Cubbies Defeat Giants in 14 Inning Thriller!!!Malone throws 5 scoreless innings in relief
Giants.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 15
Cubs............. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 14 0
After 7 1/2 innings, this afternoon's game between the league leading Cubs and hotly pursuing Giants appeared to be a well pitched 2-2 duel. Then, the hitters took over, scoring 8 runs to leave the game deadlocked at 6 after 9. The deadlock was not broken until the bottom of the 14th inning, when Cubs catcher decided it with a solo home run.
There were many clutch moments as the teams battled back and forth all day. The Giants tied the game in the top of the 8th with a leadoff homer by Gus Mancuso. The Cubs appeared to take a decisive 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 8th as Chuck Klein blasted a two run homer. However, the Giants responded in the top of the 9th with a 4 run rally, capped by a 3 run pinch hit homer by George Grantham to give New York a 6-4 lead going into the the bottom of the 9th.
The Cubs were down to their final out in the 9th, with a runner on second, when manager Charlie Grimm called on pinch hitter Babe Herman. Herman drew a walk and Stan Hack followed to load the bases with two outs. Woody English came up big in the clutch with a two run single to tie the game once again at 6-6.
4 and a half scoreless innings followed. Perce (Pat) Malone (pictured) then stepped into the breach for Chicago, holding the hot hitting Giants through 5 at bats until the Cubs finally broke through with Hartnett's homer. Hartnett also blocked a run in the top of the 4th. Still, Charlie Grimm couldn't stop talking about Malone's sterling performace. 'Bottom line is, this guy kept us in the game until we could win it. I didn't think anyone could stop New York after they scored 5 runs in the last two innings.'
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