by Scott Fennessy 9/5/1905 Pittsburgh, PA Ed Reulbach faces Charlie Case in game two of today’s twin bill. “Big Ed” has looked great the last three times out and I am really hoping for a sweep as this will guarantee they have at least a tie for first if the…
by Scott Fennessy 9/4/1901 Pittsburgh, PA The Cubs brief home stand has come to an end and they travel east again and match up with the Pirates yet again. Today’s game features Jake Weimer, who struggled badly in his last outing against Sam Leever. The Cubs are dealing with the…
by Scott Fennessy 9/4/1905 Chicago, IL Pittsburgh comes to town and the Cubs get a real test to see if they are truly ready to catch the Giants. The Pirates are playing great ball again, and with the Giants facing struggling Phillies, and the lowly Braves afterward in New York,…
by Scott Fennessy 9/2/1905 Chicago, IL The Cubs look to improve on yesterday’s terrible outing and have all the cards in their favor looking at the lineups before the first pitch. Orval Overall, a hard throwing right hander who is 8th in the league in strikeouts faces Cubs ace Ed…
by Scott Fennessy 9/1/1905 Chicago, IL The Cubs have survived the “dog days” of August, and return from a terrific road trip to face the vastly improved Reds. Today sees Charlie Chech against the red hot Jake Weimer. I am expecting big things today from the men in blue. The…
by Scott Fennessy 8/30/1905 Boston, MA The Cubs face the Braves in the final game of the series and the end of their road trip. Today’s matchup features Mordecai Brown against Chick Fraser. I am expecting another solid pitching matchup. The Cubs threaten in the first but come up empty…
by Scott Fennessy 8/29/1905 Boston, MA The Cubs take on the Braves in game two of this series. The Giants and Cubs are easily the two hottest teams in the game and this battle continues to rage with the Giants just percentage points ahead of the Cubs. Today sees Ed…
by Scott Fennessy 8/28/1905 Boston, MA The Cubs long east coast swing continues as they arrived in Boston early yesterday and look for a real scrum today as Jake Weimer and Irv Young match up for the third time this season. Weimer won both games by very small margins. Young…
by Scott Fennessy 8/26/1905 Philadelphia, PA The Cubs face the Phillies in Game two of their double header. In New York the Giants swept the Reds in their double header. This time in a thrilling 3-2 contest that saw George Wiltse pick up his 20th victory. Mordecai Brown faces off…
by Scott Fennessy 8/26/1905 Philadelphia, PA The Cubs face the Phillies in a double header today as they continue to pressure the Giants who face the Reds in a twin bill in the big apple as well. The Giants win game one 5-1 as Mike Donlin racks up 3 more…