Monday, May 29, 1911
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) third baseman Hans Lobert
returned to the team on 05/30/1911 following his excused absence of 05/20/1911
New
York (AL) infielder Johnny
Priest made his major league debut on 05/30/1911
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Reggie
Richter made his major league debut on 05/30/1911. Chicago
(NL) acquired Richter from Louisville (American Association) on 05/15/1911
in return for Jack
Pfiester
St.
Louis (AL) outfielder Al
Schweitzer returned to play on 05/30/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/12/1911
Detroit
pitcher Ed
Summers made his season debut on 05/30/1911
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Irv Young
returned to the mound on 05/30/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/13/1911
St.
Louis (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (11)
Neither
team scored until they both scored a run in the seventh, with the White Sox not
even getting a hit until the seventh. Joe Lake
(3-5, 4.73) pitched an eleven-inning masterpiece, getting the win once the
Browns broke through with three runs in the top of the eleventh.
Detroit
6 Cleveland (H) 2
The
Naps hit four triples on the day (two by Joe Jackson),
but couldn't convert them into runs while Ty Cobb
got the Tigers on the scoreboard with his triple and then Cobb wrapped up the
scoring with a three-run homerun to lock the game up. George
Mullin (7-4, 2.57) went all the way for the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 0
Jack Coombs
(10-2, 1.97) went all the way for the shutout win over the Highlanders,
allowing only three hits, and became the first pitcher to reach the ten-win
plateau. Coombs walked nine batters along the way, but New York wasn't able to
get anybody home. Two big errors led to six of the A's runs being unearned.
Boston
(AL) 8 Washington (H) 6 (11) (GM 1)Charley Hall
The
Red Sox led 5-1 after the top of the sixth but the Senators clawed their way
back in, eventually scoring single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to tie
the score at 6-6 and send the game into extra innings. Charley
Hall (2-3, 8.33) got the win after having blown the save and he got the hit
in the eleventh that put his team ahead to stay. Tris
Speaker returned to the starting lineup after having been limited to
pinch-hitting duties for most of the past two weeks.
Boston
(AL) 14 Washington (H) 12 (GM 2) (Three homerun game)
Both
teams wanted their starter to go deep into Game One but it didn't work out that
way as Boston moved to an early lead, and while they never lost that lead, the Senators
stayed right on their tail. Boston left fielder Duffy Lewis
hit three homeruns, driving in six runs, to put the Red Sox ahead early and
then to keep them ahead late.
Brooklyn
9 Boston (NL) (H) 4
Brooklyn
first baseman John Hummel
surprised everyone with two solo homeruns to spark the Dodgers offense as
Brooklyn took a 7-0 lead after the top of the fifth and then held on for the
win.
New
York (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3
The
Phillies scored single runs in each of the first two innings but couldn’t hold
the lead and the Giants scored three times in the sixth and then held on for
the win. Doc
Crandall (5-1, 3.51) got the win as he scattered eleven hits all the while
keeping the Phillies offense off stride.
Pittsburgh
(H) 6 Chicago (NL) 5
The
Cubs have been playing much better recently and are hoping to use their current
good fortune to start moving further up the standings and to that end they took
a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth in Pittsburgh, only to have Pittsburgh
come back and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Third baseman Bobby Byrne
slapped a two-run single to bring home the tying and winning runs and send the
home fans home happy.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Cincinnati 2 (GM 1)
St.
Louis and Cincinnati had a three-game weekend washed out a month previous and
they will be playing four consecutive double-headers to get those games made
up. The Cardinals scored first, the Reds tied it back up at 2-2, but then St.
Louis kept up the pressure and won game one. Bob Harmon
(4-5, 2.20) got the win plus he pitched in with a 2-for-3 day at the plate with
two runs scored, an RBI, and a double.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Cincinnati 5 (GM 2) (Tie game)
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Tuesday,
May 30, 1911
Transactions:
New
York (AL) outfielder Charlie
Hemphill was injured (?) on 05/29/1911
Detroit
infielder Chick
Lathers was injured (?) on 05/29/1911
Pittsburgh
pitcher Deacon
Phillippe was injured (?) on 05/29/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Jim Scott
(3-3, 2.36) throttled the Browns offense, only allowing two hits, and cruised
to the Game One win. Catcher Billy
Sullivan jumpstarted the offense with a 3-for-4 day and two runs scored,
all while batting in the eighth spot in the lineup.
St.
Louis (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
The
Browns answered back their Game One shutout with one of their own in Game Two
with Roy
Mitchell (2-1, 2.92) shutting down the White Sox on three hits. St. Louis
scored three times in the top of the first and then stood back to let Mitchell
do the rest.
Detroit
12 Cleveland (H) 0 (GM 1)
Ed
"Kickapoo" Summers made his first appearance of the season and he
made it count with a Game One shutout in Cleveland. Third baseman George
Moriarty had the big hit with a three-run triple in the first and the
Tigers went on from there.
Cleveland
(H) 7 Detroit 6 (GM 2) (12)
Cleveland
got on the scoreboard first with four runs in the second, but it was Detroit on
top 6-5 after the fifth inning. The Naps tied it with one in the eighth, and
soon it was off to extra innings. Right
fielder Ted
Easterly lined a bases-loaded single off the wall in the bottom of the
twelfth to salvage a doubleheader split versus the Tigers.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 13 New York (AL) 5 (GM 1)
A
four-run second gave New York a 5-1 lead but then right fielder Danny
Murphy hit a three-run homerun to keep the A's close. The score stayed
tight until Philadelphia exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the seventh
behind a two-run single from Murphy and a three-run homerun from left fielder Bris Lord.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 1 (GM 2)
The
A's successfully avenged New York's doubleheader sweep of last week by scoring
four times in the first and with Jack Coombs
(11-2, 1.91) only allowing two hits. Right fielder Danny
Murphy stroked a two-run double, giving him seven RBI's for the day.
Boston
(AL) 9 Washington (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
score was tied 3-3 after the sixth, but then Red Sox poured it on late and won
in a walk for Eddie
Cicotte (3-2, 2.73).
Boston
(AL) 10 Washington (H) 4 (GM 2)
The
Senators took a 3-2 lead with a three-run third, but the Red Sox came with
three of their own in the seventh and then they put the game out of reach with
a five-run ninth. Smoky Joe
Wood (8-1, 1.73) drove in three runs with a double as the big hit in the
ninth.
Note:
Walter
Johnson (6-2, 1.53) was ejected in the seventh for having hit multiple
batters … I somehow doubt that actually ever happened in real life, but so be
it. Bob
Groom came into the game in relief and promptly beaned the first batter he
faced and he was ejected as well. Tempers flared of course but with a
significant lead the Red Sox decided to just take their win and be happy about
it.
Philadelphia
(NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1) (11)
Both
teams scored a run in the fifth and that was it until the Phillies exploded for
five runs in the top of the eleventh, taking advantage of some bad Boston
defense. Earl
Moore (4-8, 4.55) went all the way for the win.
Boston
(NL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (NL) 7 (GM 2)
The
Rustlers had to score three runs in the fifth to get their first lead of the
game and then they had to score three more runs in the eighth to retake the
lead, for good this time. Cliff
Curtis (1-7, 6.03) was shaky but got his first win of the season with help
from Big
Jeff Pfeffer in the ninth.
New
York (NL) (H) 8 Brooklyn 0 (GM 1)
It
was a close game for a while but then the Giants scored three times in the
sixth and the rout was on. Rube
Marquard (4-0, 1.98) scattered four hits and got the Game One shutout.
Brooklyn
6 New York (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)Nap Rucker
Brooklyn's
Nap
Rucker (8-0, 1.68) continued his torrid start to the season by shutting
down the powerful Giants offense, plus Rucker had a double and a homerun early
in the game to help the Dodgers get off to a fast start. Rucker only made one
mistake and Giants left fielder Red Murray
hit it hard for a three-run homerun.
Chicago
(NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 5
It
was a close game all the way and then Cubs scored four times in the top of the
ninth to take a 6-3 lead, a two-run single by first baseball Solly
Hofman being the big hit. Mordecai
Brown came in to close out the ninth and gave up two runs, but got the
third out without any more damage.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 12 Cincinnati 2 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals scored three times in the first and then added four more in the
second as they rolled to an easy Game One win at home against Cincinnati. Slim Sallee
(6-3, 2.06) only allowed three hits and got the win. Right fielder Steve Evans
hit his first homerun of the year, a three-run shot in the eighth.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 6 (GM 2)
The
Cardinals led 2-0 after the sixth, but then the offense on both teams woke. The
Reds took a lead, lost it, regained it, and then in the bottom of the eighth
right fielder Rube Ellis
hit a three-run homerun to put St. Louis ahead to stay.
Wednesday,
May 31, 1911
Transactions:
St. Louis (NL) pitcher Bunny Hearn
made his final season appearance on 05/30/1911
Chicago
(AL) outfielder Bobby
Messenger was injured (?) on 05/30/1911
Brooklyn
catcher Otto
Miller was injured (?) on 05/30/1911
Cincinnati
catcher Hank
Severeid was injured (?) on 05/30/1911
New
York (AL) first baseman Hal Chase
returned to play on 06/01/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/11/1911
Note:
It was a quiet day in the AL as the western teams are heading to the east
coast. On Friday all of the eastern NL franchises will be visiting the
opponents in the great Midwest.
Washington
(H) 9 New York (AL) 2
The
Senators scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth, all runs coming after
two outs, and Bob Groom
(3-6, 4.50) kept the Highlanders off the scoreboard until the seventh when it
was too little, too late.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 5 (GM 1)
St.
Louis scored four times in the first but then had to hold off numerous
Cincinnati come-back attempts before they could walk away with the win. Bob Harmon
(5-5, 2.49) didn't necessarily have a great game but he got the outs when he
needed them.
Cincinnati
6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
The
Reds scored twice in the top of the first but needed a three-run fifth to take
the lead for good. George
Suggs (3-5, 4.88) went all the way for the win, plus chipped in with a
two-run single in the fateful fifth inning.
Thursday,
June 1, 1911
Transactions:
Detroit
pitcher Clarence
Mitchell made his major league debut on 06/02/1911
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Red Nelson
made his season debut on 06/02/1911
Chicago
(AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 4
The
Red Sox have fought their way past the White Sox into second place and would
love nothing more than to send the visitors from Chicago packing while having
gained some further advantage in the standings. Both teams had the lead twice
in the game and the White Sox moved ahead for good when first baseman Shano
Collins hit a two-run double in the top of the ninth.
New
York (AL) (H) 3 St. Louis (AL) 0
Ray
Caldwell (4-3, 3.08) held the Browns to only two hits and went all the way
for the complete-game shutout. Caldwell went 2-for-3 at the plate and both
scored and drove in a run.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 1
The
A's scored three times in the second inning and Cy Morgan
(4-1, 3.16) kept the Naps bats quiet to strengthen Philadelphia's hold on first
place.
Washington
(H) 4 Detroit 2
The
Tigers scored a run in the top of the fourth, and then the Senators answered
with two runs in the bottom of the same inning. In the eighth, Detroit tied the
score with one in the top of the inning, but once again Washington answered
back with two runs. Dixie
Walker (4-0, 3.54) not only went all the way for the win but he also drove
in three runs for the day, including two runs with a two-out single in the
eighth.
Pittsburgh
(H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2
A
close one all the way until the Pirates scored two in the eighth to take a 3-1
lead. Judge
Nagel (3-1, 2.30) went all the way for the win, although he did allow three
of his five allowed after two outs in the top of the ninth to make it close.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 1 (GM 1)
Cincinnati
scored first with a run in the first but St. Louis came back with three in the
third, a two-run single by left fielder Rube Ellis
being the big hit. After that is was Slim Sallee
(7-3, 1.96) who outdueled Bobby Keefe
(1-4, 5.66) to get the win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 7 (GM 2)
Four
times Cincinnati took a lead or tied the score with runs in the top of an
inning, and each time St. Louis recaptured the lead in the bottom half of the
inning. Roger
Bresnahan squeezed home Mike Mowrey
in the bottom of the eighth for the game-winner.
Note:
This completes St. Louis and Cincinnati's four doubleheaders in four days. The
record ended up being St. Louis with six wins, Cincinnati with one, and one tie
game.
Friday,
June 2, 1911
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Bill F.
Bailey made his final season appearance on 06/01/1911. St. Louis (AL)
traded Bailey to Montgomery (Southern Association) on 06/07/1911 for an option
to purchase any one player from Montgomery (later used to buy Del Pratt
(DNP)). St. Louis (AL) catcher Paul
Krichell returned to play on 06/03/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/13/1911
Cleveland
pitcher Spec
Harkness was injured (?) on 06/01/1911. Cleveland pitcher Pat Paige
made his final major league appearance on 06/01/1911
Pittsburgh
sold pitcher Judge Nagle
(team finale 06/01/1911) to Boston (AL) on 06/21/1911
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Lefty
Russell made his final season appearance on 06/01/1911
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Ed Zmich
made his final major league appearance on 06/01/1911
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Jesse Baker
returned to the mound on 06/03/1911 following his injury (?) 05/08/1911.
Chicago (AL) catcher Bruno Block
returned to play on 06/03/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/12/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bill
McTigue returned to play on 06/03/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/12/1911
Boston
(AL) (H) 11 Chicago (AL) 0
Smoky Joe
Wood (9-1, 1.57) held the White Sox to only two hits and he struck out
fourteen Chicago batters on his way to the complete-game victory. Boston had
four-run innings in the third and eighth inning to turn the game into a rout.
New
York (AL) (H) 17 St. Louis (AL) 7 (Grand Slam!)Otis Johnson
The
Highlanders got off to a fast start with nine runs in the third, and then after
the Browns attempted a late-inning comeback, responded with six more runs in
the bottom of the eighth. The big hit of the fateful third inning was a grand
slam by light-hitting shortstop Otis
Johnson.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 1
A
pitcher's duel as Eddie Plank
(6-3, 3.38) came out on top of George Kahler (2-2, 3.19), despite both pitchers
having allowed four hits. Joe Jackson
hit double #30 in the third to drive home a run and give Cleveland the
early lead but Rube
Oldring responded with a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth and the
pitchers did the rest.
Detroit
8 Washington (H) 2
Right
fielder Sam
Crawford powered the Tigers offense with a 4-for-4 day that included three
runs scored, two RBI's, two doubles, and a triple, paving the way for Ed Willett
(3-2, 2.25) to pick up the win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 5
A
tight game that was decided by a two-out two-run homerun by shortstop Joe Tinker
in the bottom of the eighth. New York had a chance to tie but left fielder Jimmy
Sheckard gunned down Art
Fletcher at home plate to end the game.
Note:
Chicago tried three sacrifice attempts that all ended in double plays.
Boston
(NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 6 (10)
The
two teams with the worst record so far met in Cincinnati and both teams were
looking to shift their fortunes. Cincinnati jumped up with a five-run bottom of
the seventh to take a 6-4, but immediately lost that lead when Boston scored
twice in the top of the eighth. Rustler’s right fielder Doc Miller
had 4-for-5 day with three runs scored and three RBI's, the last RBI being the
one that put his team ahead in the top of the tenth.
Philadelphia
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 2
Phillies
hurler Bert
Humphries (2-1, 2.35) kept the powerful Pirates in check and went all the
way for the win over their interstate rival. Humphries also had a run-scoring
double in the seventh inning to give himself a little breathing room.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 13 Brooklyn 2
The
Cardinals continued their winning ways by pounding the visiting Dodgers. Bill Steele
(4-4, 3.93) didn't allow a run until the eighth inning and went all the way for
the win. Left fielder Rube Ellis
had a 4-for-6 day with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a triple to spark the
St. Louis offense.
Saturday,
June 3, 1911
Transactions:
New
York (AL) pitcher King
Brockett was injured (?) on 06/02/1911. New York (AL) infielder Otis
Johnson was injured (?) on 06/02/1911
Boston
(AL) outfielder Joe Riggert
was injured (?) on 06/02/1911
Cincinnati
shortstop Jimmy
Esmond returned to play on 06/04/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/22/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Cecil
Ferguson made his season debut on 06/04/1911
New
York (NL) pitcher Hooks
Wiltse returned the mound on 06/04/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/19/1911
Chicago
(AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 4
The
Red Sox scored three times in the second and Eddie
Cicotte (3-3, 2.98) had things well in hand, at least until White Sox
center fielder Ping Bodie
hit a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the seventh to give the Pale Hose
their first lead. Doc White
(6-3, 3.04) got the win, with help from Ed Walsh
who went the final two innings to secure the win.
St.
Louis (AL) 7 New York (AL) (H) 4
The
Browns used a six-run fourth to get a lead and then held on for dear life to
get the win. Joe Lake
(4-5, 4.65) gritted his way to the tough road win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 1
The
Athletics scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to blow open a tight
game and Jack
Coombs (12-2, 1.84) continues his fabulous start to the season.
Washington
(H) 10 Detroit 1
Walter
Johnson (7-2, 1.47) tripled home the first run of the game as part of a
three-run third and the Senators later added a four-run seventh as they had
their way with the Tigers all day today.
New
York (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 6 (14)
With
the score tied at 4-4 the game headed into extra innings, and then both teams
scored a single run in the eleventh, and then again in the thirteenth. In the
top of the fourteenth Fred Merkle
singled home Red Murray
and this time the lead stood up and the Giants had their win.
Boston
(NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 2
The
Rustlers led 4-0 after the top of the third and Buster
Brown (3-7, 5.44) made a long relief appearance due to an injury and nailed
down the win. Fred Tenney,
Doc
Miller, and Wilbur Good
all had three hits for the visiting Boston squad, but the team only had twelve
hits, so not much offense elsewhere.
Pittsburgh
(H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 5
The
Phillies got up early but couldn’t put the Pirates away and Pittsburgh finally
jumped back in the lead with a four-run fifth. Howie
Camnitz (6-2, 2.06) had a shaky start but a strong finish to pick up the
win. Owen
Wilson hit homerun #8 and had two more RBI's to spark the comeback.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
When
the Dodgers looked at the standings this morning, they saw that the red-hot
Cardinals were only a half-game behind them in the standings, and the Cardinals
saw they were at .500 for the first time since the second of May. Bob Harmon
(6-5, 2.33) went all the way for the win as the winning run scored on a
sacrifice fly from Steve Evans
in the sixth proved to be the difference.
Sunday,
June 4, 1911
Transactions:
Washington
catcher John
Henry was injured (?) on 06/03/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Jiggs
Parson made his final major league appearance on 06/04/1911. Boston (NL)
pinch-hitter Bert Weeden
made his major league debut on 06/04/1911
New
York (AL) infielder Roxey Roach
made his final season appearance on 06/03/1911. New York (AL) sold Roach to
Jersey City (Eastern) on 06/15/1911
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 1
A
two-run error in the fifth charged to Giants center fielder Fred Merkle
gave the Cubs their first lead of the game and Mordecai
Brown (6-5, 2.35) took over from there. New York outhit Chicago 6-5, but
the Cubs got the hits when they needed them.
Cincinnati
(H) 12 Boston (NL) 11 (12)Dick Hoblitzell
The
Reds have had a rough week, but just when you least expected it, they broke
through for what has to be the game of the week. Boston led 9-1 after the
sixth, but then the Reds scored a few times to keep it respectable. The
Rustlers scored two more times in the ninth to take an 11-5 lead, but the
Cincinnati scored six times in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at
11-11. The big hit was a two-out three-run homerun from first baseman Dick
Hoblitzell, and the game then moved into extra innings. Barney
Schreiber (1-0, 3.55) went eight-plus innings in relief to get the win when
the Reds finally scored in the bottom of the twelfth.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 2
The
Cardinals topped off their exciting week by completing a sweep of the Dodgers
at home, giving them a 9-1-1 record for the week, and moving from sixth up to
third place in the NL standings. Brooklyn scored twice in the third but Slim Sallee
(8-3, 1.86) buckled down and waited for his teammates to rally, which they did,
including a four-run seventh to put the game away.
Note:
Sallee, along with St. Louis pitcher Bob Harmon,
both picked up three wins during the week.
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