Monday, October 2,
1911
Transactions:
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| George Burns |
New
York (NL) outfielder George
Burns made his major league debut on 10/03/1911. New York (NL)
purchased Burns from Utica (New York State), date unknown. New York
(NL) first baseman Gene
Paulette returned to play on 10/03/1911 following his injury (?) of
08/28/1911
Philadelphia
(AL) third baseman Earle Mack
made his season debut on 10/03/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Jake Smith
made his major league debut on 10/03/1911
Cleveland
(H) 8 Detroit 4
Joe Jackson
hit double #67 and scored two runs to help get the Naps off to a fast start and
George Kahler (806, 3.61) kept the Tigers under control for the win.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 5
The
Rustlers scored four runs in the top of the third and seemed to have things
well in hand, but the hometown Phillies hit four solo homeruns to climb back
into it, the last being a pinch-hit homerun by Fred Beck
in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 5-5. After that, third baseman Hans Lobert
walked, stole second, and then scored the game-winner on a single by left
fielder Sherry
Magee.
Pittsburgh
(H) 2 New York (NL) 1
As
the NL East teams are moving out of the Midwest the Giants stopped off for a
makeup game in Pittsburgh, knowing that a loss today would likely seal their
fate. New York took a 1-0 lead in the third, and Hooks
Wiltse (13-9, 3.16) pitched a great game, but two unearned runs in the
bottom of the seventh put the Pirates ahead. Claude
Hendrix (4-7, 6.11) went all the way for the win, repeatedly pitching out
of trouble, and striking out the last two Giants batters to end the game.
Tuesday,
October 3, 1911
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Jack Reis
made his final major league appearance on 10/04/1911
Chicago
(AL) outfielder Jimmy
Callahan returned to play on 10/04/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/11/1911
Cleveland
pitcher Bill
James returned to the mound on 10/04/1911 following his injury (?) of
07/31/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Troy
Puckett made his major league debut on 10/04/1911
Boston
(AL) infielder Heinie
Wagner returned to play on 10/04/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/01/1911
Brooklyn
outfielder Zack Wheat
returned to play on 10/04/1911 following his injury (?) of 09/20/1911
Boston
(AL) 1 New York (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
With
a scoreless tie with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Tris
Speaker singled to left, only to see catcher Rip
Williams be thrown out at home trying to score. But catcher Walter
Blair could not hold on to the throw at the plate, the run counted, and Charley Hall
(5-10, 6.84) went all the way for the Game One win over Ray Fisher
(7-14, 3.17).
New
York (AL) (H) 4 Boston (AL) 1 (GM 2)
The
Highlanders scored two runs early, added some insurance runs in mid-game, and Jack Warhop
(9-17, 5.87) got the win over Smoky Joe
Wood (22-12, 2.24).
Philadelphia
(AL) 4 Washington (H) 0 (GM 1)
Chief
Bender (19-4, 1.55) threw a Game One shutout to keep the A's train rolling.
Veteran first baseman Harry Davis
for the scoring started with a solo homerun to lead off the top of the fourth
inning.
Philadelphia
(AL) 1 Washington (H) 0 (10) (GM 2)
A
series of A's pitchers combined to deprive Walter
Johnson (29-7, 1.76) of this thirtieth win of the season, but it took ten
innings to do so in a 1-0 game. Right fielder Chester
Emerson singled to start the top of the tenth, eventually advanced to
third, and left fielder Bris Lord
popped a two-out single to score the only run of the game.
New
York (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
The
Phillies scored two early in the game and with Pete
Alexander on the mound things looked bleak for the Giants, but New York
eventually scored a run off Alexander to cut into that lead. In the eighth the
Giants broke through for three runs as the Phillies bullpen couldn’t hold the
lead. Doc
Crandall (13-8, 3.40) got the win and Rube
Marquard came in to take care of the ninth.
Chicago
(NL) 13 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1
When
St. Louis fell behind 7-0 in the second inning, they decided to use this
opportunity to take a long look at their recent acquisitions sitting down there
in the bullpen and it didn’t really go well. The Cubs accumulated twenty hits
on the day and Frank
Schulte, Jim Doyle,
and Vic
Saier, the #3, #4, and #5 hitters in the Chicago lineup, all collected four
hits on the day to pound the Cardinals' young pitchers.
Wednesday,
October 4, 1911
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Harry
Camnitz made his final major league appearance on 10/03/1911. St. Louis
(NL) pitcher George Zackert
made his final season appearance on 10/03/1911
New
York (AL) outfielder Charlie
Hemphill made his final major league appearance on 10/03/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 1 (GM 1)
The
White Sox led 5-0 after the second inning as second baseman Amby
McConnell went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and right fielder Matty
McIntyre went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI to spark the
Chicago offense.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 2 (GM 2)
The
White Sox had twenty hits in Game One and they picked up nineteen more in Game
Two as they drubbed the lowly Browns. Center fielder Ping Bodie
and shortstop Lee
Tannehill both went 4-for-5 in the second game.
Detroit
9 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Tigers blew open a close game with four runs in the seventh and they added four
more before the game was over to make a Game One winner out of George
Mullin (15-16, 3.37). Late season callup second baseman Guy
Tutwiler impressed with a 4-for-5 day.
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| Gene Krapp |
Cleveland
(H) 14 Detroit 2 (GM 2)
A
seven-run third helped power the Naps to an easy Game Two win and a
doubleheader split as Gene Krapp
(10-15, 3.22) went all the way for the win. The Tigers had seven hits and Ty Cobb
had four of them (.407). Joe Jackson
(.472) had a double (#68) and a homerun (#12) and now has 101 extra-base hits
for the season.
New
York (AL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4
The
Highlanders scored four runs in the bottom of the third but by the end of the
top of the seventh the Red Sox had fought their way back to a 4-4 tie. In the
bottom of the seventh Russ Ford
(23-9, 2.21) led off with his first triple of the season and he soon scored the
lead run. Ford then finished what he started for the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) 6 Washington (H) 3
The
A's scored three times in the third to take the early lead and Harry
Krause (14-6, 2.66) and Eddie Plank
kept the Senators off-stride all day to get the win. Second baseman Eddie Collins
had a 4-for-5 day and utility infielder Claud
Derrick went 3-for-4 with three RBI's to spark the Philadelphia offense.
New
York (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 2
The
Giants scored twice in the third to tie the score at 2-2 and there the score
stayed until the visitors took a 3-2 lead when center fielder Fred
Snodgrass drove home left fielder Josh Devore
with the lead run. The Giants added an insurance run in the ninth and in a
battle of aces Christy
Mathewson (29-11, 2.57) got the win over Nap Rucker
(20-8, 2.12).
Boston
(NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Buster
Brown (9-19, 5.22) saved his best for last as he shut out the Phillies on
only four hits. Earl Moore
(8-24, 4.69) pitched better than it appeared as four of Boston's runs were
unearned.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 2)
Eddie Stack
(5-6, 3.15) saved his best for last as well as the Phillies and the Rustlers
traded 7-0 shutouts. A four-run third was the big inning for Philadelphia and
the big hit in the inning was a two-run homerun off the bat of left fielder Sherry
Magee (#20).
Chicago
(NL) 20 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
St.
Louis pitchers walked eleven Cubs batters and gave up twenty-one hits as the
Cubs absolutely pounded the Cardinals. Ed Reulbach
(13-13, 2.74) went all the way and was able supported well by right fielder Frank
Schulte who went 3-for -5 and had five RBI's. Third baseman Jim Doyle
and first baseman Vic Saier
both had four hits on the day.
Thursday,
October 5, 1911
Transactions:
Cleveland
outfielder Dave
Callahan made his final major league appearance on 10/04/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Troy
Puckett made his final major league appearance on 10/04/1911. Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Toots
Shultz was recalled before 10/06/1911
Detroit
infielder Paddy
Baumann returned to play on 10/06/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/18/1911. Detroit pitcher Jack Lively
returned to the mound on 10/06/1911 following his injury (?) of 08/26/1911
Washington
second baseman Bill
Cunningham returned to play on 10/06/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/04/1911
Boston
(NL) first baseman Fred Tenney
returned to play on 10/06/1911 following his injury (?) of 09/17/1911
Boston
(AL) (H) 9 Washington 3
The
Senators slowly built a 3-0 lead that was quickly erased when center fielder Tris
Speaker hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth. The Red Sox put
this one away when they scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth, all runs
scoring before an out was recorded.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 6 New York (AL) 1
First
baseman Harry
Davis smacked a two-run double as part of a three-run sixth to give the A's
a 5-1 lead and Cy Morgan
(19-7, 3.16) picked up the easy home win.
New
York (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 5
The
Giants' dream remains alive, but they really had to work for it today. Left
fielder Zack
Wheat hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the second to give the
Dodgers a 5-2 lead, The Giants then tied it up at 5-5 when shortstop Art
Fletcher tripled home two runs in the top of the sixth. There the score
stayed until two outs in the top of the ninth when center fielder Josh Devore
singled, stole second, and then scored on a Larry Doyle
single. Bert
Maxwell (1-1, 3.12) went all the way for the win, thus giving the Giants
pitching staff a much-needed rest.
Chicago
(NL) 7 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5
The
Cardinals got the fast lead with a three-run first, but the Cubs immediately
responded with five runs in the top of the second, and then, all of a sudden, a
pitcher's duel broke out. Chicago added two runs in the eighth for a little
insurance and held on for the win. Shortstop Joe Tinker
hit a two-run double in the eighth in support of Charlie
Smith (5-2, 1.17).
Friday,
October 6, 1911
Transactions:
Washington
infielder Wid
Conroy made his final major league appearance on 10/05/1911
New
York (NL) pitcher Louis
Drucke returned to the mound on 10/07/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/12/1911. New York (NL) pitcher Charlie
Faust made his major league debut on 10/07/1911
Chicago
(AL) catcher Ralph
Kreitz returned to play on 10/07/1911 following his injury (?) of
08/17/1911. Chicago (AL) outfielder Bobby
Messenger returned to play on 10/07/1911 following his injury (?) of
08/28/1911
Detroit
infielder Chick
Lathers returned to play on 10/07/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/08/1911
St.
Louis (AL) outfielder Al
Schweitzer returned to play on 10/07/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/12/1911
Washington
5 Boston (AL) (H) 1
The
Senators blew open a tight game with three runs in the top of the eighth. Walter
Johnson (30-7, 1.71) tripled home the first run in the eighth and went all
the way for his thirtieth win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 1
The
A's scored three runs in the fourth and Jack Coombs
(31-7, 2.45) and a series of Philadelphia relievers held off the Highlanders to
get the win.
Note:
This ends the 1911 season for both Philadelphia (AL) and New York (AL).
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 6
The
Tigers rested both Ty Cobb
and Sam
Crawford today and played several bench players in their stead, and the
Browns took advantage as the remaining
Tigers had four errors and let the home team build up an early lead. Elmer Brown
(3-0, 2.16) got the win, and first baseman Joe Kutina
went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and a homerun, but alas, no single, so
still no cycle yet this season.
Boston
(NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 0 (GM 1)
Ed Donnelly
(3-1, 2.61) continued his fine introduction to major league baseball by
throwing a Game One shutout in Brooklyn.
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| Cy Young |
Boston
(NL) 8 Brooklyn (H) 7 (GM 2) (10)
In
his final appearance in major league baseball Cy Young
(8-8, 3.34) went all the way and got the extra-inning win to complete the
doubleheader sweep for the Rustlers.
New
York (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 1)
The
Giants extended their winning streak to four games as they finally got on the
board with a five-run sixth. Red Ames
(14-5, 2.98) went all the way for the Game One win.
New
York (NL) (H) 2 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 2)
New
York scored a run in their first at-bat and another in their last, as Doc Crandall
(14-8, 3.21) threw a two-hit shutout to keep the Giants' hopes alive.
Saturday,
October 7, 1911
Transactions:
Detroit
pitcher Jack
Lively made his final major league appearance on 10/06/1911. Detroit
pitcher Ed
Lafitte returned to the mound on 10/08/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/08/1911
Brooklyn
pitcher Walt
Miller made his final major league appearance on 10/06/1911
Boston
(NL) pitcher Cy Young
made his final major league appearance on 10/06/1911
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Joe Lake
returned to the mound on 10/08/1911 following his injury (?) of 09/11/1911
NL
Pennant Race Recap: On Monday, Pittsburgh defeated New York, giving the Pirates
a 5.0 games lead with a magic number of three. Since then, Pittsburgh hasn't
played and New York has won all five of their games, leaving the magic number
at three but cutting the Pittsburgh lead to 2.5 games. Pittsburgh has three
games remaining, all in Chicago, while New York has one at home versus Boston
and then four with Brooklyn (two home, two away) to end the season.
Washington
4 Boston (AL) (H) 3
The
Red Sox took a 3-1 lead into the top of the ninth, but Smoky Joe
Wood (23-13, 2.29) couldn't close the game out and the Senators came back
with three runs for the win, making a winner out of Dixie
Walker (11-12, 4.12).
Note:
This ends the 1911 season for both Boston (AL) and Washington.
Cleveland
8 Chicago (AL) (H) 6 (11) (GM 1)
The
Naps led most of the way but couldn’t hold the lead as center fielder Ping Bodie
hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 6-6 and the
game eventually moved into extra innings. In the top of the twelfth catcher Ted
Easterly squeezed home second baseman Neal Ball
and Jim
Baskette (2-1, 5.94) drove home a second run on an infield dribbler.
Cleveland
3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (10) (GM 2)
Another
extra-inning win for Cleveland and another game-winning RBI for Ted
Easterly, this time a solid single in the top of the tenth to score center
fielder Joe
Birmingham. Josh
Swindell (1-0, 1.15) went all the way for the win.
Note:
These two teams have a single game tomorrow to close out their seasons.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 5
The
Tigers, using another makeshift lineup, led 3-1 after the third but then the Browns
scored five times in the fifth and then added three more in the sixth to run
away with the decisive win. Ed Hawk
(2-3, 5.50) went all the way for the win with major support from second baseman
Frank
LaPorte (4-for-5, .351) and right fielder Pete
Compton (4-for-4).
Note:
These two teams have a doubleheader tomorrow to close out their seasons.
Pittsburgh
7 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Babe Adams
(26-8, 2.32) did exactly what the Pirates needed in that the team's best
pitcher came through when it was needed most. Adams got the win when Pittsburgh
scored seven times in the top of the fifth, all with the help of multiple Cubs
errors and walks.
New
York (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 3
The
Rustlers led 3-2 after the third, but then Giants scored three times in the
fourth and they ran away with it after that. Left fielder Beals Becker,
batting in the leadoff spot, went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI, and two
doubles to spark the offense, allowing Rube
Marquard (20-10, 1.87) to get his twentieth win of the season.
Sunday,
October 8, 1911
Transactions:
Washington
outfielder Doc Gessler
made his final major league appearance on 10/07/1911
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Ed Hawk
made his final major league appearance on 10/07/1911
Boston
(NL) first baseman Fred Tenney
made his final major league appearance on 10/07/1911. Boston (NL) pitcher Big Jeff
Pfeffer returned to the mound on 10/09/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/19/1911
Cincinnati
infielder Tom
Downey returned to play on 10/09/1911 following his injury (?) of
09/15/1911
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher John Quinn
made his major league debut on 10/09/1911
Chicago
(AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 5
The
score was tied at 3-3 after the fourth and there the score stayed until Chicago
scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to take a 4-3 lead. The Naps scored
twice in the top of the ninth to regain the lead, only to see the White Sox
come back with two of their own in the bottom half of the inning, the winning
run scoring on a passed ball. Ed Walsh
(20-17, 2.44) got his twentieth win of the season in relief.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 0 (GM 1)
The
Browns scored twice in the first and added a run in the third and then the
Browns pitchers scattered six hits and got the win for Joe Lake
(11-13, 4.00). The Tigers continued to use their makeshift lineup to ride out
the season.
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| Roy Mitchell |
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 1 (GM 2)
The
lowly Browns ended their season by sweeping a four-game homestand from the
Tigers, although Detroit was playing without Ty Cobb
and Sam
Crawford in these final few games. Roy
Mitchell (6-7, 4.16) got the win as both teams emptied their bullpens for
this one.
Note:
This ends the AL regular season.
Pittsburgh
3 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
The
Pirates cut their magic number to one as Claude
Hendrix (5-7, 5.80) and the Pittsburgh bullpen kept the Cubs in check.
St.
Louis (NL) 4 Cincinnati (H) 3
A
tight game right down to the last at-bat as Bob Harmon
(17-20, 3.43) started off the bottom of the ninth by loading the bases and then
got out of it by inducing a 1-2-3 double play and a pop-out to end the game.
