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 hits. Meanwhile Ed Reulbach faces Bill Duggleby in game one.
The Cubs go down quietly in the first, but the Phillies have no plans on making “Big Ed’s” day so easy. Sherry Magee, who has really had a tough second half rips a liner that goes to the wall. Jimmy Slagle gets to it, but by the time his relay comes in Magee is in with a triple, with the Phillies best hitter, John Titus at the plate. Titus hits the 1-1 offering high and deep. “Wildfire” Schulte races back, and this may clear the wall, but he makes the running catch at the track. Magee tags and scores easily. Hugh Duffy pops up to Johnny Kling behind home plate, and the inning ends with the home team on top 1-0.
The Cubs again don’t offer much resistance for Duggleby in the second, and the Phillies get another big hit. This time with a booming double to center by Bill Bransfield to set the stage. With one out and Bransfield now on third Red Dooin, who has been downright awful this season hits one deep to left down the line. Slagle giving chase, and is near the corner and this one may go out of play, but Slagle makes the catch just in fair play in deep left. Bransfield tags and scores and the lead is now 2-0. Reulbach calms down and holds the line, but has been hit hard when the other team makes contact.
The score would remain the same. Duggleby was in total control for the Phillies, and Reulbach finally settled down until the Phillies hurt Ed again in the 7th. Magee rips another liner, this time down the first base line. Schulte can only get the ball in as Magee has his second triple of the game, and his 12th of the year. Titus again rips a sac fly to Slagle in left (he’s been VERY busy today) and the lead is now 3-0. That actually was a good thing for the Cubs as Hugh Duffy rips one deep to left for a double, and was left on base as the inning ends. Duffy has a bit of a strange card. He did not hit any home runs in his 41 plate appearances, but did have a triple and 2 doubles, but somehow got a 6-6-2 card. Duffy then got an 11 6, which would have been a homer.
The Cubs continue to struggle with Duggleby, and the Phillies seal the deal in the 7th when Bransfield gets his second leadoff double (number 10 for the year) of the game and Ernie Courtney follows with a walk. One out later they are on second and third when Mickey Doolan hits yet another sac fly to Slagle and the inning eventually ends 4-0 Phillies.
Unfortunately that is how the game ended. Reulbach never really got untracked and the Phillies hammered his every mistake. Duggleby pitched a 3 hit beauty and the Phillies derail the Cubs in game one.
