Monday, August 7, 1911
Transactions:
Cincinnati
infielder Rafael
Almeida was injured (?) on 08/06/1911. Cincinnati infielder Mike
Balenti was injured (?) on 08/06/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Fred Beebe
returned to the mound on 08/08/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/19/1911.
This also served as Beebe's season finale. Philadelphia (NL) catcher Bunny
Madden returned to play on 08/08/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/05/1911
Pittsburgh first baseman Newt Hunter returned to play on 08/08/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/20/1911. Pittsburgh first baseman Bill Keen made his major league debut on 08/08/1911
Chicago
(NL) shortstop Joe Tinker
returned to play on 08/07/1911 following his suspension of 08/05/1911
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| Harry Hooper |
Harry
Hooper hit a long sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to score
shortstop Billy
Purtell with the eventual game-winner and Smoky Joe
Wood (17-8, 2.32) walked away with the win over Cleveland ace Vean Gregg
(13-8, 2.49).
New
York (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 4
The
Highlanders led 3-0 early but the Tigers came back with three runs in the top
of the sixth to tie the score up at 3-3. New York then scored five times in the
bottom of the seventh, paving the way for an easy win for Ray
Caldwell (8-8, 3.73). Four different Highlanders had three hits on the day,
including Caldwell.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 1 (GM 1)
Chief
Bender (12-3, 1.31) gave up only two hits and no earned runs as he went all
the way for the Game One win. Home Run
Baker had a 3-for-4 day and drove in two runs to lead the A's offense.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 4 (11) (GM 2)
Down
3-1, the A's scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score and
send the game into extra innings. Down 4-3, the A's scored a run in the bottom
of the eleventh to tie the score back up and then before the end of the inning
light-hitting backup infielder Claud
Derrick launched a homerun over the fence, giving the A's fans the thrill
of a doubleheader sweep.
Washington
(H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM 1)
The
Senators pushed across single runs in the fourth and fifth innings and Bob Groom
(10-12, 4.33) shut out the visiting Browns for the Game One win.
St.
Louis (AL) 8 Washington (H) 2 (GM 2)
Lefty
George (3-7, 5.47) gave up two runs in the first but then shut down the
Senators the rest of the way to get the win and earn a doubleheader split in
Washington. Third baseman Jimmy
Austin led the Browns offense by going 4-for-5 with four runs scored, three
RBI's, a triple, and a homerun.
New
York (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Christy
Mathewson (20-8, 2.79) got his twentieth win of the season as he bested
Mordecai Brown (14-11, 2.52) in a battle of aces. Second baseman Larry Doyle
and first baseman Fred Merkle
both had two RBI's on the day.
Cincinnati
(H) 11 Boston (NL) 2
The
Reds were still aiming to move into the sixth spot in the NL standings and an
eight-run second inning powered them to an easy win over the visiting Rustlers.
Frank
Smith (4-8, 6.73) got the win. First baseman Dick
Hoblitzell not only had a homerun but he also came around to score on a
bases-empty four-base error.
Philadelphia
(NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (11)
The
Phillies scored single runs in the eighth and ninth inning to take a 3-2 lead
but Pittsburgh player/manager Fred Clarke
lead off the bottom of the with a game-tying homerun, so extra innings were
soon to arrive. Philadelphia broke through with three runs in the top of the eleventh
to make a winner of George
Chalmers (8-3, 2.60).
Brooklyn
9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 6
The
Cardinals led early but a five-run fourth put the Dodgers on top and Bill
Schardt (7-8, 4.06) took over from there. St. Louis did mount a late comeback,
but a game-ending double play put those thoughts to rest.
Tuesday,
August 8, 1911
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
first baseman John Flynn
made his final season appearance on 08/07/1911. Pittsburgh sold Flynn to St
Paul (American Association) on 08/14/1911
Boston
(AL) shortstop Joe
Giannini made his final major league appearance on 08/07/1911. Boston (AL)
first baseman Hy Gunning
made his major league debut on 08/08/1911. Boston (AL) pitcher Judge Nagle
returned to the mound on 08/09/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/04/1911
Washington
pitcher Dolly
Gray was injured (?) on 08/07/1911
Cleveland
7 Boston (AL) (H) 2
A
four-run third gave the Naps an early 6-1 lead and Cy Falkenberg
(6-3, 3.86) did the rest. Joe Jackson
went 3-for-3 (.498) with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a homerun.
Detroit
7 New York (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
No
big innings for Detroit, but they kept putting men on base (17 hits) until
someone drove them home. Shortstop Donie Bush
went 4-for-5 and Ty Cobb
went 3-for-5 (.413), and both scored two runs and both drove in two to spark
the Tigers offense.
New
York (AL) (H) 10 Detroit 4 (GM 2)
A
five-run fifth blew the game open for the Highlanders as Hippo
Vaughn (5-6, 6.14) went all the way for the Game Two win. Left fielder Birdie Cree
and right fielder Charlie
Hemphill both had three RBI's to spur on the New York offense.
Chicago
(AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Triples
in the sixth inning by third baseman Harry Lord
and first baseman Shano
Collins keyed a three-run inning to
break a 1-1 tie. Doc White
(12-8, 3.66) held on to pick up the complete-game win.
Washington
(H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 0
Walter
Johnson (19-5, 1.96) only allowed three hits and went all the way for the
shutout victory over St. Louis. The Senators collected sixteen hits on the day,
led by first baseman Germany Schaefer
with a 4-for-5 day.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 New York (NL) 0
First
baseman Vic
Saier led off the bottom of the eighth with a single, stole second,
advanced to third on an error, and then scored on a long sacrifice fly off the
bat of Jimmy
Sheckard for the game's only run. Lew Richie
(12-7, 3.53) gave up five hits while Hooks
Wiltse (8-7, 3.53) only gave up four, but Richie and the Cubs came away
with the win.
Cincinnati
(H) 7 Boston (NL) 1
The
Rustlers scored an unearned run in the first and that was all they would get
today as Harry
Gaspar (9-14, 4.09) locked them down the rest of the way. Backup third
baseman Jimmy
Esmond had three RBI's, the big hit being a two-run triple in the eighth
that put the game out of reach.
Pittsburgh
(H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 5
The
Phillies took a 3-2 lead into the eighth inning but a solo homerun by Max Carey
tied the score at 3-3, setting up an explosive final inning. Philadelphia
quickly regained the lead with two in the top half of the inning, but the Pirates loaded the bases in the
bottom of the ninth when Carey came tied the score with a two-run single and was
then singled home with the game-winner on a Dots Miller
single.
Brooklyn
10 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
The
Dodgers appear to have come back to life as they strive to hold off Cincinnati
and stay in sixth place all by themselves. Backup catcher Tex Erwin
drove home two runs with a single in the second to give Brooklyn the early lead
and then Erwin homered in the fourth and the rout was soon on.
Wednesday,
August 9, 1911
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Fred Beebe
made his final season appearance on 08/07/1911. Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Fred Beebe
and cash were traded to Buffalo (Eastern League) on 08/18/1911 in return for Bill
Killefer. Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Bob Ewing
made his final season appearance on 08/08/1911
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| George Moriarty |
Boston
(AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 0
Judge Nagle
(4-1, 1.64) pitched a masterful shutout versus the Naps, limiting Cleveland to
only four hits on the day. The Red Sox got the win but their lineup is pretty
beat up.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 4
The
Tigers led 2-0 and 4-1 early, but the Highlanders came alive with a four-run
sixth and Russ
Ford (16-6, 1.81) throttled the visitors down the stretch to pick up the
win. The fateful sixth inning was an odd mixture of walks, a passed ball, a
balk, an error, and a few hits thrown in, but New York was able to capitalize
when given the chance.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 7 Chicago (AL) 4
The
A's scored three times in the first and then built on from there as Jack Coombs
(24-5, 2.28) went all the way for the win. Second baseman Eddie
Collins had a 3-for-4 day and scored two runs and drove in one run to lead
the Philadelphia offense.
Washington
(H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 7
The
Senators scored early and often, and even though the Browns mounted a mini-comeback late when Charlie
Becker (1-1, 5.66) tired, it was too little too late. Washington had
sixteen hits and St. Louis had four errors, and center fielder Clyde Milan
led the way with a 5-for-6 day and five runs scored.
New
York (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
New
York had a slender one-run lead heading into the top of the seventh but then
Cubs starter Ed Reulbach
(7-8, 3.41) fumbled what should have been the third out, and second baseman Larry Doyle
hit the next pitch out of the park, a three-run homerun (#17) that put the game
out of reach. Rube
Marquard (11-5, 2.26) went all the way for the win.
Boston
(NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 7
The
game went back and forth until the Reds scored two runs in the sixth and
seventh innings to take a 7-4 lead, but then Boston roared back with an eight-run eighth, the big hit being a two-out three-run pinch-hit triple off the bat
of Al
Kaiser.
Pittsburgh
(H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3
A
sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth off the bat of first baseman Bill
McKechnie scored Honus
Wagner and put the Pirates up 4-3 and Howie
Camnitz (15-5, 2.63) finished what he started to get the win over Pete
Alexander (21-7, 2.86).
Brooklyn
5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1
Backup
catcher Tex
Erwin hammered his second and third homeruns of the last two days and
picked up three RBI's in support of Nap Rucker
(16-4, 2.13), who got the complete-game victory.
Thursday,
August 10, 1911
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) outfielder Harry
Hooper was injured (?) on 08/09/1911. Boston (AL) infielder Billy
Purtell made his final season appearance on 08/09/1911. Boston (AL)
outfielder Les Wilson
made his final major league appearance on 08/09/1911. Boston (AL) pitcher Marty
McHale returned to the mound on 08/11/1911 following his injury (?) of
06/22/1911. Boston (AL) outfielder Olaf
Henriksen made his major league debut on 08/11/1911. Boston (AL) acquired
Henriksen and Walter
Lonergan from Brockton (New England) on 08/10/1911 in return for Tracy Baker, Joe Giannini, Steve White, and
$4,000.
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Harry
Krause returned to the mound on 08/11/1911 following his injury (?) on
07/31/1911
Detroit
13 New York (AL) (H) 6
At
the end of the third inning the Tigers led 7-1 and were waltzing their way
towards an easy win, but the Highlanders scored five times in the bottom of the
to make a new game of it. Detroit responded with four in the top of the sixth
and Ed
Summers came on in relief to keep New York quiet and secure the win for Ed Willett
(11-5, 3.61).
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1
Run
scoring singles in the bottom of the seventh by shortstop Jack Barry
and catcher Paddy
Livingston gave the A's a 3-1 lead for Cy Morgan
(13-3, 3.06) and Doc Martin
closed out the game from there.
St.
Louis (AL) 8 Washington (H) 6
Second
baseman Frank
LaPorte got the Browns off to a fast start with a three-run homerun in the
top of the first, and then LaPorte added a two-run double in a four-run
seventh, and Joe Lake
(8-12, 4.45) got through the rest of the game to pick up the tough road win.
St.
Louis (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
The
Cubs scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead but St. Louis
bounced right back with four runs in the top of the seventh, the big hit being
a three-run homerun from backup catcher Jack Bliss.
Slim
Sallee (15-11, 2.25) got the come from behind win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 4
Second
baseman Dots
Miller gave the Pirates an early lead with a three-run homerun in the
bottom of the first, but the Phillies played tough, and the score was tied at
4-4 heading into the ninth. The Phillies went quietly in the top of the inning,
and then the visitors held off a winning run when Fred Clarke
was thrown out at home in the bottom of the inning trying to tie the score.
This didn’t end the inning though, and Miller came through again as he singled
home Max
Carey with the game-winner.
Friday,
August 11, 1911
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) catcher Paddy
Livingston was injured (?) on 08/10/1911
Detroit
first baseman Del Gainer
returned to play on 08/12/1911 following his broken wrist of 05/20/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Tubby
Spencer made his season debut on 08/12/1911
Note:
Yesterday and today have been travel days as the AL East teams have left the
Midwest to return eastward while in the NL it is the other direction as the NL
Midwest teams have left the east coast for their home cities. Starting on July
6, 1911, through yesterday it has been East versus Midwest for both leagues with
a home and away series for both leagues, and during this time the AL East teams
had a 93-45 (.674) record versus the Midwest opponents.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 Boston (AL) 2 (GM 1)
The
A's scored three times in the first and then Home Run
Baker hit a three-run homerun in the fifth and Chief
Bender (13-3, 1.35) cruised to an easy Game One win.
Boston
(AL) 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
This
game was a close one until the Red Sox scored five times in the top of the
eighth. The A's scored three times in the bottom of the ninth to make it close,
but it was too little too late. Olaf
Henriksen, in only his second game, went 5-for-5 with a double and two
RBI's to get his career off to a fast start,
Washington
(H) 6 New York (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Walter
Johnson (20-5, 2.88) threw a four-hit shutout to get the Game One win over
New York. A two-run double by right fielder Doc Gessler
was the big hit in a four-run third inning for the Senators.
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| Tom Hughes |
A
rough day for the Highlanders as Tom Hughes
(8-11, 3.45) replicated the Game One shutout by throwing a four-hit shutout of
his own. Hughes also doubled home a crucial run in the Senators' four-run fifth.
Brooklyn
11 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The
game was close as Brooklyn took an early lead but could never quite put Boston away, but then the Dodgers scored five unearned runs in the top of the
ninth and Sandy
Burk (1-1, 6.16) got his first MLB victory.
Pittsburgh
4 Cincinnati (H) 2
Catcher
George
Gibson had the big hit, a two-run triple, in Pittsburgh's three-run second
and Babe
Adams (19-5, 2.43) went all the way for the close win. George
Suggs (9-10, 3.91) kept Pittsburgh quiet after the fateful second inning
but took the loss.
New
York (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3
The
Giants scored two runs in the second and fourth innings and Christy
Mathewson (21-8, 2.80) held off a depleted Phillies squad for the win.
Note:
BBR
shows Red
Murray starting in right field for New York while ATMgr has Beals
Becker.
Saturday,
August 12, 1911
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) pitcher Ray Collins
was injured on 08/11/1911. Boston (AL) first baseman Rip
Williams was injured (?) on 08/11/1911. Boston (AL) first baseman Hy Gunning
was injured (?) on 08/11/1911. Boston (AL) pitcher Marty
McHale made his final season appearance on 08/11/1911
Brooklyn
pitcher Pat
Ragan was injured (?) on 08/11/1911
Chicago
(AL) outfielder Bobby
Messenger returned to play on 08/13/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/09/1911
Pittsburgh
pitcher Deacon
Phillippe returned to the mound on 08/13/1911 following his injury (?) of
05/29/1911
Cleveland
(H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 0
Vean Gregg
(14-8, 2.38) didn't allow a hit until the eighth inning and went all the way
for the one-hit shutout. The Naps scored four runs in the fifth, the big hit
being a two-run single by first baseman and player/manager George
Stovall.
Chicago
(AL) 3 Detroit (H) 1
A
three-run third was all Jim Scott
(7-7, 2.36) needed to walk away with the complete-game win in Detroit. Battery
mate Fred
Payne came through with a two-run double to put the White Sox ahead to
stay.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 Boston (AL) 7 (13)
Philadelphia
was cruising to an easy win over the visiting Red Sox when Boston came alive
with six runs in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 7-7. Harry
Krause (10-5, 3.27) blew the save but got the win when catcher Ira Thomas
singled home first baseman Stuffy
McInnis with the game-winner in the bottom of the thirteenth.
Washington
(H) 2 New York (AL) 0
Washington
starter Carl
Cashion (1-1, 1.77) completed the Senators' third consecutive shutout of the
Highlanders despite being outhit by the visitors 6-4. Both of Washington's runs
came home in the second inning on an unfortunate error by New York second
baseman Earle
Gardner.
Boston
(NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 6 (GM 1)
Boston
scored four times in the bottom of the first to take the quick lead but
couldn't hold that lead as Brooklyn finally came back with three runs in the
top of the eighth to tie the score at 6-6. In the bottom of the ninth center
fielder Mike
Donlin doubled home George
Jackson with the game-winner and ended Brooklyn's four-game winning streak.
Brooklyn
7 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 20
The
Dodgers scored three times in the first and then added on from there as Elmer
Knetzer (5-7, 3.48) held the hometown Rustlers to five hits and got the
Game Two win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 2 St. Louis (NL) 1 (14)
The
Cubs scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to tie the score at 1-1 at that
was it for the scoring in this one until the bottom of the fourteenth.
Shortstop Joe
Tinker led off with a double, was sacrificed to third, and scored the
game-winner when third baseman Jim Doyle
popped a single into short right.
Cincinnati
(H) 9 Pittsburgh 8
The
Reds scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-2 lead, only to
see the Pirates come right back with five runs in the top of the seventh to
take their own 7-5 lead. Undaunted, Cincinnati regained the lead three runs in
the bottom of the seventh, but they couldn't hold that lead either as
Pittsburgh tied the score at 8-8 in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the
tenth center fielder Johnny
Bates scored catcher Tommy
Clarke with a two-out single to the delight of the hometown fans,
New
York (NL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 5
The
Giants led 4-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh when Red Murray
hit a pinch-hit two-run triple as part of a three-run inning and the New
Yorkers went on to win in a close one.
Sunday,
August 13, 1911
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) outfielder Duffy Lewis
returned to play on 08/14/1911 following his injury (?) of 07/23/1911. Boston
(AL) outfielder Jack Thoney
made his final major league appearance on 08/12/1911. Boston (AL) sent Thoney
to Jersey City, date unknown.
Detroit
5 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Detroit
took a 1-0 lead into the ninth but then exploded for four runs, all runs coming
after two outs. George
Mullin (12-9, 2.71) went all the way for the shutout victory.
Cleveland
10 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Naps captured a Game One win by pounding the Browns pitching for sixteen hits
as Joe
Jackson (4-for-4, two runs, two RBI's, two doubles) and shortstop Terry
Turner (4-for-5, two runs, two RBI's, and a triple) led the offensive
charge.
Cleveland
7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Cleveland
scored five runs in the top of the ninth to cement their Game Two win and a
doubleheader sweep over the lowly Browns. Gene Krapp
(5-11, 3.28) limited St. Louis to only three hits and went all the way for the
win.
Note:
In Game One, Joe Jackson
went 4-for-4 and ended the game hitting .500. In Game Two, Jackson
"only" went 2-for-5 and ended the week hitting .499.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 3 (14)
A
second consecutive fourteen inning game for Chicago and St. Louis and as before
the Cubs came through with the extra-inning win. Catcher Jimmy
Archer stroked a long single off the outfield fence to drive home first
baseman Vic
Saier from second base with the game-winner. Lew Richie
(13-7, 2.82) went all the way and got the win.
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| Honus Wagner |
A
sloppy game as errors helped the Pirates build an early 6-0 lead but then
errors helped the Reds complete their comeback with a five-run eighth and get
the Game One win. Harry
Gaspar (10-14, 4.01) got the win with help from Bobby Keefe,
who had a 1-2-3 ninth.
Pittsburgh
8 Cincinnati (H) 4 (GM 2)
The
Pirates came back to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader split with the
surprisingly tough Reds team. Honus
Wagner had a 2-for-3 day and his three RBI's helped the Pirates build an
early lead and Lefty
Leifield (19-7, 3.08) held off a determined Reds team for the win.
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