Monday, August 21,
1911
Transactions:
Detroit
second baseman Charley
O'Leary made his final season appearance on 08/20/1911
Cleveland
first baseman George
Stovall was injured (?) on 08/20/1911
Pittsburgh
pitcher Claude
Hendrix returned to the mound on 08/22/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/20/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Cy Young
made his team debut on 08/22/1911. Boston (NL) signed Young as a
free agent on 08/19/1911
Washington
8 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Walter
Johnson (22-5, 1.82) scattered three hits and shut out the struggling White
Sox. Right fielder Doc Gessler
led the charge with a 3-for-4 day and four RBI's, including a big two-run
homerun in a three-run fifth inning.
Detroit
(H) 11 New York (AL) 4
Right
fielder Sam
Crawford returned to play after having missed the past six days and made an
immediate impact with a 3-for-4 day that included a walk, three runs scored, and
three RBI's. Bill
Donovan (5-8, 4.43) picked up the easy complete-game victory.
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| Slim Sallee |
Cincinnati
4 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The
Reds took their first lead of the game when they scored two runs in the top of
the ninth, making a winner of Harry
Gaspar (11-15, 4.02), who had a little help from Bobby Keefe.
St.
Louis (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
Slim Sallee
(16-11, 2.16) walked three but allowed no hits and earned the second
no-hitter of the season. A solid defense behind him helped as they contributed
several good plays to support Sallee.
Chicago
(NL) 3 New York (NL) (H) 0
Lew Richie
(14-7, 2.67) allowed only two hits and walked none as the Cubs throttled the
powerful Giants offense. Rube
Marquard (136, 2.17) pitched well but took the loss.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 2 Pittsburgh 1
The
Pirates took a 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the sixth, but the Phillies
tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the inning and then finally took a 2-1
lead with a run in the bottom of the eighth. George
Chalmers (10-4, 2.48) held off the Pirates to get the win.
Tuesday,
August 22, 1911
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) catcher Clyde
Southwick made his major league debut on 08/22/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 8 Washington 4
The
Senators led 2-1 after the completion of the fourth inning and they then took a
4-1 lead with two runs in the top of the fifth, but then the White Sox bats
came alive and turned the game into a rout. Third baseman Harry Lord
led the way with a 4-for-5 day that included three runs scored, an RBI, a
double, and a triple.
Cleveland
(H) 8 Boston (AL) 0
Vean Gregg
(15-9, 2.31) finally got some run support as four Boston errors all led to runs
being scored for the hometown Naps.
New
York (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 4 (11)
The
Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 4-4 and
to send the game into extra innings, but catcher Jeff
Sweeney hit a two-run single in the top of the eleventh to put the
Highlanders ahead to stay. Russ Ford
(18-6, 1.84) outdueled George
Mullin (13-10, 2.84) for the win.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (GM 1)
The
A's led 3-2 after having scored three runs in the top of the fifth, but the
Browns responded with a four-run outburst in the bottom half of the inning to
regain the lead. Roy
Mitchell (5-6, 4.28) kept the A's to only four hits and went all the way
for the Game One win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 15 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
A's had three games last week of twenty or more hits and they had twenty hits
today in Game Two as well, starting the game with a five-run second and then
pouring it on from there. Cy Morgan
(14-5, 3.39) got the win as five different A's players had three hits in the
game, Jack
Barry leading the way by also having four big RBI's.
Cincinnati
6 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The
Rustlers led 3-0 at the end of the sixth but then in the top of the seventh
they committed three errors, leading to six runs and giving the Reds a much-needed win. Frank Smith
(5-11, 6.81) got the win over Cy Young
(5-2, 1.67), who was making his first start for Boston.
Note:
BBR
shows Harry
Spratt starting at second base for Boston while ATMgr has Bill
Sweeney.
St.
Louis (NL) 12 Brooklyn (H) 5
Brooklyn
scored four times in the bottom of the second to take an early 5-1 lead but St. Louis responded with an eight-run fourth and won going away. Bill Steele
(15-10, 3.78) gave up fifteen hits on the day but got the win with the help of
two crucial double plays behind him.
New
York (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4
The
Cubs took a 4-0 lead after they scored four runs in the fifth, all runs scoring
after there were two outs, but shortstop Art
Fletcher hit a three-run double in the bottom of the sixth to get the
Giants back into the game. New York soon tied the game, and then in the bottom
of the ninth left fielder Josh Devore
tripled and was then squeezed home with the game-winner by second baseman Larry Doyle.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 4
The
Phillies took a 3-0 lead when Sherry
Magee hit a three-run homerun, his first homerun since returning from his
suspension, and Philadelphia held on to take a 3-1 lead into the top of the
ninth. Pete
Alexander (22-9, 2.93) then loaded the bases and with two outs proceeded to
walk the next three batters, putting the Pirates up 4-3. In the bottom of the
ninth Claude
Hendrix (1-4, 6.11) got two outs, gave up a walk and a hit, and then
catcher Bunny
Madden lined a three-run walk-off homerun to give Alexander and the
Phillies the exciting win.
Wednesday,
August 23, 1911
Transactions:
Washington
pitcher Tom
Hughes was injured (?) on 08/22/1911
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Doc Martin
was injured (?) on 08/22/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bill
McTigue made his final season appearance on 08/22/1911
Detroit
outfielder Biff
Schallert made his final season appearance on 08/22/1911
Brooklyn
catcher Otto
Miller returned to play on 08/24/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/30/1911
Boston
(NL) (H) 9 Cincinnati 6
Boston
scored five times in the bottom of the first and then sweetened the pot by
adding three more runs in the third, giving the Rustlers an early 8-2 lead. The
Reds tried to come back from there, but Hub Perdue
(9-4, 4.24) held off their attack long enough to get the win.
St.
Louis (NL) 7 Brooklyn (H) 6
The
Dodgers scored twice in the bottom of the eight to take a 6-5 lead, but the
Cardinals came right back with two of their own in the top of the ninth to
regain the lead. Left fielder Rube Ellis
had the big hit, a two-run double that put the visitors back on top to stay.
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| Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown |
The Cubs led 3-1 after the fifth and 3-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but the Giants tied the score at 3-3 and it was off to extra innings. Both teams scored a run in the tenth, but in the top of the eleventh Mordecai Brown (16-11, 2.41), already mad at himself for having blown the save in the ninth and then for having blown the win in the tenth, stroked a run-scoring double as part of a two-run rally and then got through the bottom of the inning unscathed to pick up the win.
Pittsburgh
4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
With
Honus
Wagner temporarily out of the lineup the Pittsburgh offense has fizzled, so
today right fielder Chief
Wilson was moved from his season-long seventh spot in the batting order up to
the fourth spot, and he did hit a homerun (#19) to help keep the score close,
but it was a two-run rally in the top of the ninth that finally put the Pirates
ahead. Lefty
Leifield (20-8, 3.01) finally got win #20.
Thursday,
August 24, 1911
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
first baseman Bill Keen
was injured (?) on 08/23/1911
Cincinnati
infielder Rafael
Almeida returned to play on 08/25/1911 from his injury (?) of 08/06/1911
Washington
pitcher Dolly
Gray returned to the mound on 08/25/1911 following his injury (?) of
08/07/1911
Boston
(AL) pitcher Blaine Thomas
made his major league debut on 08/25/911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 2 New York (AL) 1
Center
fielder Ping
Bodie and second baseman Amby
McConnell both had run-scoring singles in the bottom of the sixth and that
was all Ed
Walsh (15-13, 2.27) required to get the tough home win.
St.
Louis (NL) 19 Boston (NL) (H) 6
The
wind was blowing out at the South End Grounds in Boston today as Cardinals
center fielder Rebel Oakes,
first baseman Ed Konetchy,
and second baseman Miller
Huggins all hit three-run homeruns to make this game a blowout. Boston
actually led 1-0 after the fourth, but then St. Louis came alive, getting the
win for Slim
Sallee (17-11, 2.17).
Chicago
(NL) 9 Brooklyn (H) 1
The
Cubs started off the game with a three-run first and then followed that up with
a five-run second, allowing Ed Reulbach
(9-8, 3.09) to cruise to the easy win in Brooklyn.
New
York (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 2 (GM 1)
Behind
by 7.0 games with ~40 left to play the Giants saw an opportunity to cut the
Pirates lead with a four-game homestand versus the league leaders. The Giants
got on the board first with a four-run fourth, the big hit being a two-run single
off the bat of catcher Chief
Meyers. Christy
Mathewson (23-9, 2.73) got the Game One victory over Babe Adams
(21-8, 2.43) by limiting the Pirates to only four hits in the game.
Pittsburgh
2 New York (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Right
fielder Chief
Wilson drove in both runs and Howie
Camnitz (16-7, 2.63) threw a four-hit shutout to get the doubleheader split
in New York.
Cincinnati
4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (15)
Left
fielder Bob
Bescher led off the top of the fifteenth with a single, stole second, was
sacrificed to third, and then first baseman Dick
Hoblitzell laid down the successful squeeze bunt to get the Reds the lead. Bobby Keefe
(11-8, 3.13) had a blown save in the bottom of the eighth but hung around to
get the win.
Friday,
August 25, 1911
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) sold first baseman Kitty
Bransfield (team finale 08/24/1911) on 09/10/1911 to Chicago (NL). Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Pat Moran
made his final season appearance on 08/24/1911
Brooklyn
catcher Otto
Miller was injured (?) on 08/24/1911
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Slim Sallee
made his final season appearance on 08/24/1911. Sallee was suspended for the
remainder of the season for breaking team rules
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Irv Young
made his final major league appearance on 08/25/1911
Pittsburgh
catcher Billy
Kelly made his season debut on 08/26/1911. Pittsburgh
purchased Kelly from St Paul (American Association) on 07/27/1911
Detroit
pitcher Jack
Lively returned to the mound on 08/26/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/29/1911
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Charlie
Smith made his team debut on 08/26/1911. Chicago (NL)
purchased Smith from Newark (Eastern) on 08/17/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 3 New York (AL) 2
The
White Sox led 2-1 after the first inning, a two-run triple by center fielder
Ping Bodie putting them on top. There the score stayed until Chicago scored an
insurance run in the bottom of the eighth and even though the Highlanders did
score a run in the ninth, it was too little too late. Jim Scott
(9-9, 2.31) got the win with help from Ed Walsh.
Washington
5 Detroit (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Senators scored two in the fifth to get the early lead and then held on from
there for the Game One win. The Tigers did enough to keep it close, but
Washington did enough to keep that slender lead. Walter
Johnson (23-5, 1.82) went all the way for the win.
Detroit
(H) 7 Washington 6 (GM 2)
The
Tigers led early but couldn't hold it but then they came back with a run in
both the seventh and eighth innings to get the win and the doubleheader split. Ed Willett
(13-6, 3.69) had an ugly game but got the win as Ty Cobb
went 2-for-5 and drove in three big runs.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 0 (GM 1)
The
Browns got the scoring started with two runs in the seventh and then added five
more in the eighth when the Red Sox defense crumbled. Joe Lake
(9-13, 4.14) went all the way for the Game One shutout.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 13 Boston (AL) 11 (GM 2)
The
Red Sox scored seven runs in the top of the third and led 9-2 but couldn’t hold
the lead and the Browns got to Blaine
Thomas, making his first MLB start, and by the end of the fourth had tied
the score at 9-9. The lead bounced back and forth after that, but Earl
Hamilton (3-11, 6.49) managed to ride out the poor start and finished the
game with the win and the doubleheader sweep.
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| Art Fletcher |
The
Pirates scored four times in the top of the first and then Giants promptly
answered with five runs in the bottom half of the inning, and then a pitcher's
duel broke out. Pittsburgh tied the score at 5-5 with a run in the fifth but
both teams were unable to score until New York shortstop Art
Fletcher kicked an easy grounder in the top of the thirteenth to put the
visitors ahead to stay. Pittsburgh relievers pitched twelve consecutive
scoreless innings and Jack Ferry
(6-1, 3.16) went the last three to get the win.
Cincinnati
4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
The
Reds led 2-1 after the first and then Harry
Gaspar (12-15, 3.91) locked the Phillies down the rest of the way to get
the win.
Saturday,
August 26, 1911
Transactions:
New
York (AL) outfielder Birdie Cree
was injured (?) on 08/25/1911
St.
Louis (AL) first baseman Dode Criss
made his final major league appearance on 08/25/1911
Cincinnati
pitcher Frank
Smith was injured (?) on 08/25/1911
Boston
(AL) pitcher Ray Collins
returned to the mound on 08/27/1911 following his injury (?) of 08/11/1911.
Boston (AL) first baseman Rip
Williams returned to play on 08/27/1911 following his injury (?) of
08/11/1911
New
York (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Doc White
(14-11, 3.63) only gave up four hits but he did walk six and the Highlanders
capitalized with two sacrifice flies and a two-run single in the eighth off the
bat of first baseman Hal Chase.
Russ Ford
(19-6, 1.77) only allowed two hits on the day and got the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 2 (GM 1)
Cleveland
committed five errors in the game and repeatedly gave the A's extra at-bats and
the visitors easily won Game One. Jack Coombs
(26-5, 2.35) got the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
A's moved ahead early and let Cy Morgan
(15-5, 3.27) shut down the Naps to get the Game Two win and the doubleheader
sweep. The A's had eleven hits on the day and every player in the lineup had at
least one hit, so several of these hits proved to be very timely.
Detroit
(H) 11 Washington 4
The
Senators scored four times in the top of the first, but that was all Jack Lively
(4-6, 5.58) would give up today and the Tigers bats quickly came alive with
two runs in the second, four in the third, and then five more in the fourth.
Tigers' third baseman Jim
Delahanty had the big bat today with a 3-for-4 game with a walk, three runs
scored, five RBI's, and two doubles.
Boston
(AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
The
Browns tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the second but Eddie
Cicotte (13-5, 2.33) only allowed three hits in the game and the Red Sox
got the win in St. Louis. Center fielder Tris
Speaker led the offense with a 3-for-4 day that included three runs scored,
and two RBI's.
Note:
BBR
shows Jimmy
Austin starting at second base and Ed Hallinan
starting at third base for St. Louis but ATMgr has them reversed.
St.
Louis (NL) 4 Boston (L) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals had thirteen hits and didn't do much with them, but they did enough, and Bob
Harmon (13-16, 3.49) got the Game One win over Buster
Brown (7-16, 4.99).
Boston
(NL) (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Cy Young
(6-2, 1.71) continued his marvelous season as he didn’t allow any runs until
the eighth and the lead was safe at that point. Player/manager and first
baseman Fred
Tenney has been hobbled recently but came through today by going 2-for-3,
driving in three runs, and adding a triple.
Chicago
(NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 0 (GM 1)
Veteran
hurler Charlie
Smith (1-1, 0.95) had made one start for Boston (AL) very early in the
season and had now been given a chance to come in and help out the Cubs in the
late season, and he responded by throwing a three-hit shutout. Left fielder Jimmy
Sheckard hit three triples and scored three runs to spark the Chicago
offense.
Chicago
(NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 3 (GM 2)
The
Cubs scored three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 3-2 lead and then held
off several Dodgers rally attempts to get the win and the doubleheader sweep. King Cole
(11-4, 2.26) got the win with some ninth-inning help from Mordecai
Brown.
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| Howie Camnitz |
Pittsburgh, even without Honus Wagner, simply refused to break as they won 3-of-4 in New York, leaving the Giants 9.0 games out of first. Howie Camnitz (17-7, 2.57) got the win over Christy Mathewson (23-10, 2.74) as Mathewson committed two errors that led to runs being scored plus a passed ball allowed in another.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 6
The
Phillies came from behind by scoring three runs in the fifth and then three
more in the seventh to finally take the lead. Hans Lobert
hit a two-out three-run homerun in the fifth and then Red's errors led to the
three-run seventh.
Sunday,
August 27, 1911
Transactions:
Detroit
pitcher Jack
Lively was injured (?) on 08/26/1911
Cincinnati
infielder Mike
Balenti returned to play on 8/28/1911 following his injury (?) 08/06/1911
New
York (AL) outfielder Justin
Fitzgerald was recalled before 08/28/1911. New York (AL) catcher Bob
Williams returned to play on 08/28/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/26/1911
Detroit
second baseman Guy
Tutwiler made his major league debut on 08/28/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 1 Boston (AL) 0 (11)
Second
baseman Amby
McConnell lined a single in the bottom of the eleventh to score Harry Lord
with the game's only run and to get Ed Walsh
(16-13, 2.20) the win over Ray Collins
(10-7, 2.83).
Cleveland
(H) 6 Washington 0
Vean Gregg
(16-9, 2.22) threw a one-hit shutout and got the home win over visiting
Washington. Joe Jackson
hit two doubles (56) and drove in three runs to lead the Naps to the easy win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3
Chief
Bender (15-3, 1.54) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh and didn't allow a
run until the eighth but needed help from Jack Coombs
to get out of the ninth. Frank
"Home Run" Baker went 3-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored
and he drove in the first four A's runs.
New York (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
Jack Warhop (8-12, 5.81) was ahead 4-0 after the fourth and then held off several St. Louis rallies attempts to get the win. New York had thirteen hits in the game but could never get that one big hit to put the game out of reach.
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