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Linescore Fun: Cubs Score 47 Runs In Three-Game Sweep, D-Backs Win With One Baserunner, And The Seven Home Teams That Have Scored Five Runs In An Extra Inning

The Cubs scored 47 runs in a three-game sweep of the Pirates: 17-8, 14-1, 16-6. That set a modern-era franchise record for a three-game series. Back on July 23-25, 1894, the Colts (as they were then called) 48 runs against the Pirates (!): 6-14, 18-11, 24-6.

Pirates - 400 030 010 - 8 13 0 Cubs - 505 070 00x - 17 16 3 Pirates - 000 100 000 - 1 8 0 Cubs - 041 233 10x - 14 14 0 Pirates - 005 100 000 - 6 14 1 Cubs - 305 221 21x - 16 19 1

The Cubs scored in 13 of the final 15 innings of the series.