page_title: Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
section_title: Game 3
hierarchical_section_title: Chronicle-Telegraph Cup / The series / Game 3
caption_attribution_description: English: 1903 E107 Breisch Williams Deacon Phillippe This file was created by the owner of the Baseball Card.
context_page_description: The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup was the trophy awarded to the winner of a postseason competition in American professional baseball in 1900. The series, played only once, was a precursor to the current World Series.
  The Pittsburgh Pirates finished in second place, 4.5 games behind the Brooklyn Superbas, in the 1900 National League season. Fans of the Pittsburgh club felt their club was every bit the equal of the Brooklyn nine. While Brooklyn led the league in offense, Pirates fans claimed their team, which led the NL in strikeouts and ERA, boasted the pitching to best Brooklyn. A local newspaper, the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, offered to award a silver cup to the winner of a best-of-five series between the two teams.
  Despite the series being held in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which was annexed into Pittsburgh in 1907, the Superbas prevailed, 3–1. The teams were evenly matched in most statistical categories — both totaled 15 runs apiece, batted about .230 and had comparable numbers of extra-base hits and walks. Both teams' ERAs were below 1.30.
  However, Pittsburgh committed 14 errors to Brooklyn's 4, letting the Superbas win by comfortable margins.
context_section_description: Pittsburgh avoided the sweep by battering Harry Howell for 13 hits — all singles — and 10 runs. It was Brooklyn's turn to hurt themselves, as seven of the 10 runs were unearned. Deacon Phillippe threw a six-hit shutout.
caption: Deacon Phillippe pitched  a six-hit shutout for Pittsburgh in Game 3.
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