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May 10, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 6, Pirates 2  (13-4)
The location was different but the result and opponent were the same as the Cubs dispatched the Pirates in the first game of their doubleheader.  Three Finger Brown had another exception outing and he picked up a win his second straight start. He gave up [...]

April 30, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1  (8-3)
The Cubs picked up just three runs in this one but it was good enough because Chick Fraser held the Cubs NL rival to a mere four hits.  He gave up just the one run and he walked two and struck out two.
Johnny Evers was [...]

April 29, 1908 at West Side Park
Pirates 2, Cubs 1  (7-3)
Jack Pfiester gave up a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning as what could have been a spectacular start went to waste.  He gave up the two runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts. 
The Cubs managed just four [...]

April 24, 1908 at West Side Park
Reds 4, Cubs 2  (7-2)
The Cubs four game losing streak came to an end as the Reds did a number on Carl Lundgren.  The right hander gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with a strikeout in six innings.
The Cubs were held to a mere four [...]

April 23, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 2, Cardinals 1  (7-1)
The Cubs have a new season long winning streak as the beat the Reds for their fourth straight win.  Overal Overall won his third start of the season with a solid game.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with [...]

April 22, 1908 at West Side Park
Cubs 7, Reds 3  (6-1)
The Cubs won their third straight overall, their fourth straight against the Reds and more importantly, they won their first home game as they opened up West Side Park with a win.  Catcher Johnny Kling was one of the hitting stars with a single, a [...]

April 20, 1908 at Robison Field
Cubs 2, Cardinals 0  (5-1)
Carl Lundgren improved to 2-0 on the season with a spectacular start for the Cubs in their rubber game with the Cardinals.  He gave up just five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in the Cubs second shutout of the season.
The Cubs scored both of [...]

April 19, 1908 at Robison Field
Cubs 3, Cardinals 2  (3-1)
Orval Overall got just enough from his hitters as he improved to 2-0 in the Cubs third win of the season.  The big right hander gave up three runs on nine hits and one walks with six strikeouts.
Frank Chance was the hitting star.  He went two for [...]

April 18, 1908 at Robison Field
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2  (3-1)
The Cubs hadn’t lost and the Cardinals hadn’t won but both teams fortunes turned today as the Cardinals scored a run in the ninth to give the Cubs their first loss of the season.  With runners at the corners and one out, Art Fromme hit a [...]

April 17, 1908 at The Palace of the Fans
Cubs 1, Reds 0  (3-0)
The Cubs finished a three game sweep in their season opening series over the Reds with a dramatic 1-0 win.  Ed Reulbach got into trouble in the first inning and he pitched out of it and from then on, Chick Fraser proceeded to [...]

April 16, 1908 at the Palace of the Fans
Cubs 7, Reds 4  (2-0)
The Reds scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to put a little bit of a scare into the Cubs but it wasn’t nearly as enough as Chicago started their season 2-0.  Carl Lundgren picked up the win with a complete [...]

April 14, 1908 at the Palace of the Fans
Cubs 6, Reds 5  (1-0)
The Cubs kicked off their defense of the world championship with a tight win over the Reds. The Reds jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning but the Cubs slowly chipped away at the lead.  Finally, in the top of [...]