball to deep left center and Casey scores easily. Slagle strikes out to end the inning but the Cubs are on top 7-2. The birds are not done yet though as pinch hitter George McBride (who is one of several that just lost their starting job) hits a solid single to center and steals second easily. Two out later Clarke hits a single scoring McBride. Homer Smoot then singles putting runners on the corner and Grady hits a single to right scoring Clarke, Smoot heads towards third, Schulte’s throw to Tinker, and the relay to Casey at third and hes OUT. Inning over 7-4 Cubs and this is getting pretty wild.

The Cubs score in their 6th straight inning as Aloysius Egan comes in. Schulte and Chance get back to back singles and are on second and third with two out when Tinker hits one at Arndt and he boots it. Schulte scores but Chance holds at third. Two out and runners on second and third when Casey gets another single scoring Chance, Clarke makes a great throw and Tinker holds at third. Reulbach strikes out to end the inning but will take the hill with a 9-4 lead.

The action finally calms down and we find the Cubs at bat in the 8th and Win Kellum is in relief. Tinker leads off with a walk and that’s not good. Hofman gets his first hit of the day and runners are on the corners, and stay that way with 1 out when Reulbach gets his second hit of the game scoring Tinker. Maloney gets hit by Kellum and there is some bad blood in the air now as the cards feel the Cubs are rubbing their nose in it. Slagle then hits one at the normally sure handed Beckley at first and he boots this one and now the bases are loaded. That won’t last long though as Schulte rips one into the gap scoring two more runs. Chance strikes out but Kling keeps the inning going with a single scoring two more runs and the Cubs have batted around. Tinker is up again and gets a single and runners are on the corners. Hofman then gets his second single of the inning scoring Kling, and the parade continues. Casey now facing reliever Chappie McFarland who has just been demoted to the bullpen hits one at Shay and he boots this one for his second error of the game and two more runs are in. Reulbach then get his third hit of the day and scores yet another run. Mercifully Maloney flies out to end the inning as the Cubs score 9 and have a 17-4 lead.

The Cubs then squeeze out another run on a Chance single follow by Shortstop Shay’s third error and the 7th for the game. A new record (unfortunately) The Cards go down 1-2-3 in the 9th and the Cubs get an 18-4 win.

For the Cardinals it looked like the new lineup did better, but this was a game they never had a chance on.

For the Cubs, it was a much needed win. Billy Maloney had 4 hits, 2 RBI, 4 Runs scored and 4 steals. Schulte, Chance, Kling, Casey and Reulbach all had 3 hits each.