Rod Caborn documents 25-inning battle in his 1914 replay

This comes from Rod Caborn who says:

I’ve never been one to submit one game in the midst of a replay (there are 616 of ‘em in an eight-team season replay), but this one really stands out. In 50+ years of playing APBA, I’ve never had one go this long. I am in the middle of a 1914 National League replay and this one came out of nowhere, which proves the point that even games between non-contenders can be totally entertaining.

July 4, 1914 (National League)

Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2 (25 innings)

Phillies score three in top of 25^th to top Cubs in extra-inning classic

The struggling Philadelphia Phillies edged Chicago on Independence Day in a tense 25-inning game, capped by an extraordinary 14-inning long relief pitching performance by Phils reliever Stan Baumgartner.

The Cubs scored first, in the third inning, on an RBI single by Tommy Leach. The Phils tied the game in the fifth  after Bill Killefer scored on an  error by Cubs 3b Heinie Zimmerman, but the Cubs tallied in the bottom of the inning when Zimmerman singled home Vic Saier. The Phillies tied the game at two apiece in the sixth when the Phils Frank Lobert scored on an error by Cubs SS Red Corriden.

With the game knotted at two each, Phillies starter Erskine Mayer and Cubs starter Larry Cheney each left the game after nine innings, both pulled for pinch hitters.

For the next 15 innings, neither team scored with the Cubs using Zip Zabel, newly-acquired Casey Hagemen, lefty George Pierce and Jimmy Lavender to keep the Phils offense in check. For Philadelphia, Ben Tincup pitched the 10^th and 11^th inning before giving way to lefty Stan Baumgartner. Baumgartner proceeded to pitch masterfully, throwing the next 14 innings without giving up a run, giving up only four hits and three walks, to earn the victory.

In the top of the 25th, with Jimmy Lavender on in relief for Chicago, Dode Paskert led off with a double and scored on a triple by Beals Becker to give the Phils the lead. Becker then scored on a single by cleanup hitter Frank Lobert, who promptly stole second and scored the Phils’ third run of the inning on an RBI single by Fred Luderus, off Bert Humphries, who relieved Lavender, giving Philly a 5-2 lead.

Baumgartner blanked the Cubs in the bottom of the 25^th to finish the game and earn his first win of the season. Cubs 3b Heinie Zimmerman had five hits in the game, but also committed three errors, none of which figured in the scoring. Beals Becker had four hits for Philadelphia.

The last-place Phillies improved to 34-45 while the slumping sixth-place Cubs lost their third straight game and dropped to 36-43.

Thanks Rod! Readers can see Rod’s full writeup here.