White Sox beat Cubs 16-0 in the final game of Windy City Series

Ed Walsh

October 18, 1912 – In the rubber match of the 7-game Windy City series‚ the White Sox score 3 runs in the 1st two innings and all their runs in the 1st 5 innings to win‚ 16-0. The game was so bad that Cubs manager Frank Chance left after 5 innings. The Sox tied the first 2 games‚ then lost the next three games of the series. Ed Walsh shuts out the Cubs‚ allowing no hits after the 5th and pitching 42 innings against the Cubs in 10 days. Sox catcher Ray Schalk later tells Lloyd Lewis this was the greatest game he ever caught.

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