Week 1 Results (04/12/1911 - 04/16/1911)

Wednesday, April 12, 1911 (Opening Day)

 

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Brooklyn shortstop Bert Tooley made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Gus Williams made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Cleveland pitcher Earl Yingling made his major league debut on 04/12/1911.

Cleveland pitcher Vean Gregg made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Boston (AL) first baseman Rip Williams made his major league debut on 04/12/1911.

Boston (AL) outfielder Joe Riggert made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Cleveland shortstop Ivy Olson made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Willie Hogan made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Pittsburgh first baseman Newt Hunter made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Boston (NL) infielder Scotty Ingerton made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

New York (AL) infielder Otis Johnson made his major league debut on 04/12/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 New York (AL) 1

 

Chief Bender (1-0, 1.00) held the Highlanders to only five hits and the Athletics exploded for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to blow open a close game. Center fielder Rube Oldring and third baseman Home Run Baker both had three hits on the day to spark the Philadelphia offense.

 

Cleveland 12 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2

 

Joe Jackson

Similar to the first game of the day, starter Fred Blanding (1-0, 2.00) scattered six hits and got plenty of support when the Naps blew it open late with a nine-run eighth. Rookie outfielder Joe Jackson went 3-for-3 on the day with three runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and hit the first homerun of the season.

Boston (AL) 8 Washington (H) 0

 

Smoky Joe Wood (1-0, 0.00) threw a two-hit shutout to get the Red Sox off to a winning start, including eleven strikeouts. Boston shortstop Heinie Wagner went 2-for-4 on the day with four RBI's and included a double and a triple.

 

Brooklyn 8 Boston (NL) (H) 6

 

The Dodgers took a two-run lead in the top of the first and never lost that lead, but the Rustlers never quit and stayed in the game right until the very end. Cy Barger (1-0, 6.00) went all the way for the win as every Brooklyn batter had at least one hit, sixteen hits in total. Shortstop Bert Tooley, making his major league debut, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and knocked two doubles.

 

Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati (H) 2

 

The hometown Reds scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the first but Pittsburgh starter Babe Adams (1-0, 0.00) shut them down the rest of the way and the Pirates came back for the easy win. Six different Pittsburgh batters had multiple hits on the day.

 

New York (NL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (NL) 2

 

Second baseman Larry Doyle, batting second for the hometown Giants, smacked a two-run homerun in the bottom of the first and New York never looked back. The Phillies committed four errors and allowed the Giants to expand their lead, but a three-run double in the seventh by center fielder Fred Snodgrass put the game out of reach. Red Ames (1-0, 2.00) went all the way for the win.

 

St. Louis (NL) 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (11) (Tie Game)

 

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Thursday, April 13, 1911

 

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Boston (AL) outfielder Joe Riggert was injured (?) on 04/12/1911

 

Cincinnati pitcher Jesse Tannehill made his final major league appearance on 04/12/1911. Cincinnati released Tannehill on 04/13/1911

 

Chicago (AL) first baseman Tex Jones made his major league debut on 04/13/1911

 

New York (AL) outfielder Gene Elliott made his major league debut on 04/13/1911

 

Boston (NL) infielder Harry Spratt made his major league debut on 04/13/1911. Boston (NL) pitcher Billy Burke made his final early-season appearance on 04/13/1911

 

Detroit (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1

 

The White Sox outhit the Tigers 8-6 but the Tigers got the hits when they needed them and walked away with the win. George Mullin (1-0, 1.00) outdueled Ed Walsh (0-1, 3.38) to capture the win.

 

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 3

 

The lead went back and forth in this one but then A's center fielder Rube Oldring came through with a two-out run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth to give Philadelphia the win. Jack Coombs (1-0, 3.00) got the win and Ray Fisher (0-1, 2.08) got the loss on an unearned run.

 

Cleveland 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2

 

The Naps exploded late with five runs in the top of the ninth and walked away with an easy win in St. Louis. Joe Jackson had another stellar day by going 4-for-4 with four RBI's and stroking two long doubles.

 

Washington (H) 6 Boston (AL) 5

 

Boston pitcher Eddie Cicotte was cruising along with a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth with one out when his shoulder seized up and he had to come out of the game. Charley Hall came into to relieve him and three walks, a HBP, and finally a two-run single by right fielder Warren Miller and the Senators had a surprising come-from-behind win.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 1

 

Boston pitcher Al Mattern (1-0, 1.00) scattered six hits and went all the way for the win. Mattern also chipped in with a 2-for-3 day with two big late RBI's to help cement the win.

 

New York (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 1

 

Christy Mathewson (1-0, 1.00) locked down the Phillies offense on only six hits as the Phillies defense mishandled several plays late to let the Giants supplement their lead and get the easy win. Mathewson went 2-for-3 from the plate, scored two runs, and drove in one to help his own cause.

 

Friday, April 14, 1911

 

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Brooklyn pitcher Bill Schardt made his major league debut on 04/14/1911

 

Cleveland pitcher Gene Krapp made his major league debut on 04/14/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Earl Hamilton made his major league debut on 04/14/1911. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Lefty George made his major league debut on 04/14/1911

 

Boston (NL) infielder Art Butler made his major league debut on 04/14/1911

 

Chicago (AL) 12 Detroit (H) 8

 

Rollie Zeider

The White Sox scored five times in the top of the fourth to take the lead for good but had to fight to hold off multiple comeback attempts by the Tigers. Chicago starter Frank Lange (1-0, 7.00) went all the way for the win but walked eight, so he often served as his own worst opponent. Lange did go 2-for-3 with two walks and scored three runs though. Shortstop Rollie Zeider led the White Sox offense by going 4-for-5 and driving in five runs on the day.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 3

 

The Browns only had six hits on the day but they managed to bottle most of them up in a five-run fifth inning and held on to defeat the Naps. Lefty George (1-0, 2.00) went all the way for the win in his major league debut.

Brooklyn 4 Boston (NL) (H) 2

 

Dodgers starter Bill Schardt (1-0, 2.00) allowed only four hits on his way to a win in his first major league appearance. Brooklyn batters accrued fourteen hits on the day but could never get that key hit to blow the game open.

 

St. Louis (NL) 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 3

 

The Cardinals scored four times in the top of the ninth to blow open what had previously been a close game and walk off with the easy win. St. Louis shortstop Arnold Hauser picked up four hits on the day and scored three runs while batting in the eighth spot in the lineup.

 

Saturday, April 15, 1911

 

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St. Louis (AL) pitcher Barney Pelty was injured (?) on 04/14/1911

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Fred Toney made his major league debut on 04/15/1911

 

Washington outfielder Charles Conway made his major league debut on 04/15/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Allan Collamore made his major league debut on 04/15/1911.

 

Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Pete Alexander made his major league debut on 04/15/1911

 

Chicago (AL) 2 Detroit (H) 1

 

A pitcher's duel as Jim Scott (1-0, 1.00) scattered five hits and kept the Tigers from running wild on the basepaths. Ralph Works (0-1, 2.00) (Payson, IL native) pitched well but took the loss when his offense couldn’t come through when they had their few opportunities.

 

New York (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4

 

The Highlanders pushed across a few early runs due to some poor fielding by the Athletics and then added two final runs in the top of the seventh, giving the visitors a 5-1 lead. Those two runs would provide crucial as Philadelphia rallied back for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to make it close, but it was too little too late. Ray Caldwell (1-0, 1.29) got the win with some late-inning help from Jack Quinn and Russ Ford.

 

Note: BBR shows Ira Thomas as the starting catcher with Jack Lapp coming in as a replacement while ATMgr has this reversed.

 

Cleveland 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3

 

Joe Jackson and Nap Lajoie both knocked in a run in the top of the seventh and the Naps held on to win in a close one. Cy Falkenberg (1-0, 2.45) got the win but found himself ejected from the game after he hit two consecutive batters in the bottom of the eighth.

 

Washington (H) 5 Boston (AL) 1

 

Walter Johnson (1-0, 1.00) didn’t allow a run until there were two outs in the top of the ninth and got the win for the Senators. Ray Collins (0-1, 6.43) only had one bad inning when he gave up four runs in the bottom of the fourth, but he too was ejected in the eighth inning when he retaliated after Johnson had already hit two Red Sox batters.

 

Philadelphia (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (13)

 

With the score tied at two both teams managed to score once in the tenth to keep the game going, but Phillies third baseman Hans Lobert hit a two-out two-run single in the top of the thirteenth to put Philadelphia ahead to stay. Pete Alexander (1-0, 2.08) went all the way and picked up the first win of his illustrious career.

 

Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati (H) 0

 

Pittsburgh starter Lefty Leifield (1-0, 0.00) allowed only one hit and went all the way in shutting out the Reds. Pirates center fielder Tommy Leach went 4-for-6 from the two-spot in the lineup to kick start the Pirates offense.

 

New York (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 0

 

Louis Drucke (1-0, 0.00) gave up seven hits but was never really challenged as he cruised to a seven-hit shutout victory over crosstown rival Brooklyn. Second baseman Larry Doyle went 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI sacrifice fly.

 

St. Louis 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (10) (Tie Game)

 

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Sunday, April 16, 1911

 

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Detroit infielder Chick Lathers was injured (?) on 04/15/1911. Detroit pitcher Jack Lively made his major league debut on 04/16/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Howie Gregory made his major league debut on 04/16/1911. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Jeff Pfeffer made his major league debut on 04/16/1911. Note: Jeff Pfeffer and Big Jeff Pfeffer are not the same person, although they are brothers.

 

Detroit (H) 12 Cleveland 10

 

Cleveland led 6-1 after the top of the second but then the Detroit offense roared back to take an 11-5 lead after the fifth. The Naps drew back within one but the Tigers pitching staff held on to capture the exciting win. Detroit first baseman Del Gainer went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI to lead the Tigers offense.

 

Chicago (AL) 16 St. Louis (AL) (H) 8

 

The White Sox led 8-0 after the fifth and then put up their second five-spot of the game in the top of the seventh to take a 13-0 lead. Ed Walsh (1-1, 5.82) took it easy thereafter and St. Louis was able to get on the board, but they were too far behind to be much of a worry. Catcher Billy Sullivan went 5-for-6 on the day and shortstop Rollie Zeider had a 4-for-5 day to spark the White Sox offense.

 

Pittsburgh 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (10)

 

Pittsburgh hurler Howie Camnitz (1-0, 0.00) outdueled Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (0-1, 1.80) in Chicago for the tough road win. Camnitz scored the eventual winning run in the top of the tenth when he was tripled home by third baseman Bobby Byrne.

 

Cincinnati (H) 2 St. Louis (NL) 1

Slim Sallee

The Reds only had two hits on the day but they made them count in a close win over the visiting Cardinals. Second baseman Tom Downey broke up a potential no-hitter when he singled home the eventual winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Harry Gaspar (1-0, 1.00) only gave up four hits but got the win over Slim Sallee (0-1, 2.25).