Week 12 Summary (06/26/1911 - 07/02/1911)

Week Twelve of the 1911 BBW replay is in the books. Usually, at the completion of Week Twelve, the replay has reached its halfway point. Not this time - all of the teams have surpassed the 60 games played mark by now, but only Cleveland has reached to 70 games played mark. If 77 games played is the true halfway mark of a 154 game season, then most teams still won’t be close by the end of next week, even with a full slate of doubleheaders to be played on the Fourth of July.

It does look like the AL winner is pretty much decided already. The A's ended Week Twelve with an 11.5 game lead over second-place teams Chicago and Detroit, with only a few decimal places separating the two. However, Boston and Cleveland are both tied, 1.0 games behind Chicago and Detroit, with both teams also separated by only a few decimal places. The AL pennant race might already be settled this early, but the race for second place has a long way to go. So far these four teams have mostly just taken turns beating each other up and in doing so they have let Philadelphia run away with the lead.

 

It is a different story in the NL. Pittsburgh has been on top for a long time and has shown no sign of letting up. Their strong pitching along with their strong and timely hitting has made the difference so far. New York is frustrated - they too have strong pitching and hitting, but they haven't been able to close that gap between them and the Pirates. They have repeatedly whittled that lead down, only to fall right back to where they were previously. With ~60% of the season remaining the Giants aren't panicking - these two teams play each other fourteen times yet, so John McGraw and crew remain confident.

 

Brooklyn Manager
Bill Dahlen

I really never intended to provide a weekly snapshot on Shoeless Joe Jackson, but good gosh, what a season! Jackson is still hitting over .500 (.533) even this far into the season. Jackson has 147 hits so far and a total of 46 multi-hit games, and as stated previously, the replay still has ~60% of the season left to be played.

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Week 12 Results (06/26/1911 - 07/02/1911)

Monday, June 26, 1911

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St. Louis (AL) infielder Al Clancy made his final major league appearance on 06/25/1911. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Lefty George was injured (?) on 06/25/1911. St. Louis (AL) outfielder Jim Murray made his final season appearance on 06/25/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) first baseman Kitty Bransfield made his season debut on 06/27/1911

 

Brooklyn catcher Otto Miller returned to play on 06/27/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/30/1911

 

Frank "Homerun" Baker

Philadelphia (AL) 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2

 

The Red Sox were in second place in the AL but were 8.0 games behind first-place Philadelphia, so the hometown squad was hoping to start to reduce that lead with a win today. The A's weren't having anything of it though as Frank "Homerun" Baker drove home Eddie Collins in the eighth to put the visitors ahead to stay, allowing Harry Krause (7-2, 3.24) to go all the way for the win.

 

Detroit 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 0

 

The White Sox committed five errors on the day and repeatedly gave the Tigers extra at-bats and the visitors took full advantage. Ed Summers (4-1, 2.85) gave up nine hits but induced two Chicago double plays to get the shutout win. With this win, the Tigers are now tied with the White Sox for third place in the AL, with Cleveland 0.5 games behind both of them.

 

Washington 3 New York (AL) (H) 1

 

The Senators have been on a bit of a run recently and would love nothing more than to get closer to their rivals from New York and they did so today with a close and hard-fought victory. Bob Groom (5-8, 3.76) only gave up one unearned run and got the complete game win as Washington's eight hits were scattered among eight different batters, but with some of those hits coming at the right time.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 5 (11)

 

Pete Alexander (15-2, 2.63) went all the way for the extra-innings win plus he got the game winning hit in the bottom of the eleventh.

 

Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1

 

Recently acquired Frank Smith (2-4, 6.97) held the powerful Pirates to only one unearned run and went all the way for the tough road win. Left fielder Bob Bescher stole home in the top of the sixth to put the Reds ahead to stay.

 

Note: For this replay this was the first successful steal of home in ~6 attempts. Ty Cobb tried it earlier in the day and while he was safe on an error, it still didn’t count as a successful steal. My complete lack of early success has had a discouraging effect, but I do try to pick my moments, generally late, in a close game, and with a runner that has at least a decent chance of success.

 

Tuesday, June 27, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

Chicago (AL) second baseman Amby McConnell returned to play on 06/28/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/12/1911. Chicago (AL) infielder Felix Chouinard was injured (?) on 06/26/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) infielder Claud Derrick returned to play on 06/28/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/12/1911

 

New York (NL) catcher Hank Gowdy returned to play on 06/28/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/13/1911

 

Brooklyn infielder Tony Smith made his season debut on 06/28/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Boston (AL) (H) 1

 

Rookie first baseman Stuffy McInnis knocked a two-run homerun in the top of the fourth to give the A's a 3-0 lead and Chief Bender (6-2, 1.46) outlasted Smoky Joe Wood (11-4, 2.20) for the tough win.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 0

 

The two teams started the day tied for third place in the AL but the dinged up White Sox held off the Tigers behind the arm of Ed Walsh (8-5, 1.96). The White Sox finally broke the scoreless tie with a three-run fifth, a two-run double from Jimmy Callahan being the big hit.

 

Washington 4 New York (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)

 

The Senators got ff to a fast start with two in the first and led 4-0 after the top of the sixth. Walter Johnson (12-2, 1.36) still hadn’t allowed a hit yet at that point, although the Highlanders then broke through with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it close. Johnson remained unfazed and shutdown the New York offense thereafter.

 

New York (AL) (H) 5 Washington 0 (GM 2)

 

Veteran New York hurler Andy Coakley (1-0, 0.00), making his only start of the season, shut out the Senators in Game Two to gain a split in the doubleheader.

 

New York (NL) 17 Brooklyn (H) 4 (GM 1)

 

Giants catcher Chief Meyers finally got enough appearances to end last week as the leading hitter in the NL and he started off this week with a 5-for-6 day (.428) as the visitors drubbed the Dodgers in Game One. Rube Marquard (6-0, 2.69) cruised home with the easy win.

 

New York (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

The Dodgers finally got on the scoreboard with three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead, the big hit being a two-out two-run Zack Wheat single. The Giants came right back with four runs in the ninth though, to sweep the doubleheader and to give Red Ames (4-3, 2.91) the win.

 

Boston (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7

 

The Rustlers jumped ahead early with a five-run third and then they added on from there, all of which came in handy as the Phillies scored late to make it close. Hub Perdue (4-1, 4.94) got the win with support mainly coming from shortstop Buck Herzog who went 4-for-5 on the day with three runs scored, two RBI's, and all of his four hits being doubles.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 12 Cincinnati 5 (Grand Slam)

 

Cincinnati scored three runs in the top of the first but that was it for Reds highlights today as league leading Pittsburgh roared back for the runaway victory. Center fielder Max Carey surprised everyone when he drove a pitch into the furthest recesses of center field and scampered all the way around the bases for a grand slam homerun.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (10) (GM 1)

 

The Cubs scored two runs in the top of the first, but then St. Louis started Bob Harmon (6-9, 2.97) shut them down, at least until the ninth inning when Chicago shortstop Joe Tinker scooted around the bases for a clutch homerun to tie the score at 3-3. In the top of the tenth first baseman Solly Hofman squeezed home Jimmy Sheckard to give Mordecai Brown (10-8, 2.45) the Game One win in extra innings.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 1 (GM 2)

 

Similar to Game One, the Cubs scored first, the Cardinals came back, but this time the visitors had no late inning magic remaining. Bill Steele (8-4, 3.64) outlasted Ed Reulbach (3-4, 3.80) for the win and the doubleheader split.

 

Note: BBR shows Jack Bliss as the starting catcher for St. Louis while ATMgr has Roger Bresnahan.

 

Wednesday, June 28, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

New York (AL) pitcher Andy Coakley made his final major league appearance on 06/27/1911

 

Washington catcher Gabby Street was injured (?) on 06/27/1911. Washington pitcher Fred Sherry made his final major league appearance on 06/28/1911

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Jack Ferry returned to the mound on 06/29/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/14/1911. Pittsburgh infielder John Shovlin made his final season appearance on 06/27/1911

 

Brooklyn infielder Dolly Stark was injured (?) on 06/27/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) first baseman Jim Duggan made his major league debut on 06/29/1911. St. Louis (AL) signed Duggan as a free agent on 06/23/1911

 

New York (NL) shortstop Art Fletcher returned to play on 06/29/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/16/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Topsy Hartsel returned to play on 06/29/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/14/1911. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Lep Long made his major league debut on 06/29/1911

 

Boston (AL) acquired first baseman Hap Myers (team debut 06/29/1911) on 05/25/1911 from St. Louis (AL). Boston (AL) first baseman Rip Williams returned to play on 06/29/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/17/1911

 

Jimmy Callahan

Cleveland (H) 9 Chicago (AL) 7 (GM 1)

 

Cleveland took an early 3-1 lead but the White Sox stormed back behind a three-run homerun form center fielder Jimmy Callahan and a clutch two-run single Shano Collins. But, then,  just as the game was winding down, the Naps roared back with a six-run outburst in the bottom of the eighth to snatch away the victory.

 

Cleveland (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1 (GM 2)

 

Chicago took the early lead with one in the top of the first, and there the score stayed until the Naps scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. Willie Mitchell (3-6, 3.92) drove home the tying run and then soon after came around to score the tie breaker.

 

St. Louis (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 1

 

The Browns scored three times in the top of the first and Earl Hamilton (1-7, 6.21) held the Tigers to only six hits on the day.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 5 Washington (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Athletics got up early and Eddie Plank (11-3, 2.46) scattered five hits for the win, only losing his shutout when the Senators plated a run in the bottom of the eighth.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Washington (H) 3 (10) (GM 2)

 

Washington pushed across three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take 1 3-1 lead, but the A's didn't quit as they scored single runs in the fifth and eighth to tie the score and send the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth Stuffy McInnis hit a two-out double and then immediately scored on a Danny Murphy single, securing the win for Jack Coombs (14-5, 2.22)

 

Boston (NL) 10 New York (NL) (H) 7

 

In a real reversal of fortune, the Rustlers scored three times in the eighth to get the score back to 5-4, the big hit being a two-run homerun from third baseman Harry Steinfeldt. In the ninth the flood gates opened as Boston scored six times, the big hit being a three-run homerun, also off the bat of Steinfeldt.

 

Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2

 

Nap Rucker (10-2, 2.09) went all the way for the win and held off a couple of late Phillies rally attempts to get the win.

 

Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (Tie Game)

 

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

 

The Cubs didn't do much but they did enough as King Cole (5-2, 1.58) had the good stuff today. Slim Sallee (10-7, 2.47) was the hard-luck loser.

 

Thursday, June 29, 1911

 

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Cincinnati shortstop Jimmy Esmond was injured (?) on 06/28/1911

 

Chicago (NL) first baseman Frank Chance returned to play on 06/30/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/27/1911

 

Cleveland pitcher Spec Harkness returned to the mound on 06/30/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/01/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) infielder Clarence Lehr returned to play on 06/30/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/08/1911

 

Boston (AL) outfielder Joe Riggert returned to play on 06/30/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/02/1911

 

New York (AL) 2 Boston (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

Back-to-back doubles from left fielder Birdee Cree and shortstop John Knight in the top of the sixth helped to account for the two Highlanders runs and Jack Warhop (4-7, 5.33) made that slender lead stand up for the win.

 

Boston (AL) (H) 16 New York (AL) 4 (GM 2)

 

The Red Sox have been scuffling recently but they were able to take out some of their frustrations with a nine-run sixth inning that delighted the home fans. Every Red Sox player had at least one hit, scored at least one run, and only one Boston started failed to get an RBI. Young Jack Killilay (2-1, 2.70) cruised home with the easy Game Two win.

 

Chicago (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 2

 

A five-run fourth put this one away early for the White Sox, the big hit being a three-run double from left fielder Matty McIntyre. Frank Lange (7-4, 3.53) gave up twelve hits on the day but had two clutch double plays behind him to help keep him out of trouble.

 

Detroit (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 1

 

The Tigers scored three times in the bottom of the second to take an early 4-1 lead and then continued to pour it on the lowly Browns. Ty Cobb had a 3-for-5 day with a run scored, three RBI's, a triple and a homerun to lead the Detroit offense. Ralph Works (4-6, 4.18) was grateful for the offensive support and went all the way, allowing only two hits to the visiting Browns.

 

Note: St. Louis first baseman Jim Duggan made his only ML appearance in this game. In reality it was an 0-for-4 appearance for Mr. Duggan, although he did have a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. In his first replay at-bat he hit a double - sure enough, he has a "66-6" on his card, a gift from the APBA gods.

 

Washington (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 3

 

After scoring a run in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead the A's were confident of another win, but the Senators had other plans as they scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good. The big hit was a two-run double off the bat of veteran infielder Kid Elberfeld, making a winner of Bob Groom (6-8, 3.71).

 

Cincinnati (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 3

 

Chicago got off to a quick start and led 3-0 after the top of the fifth, but two errors in the bottom half of the inning led to a five-run fifth for the hometown Reds. Frank Smith (3-4, 5.76) shut down the Cubs the rest of the way and got the win.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 2

 

The Rustlers kept it close for most of the game but the New York offense proved to be too much as the game went on, paving the way for an easy win for Doc Crandall (7-4, 3.76). Fresh off his week as a starting infielder, Crandall went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI's.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 3

 

The Phillies scored three runs in the first, all runs being unearned and all scoring after there were two outs. Right fielder Jimmy Walsh had three doubles on his 3-for-4 day to spark the Phillies offense.

 

Pittsburgh 8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3

 

The Cardinals had a chance to get out of the top of the fourth inning but a throw home couldn't be held and by the time the dust cleared Pittsburgh ended up with a six-run inning. St. Louis player/manager and catcher Roger Bresnahan started the day with a triple, a homerun, and a single, but on his fourth at-bat he could only manage a long fly that was caught at the wall, missing his opportunity to hit for the first cycle of the replay.

 

Friday, June 30, 1911

 

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Philadelphia (AL) first baseman Harry Davis was injured (?) on 06/29/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) first baseman Jim Duggan made his final major league appearance on 06/29/1911

 

Detroit pitcher Ralph Works was injured (?) on 06/29/1911

 

Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Fred Beebe returned to the mound on 07/01/1911 following his injury of 06/10/1911

 

Boston (AL) pitcher Ray Collins returned to the mound on 07/01/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/09/1911. Boston (AL) acquired pitcher Judge Nagle (team debut 07/01/1911) on 06/21/1911 from Pittsburgh

 

New York (AL) pitcher Russ Ford returned to the mound on 07/01/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/20/1911

 

Cleveland first baseman Nap Lajoie returned to play on 07/01/1911 following his injury of 05/11/1911. Cleveland third baseman Jack Mills made his major league debut on 07/01/1911

 

New York (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 1

 

The Highlanders scored three unearned runs on the top of the second as errors and walks allowed them to build a lead they would not lose. Ray Caldwell (6-4, 3.16) got the win while not giving up a run until the eighth inning.

 

Ed Walsh

Cleveland (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1

 

In a battle of future Hall-of-famers Cy Young (4-0, 1.25) outdueled Ed Walsh (8-6, 2.04) to keep the red hot naps charging for the top. The game was scoreless until Cleveland scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, the big hit being a two-run homerun off the bat of Naps second baseman Neal Ball.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 7 Washington (H) 1

 

The A's express wasted no time taking off as they scored two in the first and then followed that up with three in the second to take a commanding lead. Cy Morgan (8-1, 3.02) didn’t allow a run until the eighth and got the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 Cincinnati (H) 3 (10)

 

The Cubs moved off to a quick 3-0 lead but the suddenly resurgent Reds came back to tie the score at 3-3 after the fifth. There the score stayed until shortstop Joe Tinker scored second baseman Heinie Zimmerman via a long sacrifice fly, making a winner of Mordecai Brown (11-8, 2.42).

 

Boston (NL) 4 New York (NL) (H) 3

 

The Giants moved off to an early 2-0 lead and appeared to be cruising to an easy win when left fielder Scotty Ingerton surprised everyone with a three-run homerun and suddenly Boston had the lead. Hub Perdue (5-1, 4.50) bore down from there and took home the complete game victory.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 0

 

Pete Alexander (16-2, 2.47) held the Dodgers to only three hits and went all the way for the complete game shutout. Right fielder Jimmy Walsh, who hit three doubles in yesterday's game, hit two more doubles today.

 

Pittsburgh 10 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1

 

A three-run homerun by Honus Wagner in the top of the first set the tone for this game and Howie Camnitz (9-3, 2.59) and the Pirates romped to an easy road win.

 

Saturday, July 1, 1911

 

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Chicago (NL) first baseman Frank Chance was injured (?) on 06/30/1911

 

Boston (AL) pitcher Ed Karger was injured (?) on 06/30/1911. Boston (AL) outfielder Joe Riggert was injured (?) on 06/30/1911

 

Note: And just like that we are into a new month.

 

New York (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H)

 

The Highlanders continued their recent domination of the Red Sox as Russ Ford (9-4, 1.89) returned from his recent absence to limit Boston to only two hits on the day.

 

Chicago (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 5

 

Cleveland's hold on to second place in the AL was short lived as the White Sox came through with four runs in the top of the ninth to pull off the come-from-behind victory. Shortstop Lee Tannehill tripled home the eventual game-winning run, although he was caught trying to stretch the hit into an inside-the-park homerun.

 

Note: Chicago (AL) finally reached the 60 games played mark.

 

Detroit (H) 12 St. Louis (AL) 8

 

The Tigers exploded for four runs in the third and then added on six more runs in the fourth and while Ed Willett (7-2, 2.65) didn’t have his best game of the year, he did get the win. St. Louis scored four times in the eighth to make it interesting, but they couldn't make the score any closer.

 

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Washington (H) 4

 

The A's led 5-0 after the top of the sixth but the Senators refused to die, rallying back to get within one and then loading the bases in the ninth, only to fall short in the comeback attempt. Jack Coombs (15-5, 2.33) got the win but needed some late inning help from Chief Bender to secure the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 2

 

The Cubs got ahead early and Harry McIntire (4-4, 3.73) kept the Reds bats quiet and picked up the win. Center fielder Wilbur Good came up twice with runners on second and third and both times delivered two-run singles, picking up for crucial RBI's on the day.

 

New York (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 2

 

A three-run fourth made the difference for the Giants as Rube Marquard (7-0, 2.61) walked eight but otherwise stifled the Rustlers offense for the win.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 4

 

Brooklyn outhit the Phillies 12-7 but the Dodgers also hit into three double plays, providing Philadelphia with the break they needed to get the victory. Bob Ewing (1-1, 6.60) happily took the win.

 

Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1

 

The Pirates scored twice in the second on singles by right fielder Owen Wilson and Lefty Leifield (12-4, 3.48) and that was enough to get the road win. The Cardinals eventually scored on a four-base error committed by Wilson, but Wilson got that run back with a solo homerun (#15) in the ninth.

 

Sunday, July 2, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

Philadelphia (AL) second baseman Eddie Collins was injured (?) on 07/01/1911. Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Rube Oldring returned to play on 07/03/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/16/1911

 

Harry Steinfeldt

Boston (NL) third baseman Harry Steinfeldt made his final major league appearance on 07/01/1911. Steinfeldt was subsequently hospitalized with typhoid fever

 

New York (AL) outfielder Charlie Hemphill returned to play on 07/03/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/17/1911. New York (AL) infielder Otis Johnson returned to play on 07/03/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/02/1911. New York (AL) catcher Bob Williams made his major league debut on 07/03/1911

 

Brooklyn pitcher Pat Ragan returned to the mound on 07/03/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/25/1911

 

Chicago (NL) first baseman Vic Saier returned to play on 07/02/1911 following his injury (?) of 06/20/1911

 

Note: With the Sunday Blue Laws well in effect only the Midwest teams are playing today while all of the east coast teams are taking the mandatory day off.

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 3

 

For a game that didn’t have any scoring in the first five innings this one had quite an exciting ending. The Browns took a 1-0 lead in the sixth, only to see the White Sox get on the scoreboard with a two-run seventh. St. Louis came right back with tow in the eighth, but then the deluge started and Chicago scored four times in the bottom of the inning. Ed Walsh (9-6, 2.14) got the win in relief.

 

Detroit (H) 2 Cleveland 0

 

Ed Summers (5-1, 2.34) held the Naps to only five hits, although Joe Jackson (.533) did have three of those hits. Ty Cobb went hitless on the day (.439).

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 13 Cincinnati 2

 

The Cubs combined for eighteen hits against a series of Reds pitchers and won easily, a six-run seventh putting the final stamp on this one. Ed Reulbach (4-5, 3.38) got the win as Frank Schulte led the way with a 4-for-5 day.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Pittsburgh 0

 

The Cardinals broke their four-game losing streak and finally got a win versus Pittsburgh with Slim Sallee (11-7, 2.45) threw a two-hit shutout. First baseman Ed Konetchy had four RBI's on the day to spark the St. Louis offense.