1991PS-1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1991 Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates 7 (5-1)
Chicago Cubs 3 (1-5)

In the final game of the series, Chicago came out early, but wasn’t able to sustain it and were swept in 3 games. Ryne Sandberg gave the Cubs a 1^st inning lead with a 2 run blast to start the festivities. In the 4^th however, the Pirates came alive and singles by Van Slyke, Bonds, and King along with a double by LaValliere put Pittsburgh back on top with a 3-2 score. A pair of back to back trips from Gary Redus and Jay Bell to lead off the 5^th tacked on another insurance run for the Bucs before back to back homers in the 7^th by Van Slyke and Bobby Bonilla all but assured victory despite the Cubs snagging a solo home run from Luis Salazar in the 8^th who came into the game for an injured Mark Grace. There were plenty of heroes in the game offensively, but Pittsburgh starter Zane Smith gets the game ball with a win on 8.1 innings pitched with 3 earned runs, and 4 strikeouts. Pittsburgh completes their first road trip and first series sweep with 7 runs on 12 hits without an error. The Cubbies fall with 3 runs on 7 hits and an error.

Game Notes

Date Played: 5 Nov 2021
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: 23 minutes
2B: Doug Dascenzo (2), Bobby Bonilla, Don Slaught
3B: Gary Redus, Jay Bell
HR: Andy Van Slyke, Bobby Bonilla, Ryne Sandberg, Luis Salazar
TB: Bobby Bonilla (6), Andy Van Slyke (5), Gary Redus (3), Jay Bell (3), Jeff King (2), Don Slaught (3), Barry Bonds, Gary Varsho
SH: Jay Bell
SF: Bobby Bonilla
IBB: None
HBP: Jay Bell, Andy Van Slyke
With RISP: Pittsburgh 4-8, Chicago 1-3
GIDP: Jose Lind, Jeff King, Andre Dawson
RBI: Andy Van Slyke (2), Ryne Sandberg (2), Jay Bell, Bobby Bonilla, Barry Bonds, Don Slaught, Jeff King, Luis Salazar
R: Gary Redus (2), Andy Van Slyke (2), Bobby Bonilla, Barry Bonds, Don Slaught, Doug Dascenzo, Ryne Sandberg, Luis Salazar
Team LOB: Pittsburgh-6, Chicago-5
E: Ryne Sandberg
DP: Jackson-Sandberg-Grace, Scott-Sandberg-Grace, King-Lind-Redus)
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Zane Smith
Loss: Danny Jackson
Save: None
Balks: None
WP: None
HBP: Danny Jackson, Dave Smith
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None

Additional Notes: Mark Grace was injured in a play going to first in the 7^th inning and Damon Berryhill had to leave the game after being hit by a foul tip in the 9^th. The original game took place on 13 Apr 1991 on a Sunday in front of 25,994. The Pirates lost 6-4.

1991PS-1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1991 Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates 9 (4-1)
Chicago Cubs 3 (1-4)

The Buccos had the Cubs number this game. It started out in the top of the first when Andy Van Slyke went yard for the first of two times on the day, and the Pirates added two more runs in the 2nd with RBI’s from Jose Lind and Orlando Merced. Chicago made it interesting when Andre Dawson crushed a 2-0 fastball in the 3^rd for a tying 3 run homer, but for the rest of the game the Cubs could muster no more. Barry Bonds hit a 2 run shot in the 5^th and Van Slyke had his second deep ball of the game in the 8^th for 3 of the innings 4 runs. For his 2 homer, 4 RBI, 3 run game, Van Slyke takes the player of the game honors as Pittsburgh steamrolled the Cubs with 9 runs on 14 hits and no errors. Chicago managed 3 runs on 8 hits without any errors as well.

Game Notes

Date Played: 5 Nov 2021
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: 27 minutes
2B: Mike LaVaillere (2), Andy Van Slyke, Damon Berryhill
3B: None
HR: Andy Van Slyke (2), Barry Bonds, Andre Dawson
TB: Andy Van Slyke (10), Andre Dawson (6), Mike LaValliere (5), Barry Bonds (4), Orlando Merced (2), Doug Dascenzo (2), Mark Grace (2), Damon Berryhill (2), Bobby Bonilla, Jeff King, Jose Lind, Doug Drabek
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: Gary Scott
With RISP: Pittsburgh 5-8, Chicago 1-6
GIDP: George Bell, Barry Bonds, Jeff King, Damon Berryhill
RBI: Andy Van Slyke (4), Andre Dawson (3), Barry Bonds (2), Jose Lind (2), Orlando Merced
R: Andy Van Slyke (3), Mike LaValliere (2), Orlando Merced, Barry Bonds, Jeff King, Jose Lind, Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, Andre Dawson
Team LOB: Pittsburgh-7, Chicago-6
E: None
DP: Bell-Lind Merced (2), Scott-Sandberg-Grace, Dunston-Sandberg-Grace
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Doug Drabek
Loss: Mike Bielecki
Save: None
Balks: None
WP: None
HBP: Doug Drabek
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None

Additional Notes: The original game took place on 13 Apr 1991 on a Saturday in front of 23,838. The Cubs won 7-3.

1991PS-1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1991 Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (3-1)
Chicago Cubs 1 (1-3)

In their first game of on the season on the road, the Pirates very nearly ended the game in defeat, but some timely pinch hitting in the final frame gave them a hard fought victory. Both pitchers threw great games as neither team was able to score a single run in the first six frames before the Cubbies got on the board in the bottom of the 7^th inning with a leadoff home run from Andre Dawson. The game remained with Chicago up by a single solitary run until the bottom of the 9^th when Pittsburgh went to their bench. After a lead off strikeout from Barry Bonds, Jeff King reached when Cubs shortstop Shawn Dunston bobbled an easily fielded ball. Don Slaught came into pinch hit for catcher Mike LaValliere and drove King to 3^rd with a single to left. Next pinch hitter Lloyd McClendon drove King home with a double. John Wehner then came in to pinch hit and, with a single to right, brought Don Slaught home across the plate to score the winning run. For his game winning single, John Wehner gets the game ball. Pittsburgh wins with 2 runs on 9 hits with no errors. The Cubs lose with a difficult error and 1 run on 8 hits.

Game Notes

Date Played: 23 Oct 2021
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: 25 minutes
2B: Orlando Merced, Lloyd McClendon
3B: None
HR: Andre Dawson
TB: Andre Dawson (4), Doug Dascenzo (3), Orland Merced (2), Lloyd McClendon (2), Gary Scott (2), Jay Bell, Andy Van Slyke, Barry Bonds, Mike LaValliere, Randy Tomlin, Don Slaught, John Wehner, Mark Grace, Rick Wilkins
SH: Rick Wilkins, Shawn Boskie
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: None
With RISP: Pittsburgh 2-8, Chicago 0-2
GIDP: Mark Grace, Andre Dawson
RBI: Lloyd McClendon, John Wehner, Andre Dawson
R: Don Slaught, Jeff King, Andre Dawson
Team LOB: Pittsburgh-10, Chicago-6
E: Shawn Dunston
DP: Tomlin-Lind-Merced, King-Lind-Merced
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Randy Tomlin
Loss: Shawn Boskie
Save: Bill Landrum
Balks: None
WP: None
HBP: None
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None

Additional Notes: The original game took place on 12 Apr 1991 on a Friday in front of 8,704. The Pirates won 3-1.

GTS-1906 Chicago Cubs at 1984 Detroit Tigers

1906 Chicago Cubs-4
1984 Detroit Tigers-1

The Cubbies finally break through with a win as “Three Finger” Mordecai Brown tosses a complete game only surrendering 5 hits without an earned run against the ’84 Tigers. Detroit grabbed their only run of the game in the bottom of the second on an error by Solly Hoffman, and it was not until the top of the 6th that Chicago tied it up with a Johnny Kling single to left that scored Jimmy Sheckard. The Cubs grabbed the victory in the top of the final frame when a walk, a hit batsman, 2 singles, and a double saw 3 runs score. Chicago wins on the road with 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 errors. Detroit, at home, loses with 1 run on 5 hits and 1 error. Mordecai grabs the game ball with “Three Fingers.”

Game Notes

Date Played: 1 Nov 2018
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Jimmy Sheckard, Johnny Evers, Harry Steinfeldt
3B: None
HR: None
TB: Jimmy Sheckard (3), Harry Steinfeldt (2), Johnny Kling (2), Johnny Evers (2), Lance Parrish (2), Solly Hoffman, Jimmy Slagle, Kirk Gibson, Howard Johnson, Lou Whittaker
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: Harry Steinfeldt
With RISP: Chicago 4-7, Detroit 1-4
GIDP: Chet Lemon, Lou Whittaker
RBI: Johnny Evers (2), Solly Hoffman, Johnny Kling
Team LOB: Chicago-7, Detroit-5
E: Harry Steinfeldt, Solly Hoffman, Johnny Evers, Alan Trammell
DP: Hoffman-Evers-Chance, Hoffman-Evers-Chance
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: Jimmy Sheckard, Jimmy Slagle
CS: Kirk Gibson
Picked Off: None
Win: Moredecai Brown
Loss: Juan Berenguer
Save: None
Balks: Mordecai Brown
WP: None
HBP: Juan Berenguer
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1906 Chicago Cubs at 1975 Oakland A’s

1906 Chicago Cubs-3
1975 Oakland A’s-7

The Cubs go down again after leading 2-0 early as the A’s grabbed 4 runs in the 3rd as well as one each in the 4th, 5th, and 7th for a 7 run day. Joe Rudi crushed a 3 run homer in the 3rd while Gene Tenace added a solo deep shot in the following inning. Phil Garner grabbed a couple of RBI’s with a ground out in the 5th that scored Reggie Jackson and a single in 7th that scored Joe Rudi. For Chicago, Frank Chance and Johnny Evers had RBI’s in the 2nd and Johnny Kling hit a one run scoring home run in the 4th. The Cubbies lose with 3 runs on 9 hits and 2 errors while the Athletics scored 7 runs on 11 hits with 1 error. First baseman Joe Rudi gets player of the game honors going 3 for 3 with a homer and a double to go along with 3 RBI’s.

Game Notes

Date Played: 13 Aug 2018
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace
3B: None
HR: Johnny Kling, Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace
TB: Joe Rudi (7), Gene Tenace (7), Johnny Kling (5), Harry Steinfeldt (2), Solly Hoffman, Jimmy Sheckard, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Doc Gessler, Bert Campaneris, Bill North, Tommy Harper, Phil Garner
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: None
With RISP: Chicago 2-7, New York 3-5
GIDP: Solly Hoffman, Phil Garner
RBI: Joe Rudi (3), Phil Garner (2), Johnny Kling, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Tommy Harper, Gene Tenace
Team LOB: Chicago-6, Oakland-10
E: Harry Steinfeldt, Solly Hoffman, Phil Garner
DP: Bosman-Campaneris-Rudi, Evers-Hoffman-Chance
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: Tommy Harper
CS: None
Picked Off: None
Win: Dick Bosman
Loss: Jack Taylor
Save: Jim Todd
Balks: None
WP: Jack Taylor
HBP: None
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1906 Chicago Cubs

1965 Minnesota Twins-4
1906 Chicago Cubs-2

Outscoring the Twins 2-1, and outhitting them 8-4, the Chicago Cubs suffered a defensive breakdown in the top of the 9th when a one out triple by Bob Allison led to him scoring with 2 outs thanks to an error on Tinker. The 2-2 tie sent the game into extras where a Harmon Killebrew 2 run homer put the Twins up 4-2. The Cubs could not hit the ball out of the infield in their half of the inning and lost the game. With 2 triples and scoring the tying run, Bob Allison is given player of the game distinction. The Twins scored 4 runs on 6 hits with no errors while the Cubs scored 2 runs on 8 hits with 3 errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 8 Jul 2015

1906 Chicago Cubs

cubs generic

The 1906 Chicago Cubs come into the Great Teams Season sporting the highest winning percentage, .763, in modern MLB history winning 116 games with 36 losses and 2 ties in a 154 game season. The team led the league by wide margins in both runs for and runs against as well as leading in team ERA. The 1906 Cubs feature 4 Hall of Famers: Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker, and Mordecai Brown. As great as this team was however, they were upset in the World Series by the “Hitless Wonder” Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2 and come into the Great Teams Season hoping to prove they are the Greatest Team to ever take the field.

Starters

C: Johnny Kling
1B: Frank Chance
2B: Johnny Evers
SS: Joe Tinker
3B: Harry Steinfeldt
OF: Jimmy Sheckard
OF: Jimmy Slagle
OF: Frank Schulte

4 Man Starting Pitcher Rotation

Mordecai Brown
Jack Pfiester
Ed Ruelbach
Carl Lundgren

GTS-1906 Chicago Cubs at 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

Willie Stargell

1906 Chicago Cubs-4
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates-5

What was expected to be an easy win by the 1979 Pirates became interesting after some Bert Blyleven fastball chin music on Cubs first baseball Frank Chance caused a bench clearing brawl in the 3^rd. When all was said and done the Pirates saw their starting pitcher, Dave Parker, and Bill Robinson ejected. The Cubs lost their starting pitcher Pfeister, the aforementioned Chance, and Joe Tinker, all three sent to the locker room for the remainder of the game. When things calmed down and with a 1 to 0 score going into the 5^th the Cubs added 3 runs off of a Schulte home run that gave the underdog Cubs a 4 to nothing lead. The Pirates looked on the verge of defeat in the 9^th inning, down 4 to 1, when a timely error by Harry Steinfeldt saw the Pirates score the eventual tying run off of a Phil Garner triple to send the game into extra innings. Both teams put up goose eggs in the 10^th, but in the bottom of the 11^th, Pittsburgh captain Willie Stargell launched an opposite field solo home run to walk off the game in style. The Cubs suffer their 5^th, most heartbreaking loss yet, and currently hold onto a weak 15^th place in the standings after 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 disappointing errors. The “We are Family” Pirates of 1979 walk off with 5 runs on 9 hits without an error. Going 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a game winning HR, Willie Stargell gives himself a Stargell star as player of the game. In the next round the Cubs face off against the 1909 Pirates.

Game Notes

Date Played: 14 Dec 2018
Venue: Soothing Meadows
Game Duration: Unknown
2B: Ed Ott
3B: Phil Garner
HR: Frank Schulte, Willie Stargell
TB: Willie Stargell (5), Frank Schulte (4), Phil Garner (4), Jimmy Sheckard (3), Ed Ott (3), Tim Foli (2), Johnny Kling, Frank Chance, Orval Overall, Bill Madlock
SH: None
SF: None
IBB: None
HBP: None
With RISP: Chicago 2-10, Pittsburgh 3-6
GIDP: Doc Gessler
RBI: Frank Schulte (3), Phil Garner, Johnny Kling, Willie Stargell, Bill Madlock, Steve Nicosia
R: Willie Stargell (2), Jimmy Sheckard, Frank Schulte, Johnny Kling, Orval Overall, Bill Madlock, Phil Garner, Lee Lacy
Team LOB: Chicago-13, Pittsburgh-5
E: Harry Steinfeldt, Johnny Evers
DP: Romo-Foli-Stargell
Outfield Assists: None
PB: None
SB: None
CS: Harry Steinfeldt
Picked Off: None
Win: Grant Jackson
Loss: Orval Overall
Save: None
Balks: Enrique Romo
WP: None
HBP: None
IBB: None
Pickoffs: None
Additonal Notes: 3rd inning bench clearing brawl resulted in the following ejections: Bert Blyleven, Frank Chance, Bill Robinson, Joe Tinker, Dave Parker, and Jack Pfeister

GTS-1906 Chicago Cubs 5 Round Recap

cubs generic

After 5 games, the 1906 Chicago Cubs currently stand in 15^th place. With 3 straight losses to begin their season, an 8-6 loss against the 1962 Dodgers, a 3 to nothing shutout at home versus the 2001 Mariners and a 4-2 loss versus the last place 1965 Minnesota Twins, the cubbies surprised everyone with a 4-1 win on the road against the 1984 Tigers. Sadly, the one victory was all they could manage in the first third of the season losing 7-3 in round five to the 1975 Oakland A’s. Despite solid pitching from Mordecai Brown and Ed Reulbach, the team has had to contend with a weak output from their offense and a far and away league leading 10 errors defensively. At the plate, Frank Schulte leads the team in RBI’s and runs with Johnny Kling going 8 for 20 and an impressive .400 average. Next up for the team from the windy city is an away game against the “We Are Family” 1979 Pirates in interleague play, a return home against the 1909 Pirates, and then back on the road against the surging 1954 Cleveland Indians.

GTS-2001 Seattle Mariners at 1906 Chicago Cubs

freddy garcia

2001 Seattle Mariners-3
1906 Chicago Cubs-0

When two high quality pitching staffs meet, high quality pitching ensues. Both Freddy Garcia for the Mariners and Jack Pfeister for the Cubs pitched wonderful complete games accounting for 15 strikeouts between them, but it was Garcia who earns the win thanks to timely hitting and quality base running from his offense. Despite not getting a single hit in 7 of their 9 innings, the Mariners were able to get 3 consecutive singles in the 2^nd to account for the winning run of the game as well as a double and a single in the 9^th that scored John Olerud. Their other run came in the 6^th when a walk and steal by Mark McLemore lead to a pair of ground outs that scored him without the team registering a hit. On the flip side the Cubs spread their few hits out and were never able to plate a runner. Obviously, Freddy Garcia gets the game ball with his complete game shutout and 7 strikeouts. The 2001 Mariners scored 3 runs on 5 hits with 2 errors. The 1906 Cubs put up zero on 5 hits with only 1 error.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 18 May 2014.