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Three Finger Brown (1909)
  • 10,000 fans turned away as Brown wins 5-2 on South Side
  • Cubs trail 2-1 for most of game but clutch doubles from Schulte. . .
  • . . .in 8th and 9th reverse fortune for West Siders
  • Three-fingered star out-duels Doc White in final game of City Series
  • Pitches one-hitter, also scores only run of game in 3rd inning
  • Mark Prior (2005)
  • Allows three solo homers to Sox, but stays on mound and
  • goes the distance to win a 4-3 nail-biter!
  • He then goes on disabled list and comes off it
  • a month later, just in time to beat Hose 2-0. . .
  • giving them just one hit and zero walks in 6 innings
  • Matt Clement (2002)
  • Beats South Side gents 8-4 in opening round of Crosstown Classic
  • Tagged for 2 by Konerko in 6th, he pitches. . .
  • . . .into the 8th, and leaves with a 6-2 lead
  • Pitches final game of Classic in New Comiskey and wins 9-2
  • Strikes out 12 Sox, shuts them out through 8
  • Percy Jones (1926)
  • Yields five hits and no runs and drives in only
  • run of the game as Cubs eke out a 1-0 victory
  • Pitches sixth game of series with Cubs down 3 games to 2
  • Result: Percy Jones' Foolers Make Hose Flail Air
  • And His Bat Aids the Cause of the Bruins-- Cubs win 4-1
  • Sheriff Blake (1928)
  • Picks up 3rd Cub victory in series, 3-2, giving up 8 hits
  • Sox score on Falk HR in 2nd; in 8th, Sheriff yields. . .
  • . . .3 singles and bases-loaded walk--but holds on for win!
  • Wins championship game three days later, 13-2. . .
  • . . .as Sox get 3 of their 7 hits and both their runs in 9th
  • Pete Alexander (1924)
  • Game 1: Alex takes 9-0 lead into 7th, Sox get 9 of their 12 hits. . .
  • and all of their 7 runs in last 3 frames, but outcome never. . .
  • in doubt as Collins whiffs and Sheely grounds out to end contest
  • Game 5: Leads Cubs to come-from-behind 8-3 win. . .
  • Goes 4 for 4, scores twice, drives in 3 in the clutch
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