Week 7 Summary (05/22/1911 - 05/28/1911)

1911 Washington Senators

Week Seven of the 1911 replay is in the books and the standings look much the same. The better teams in both leagues are beginning to assert themselves more and as you would expect there is starting to be some spacing in the standings between the top and bottom teams. Some teams are proving to be especially hopeless and these teams have begun the process of shedding poor players in hopes of bringing in players that might be a little more productive. Standing pat isn’t really going to help them, so we'll see who is in the wings and if it makes any difference.

Pittsburgh and New York continue to dominate the NL as they repeatedly thrash anyone who gets in their way. New York (.321) leads in hitting over Pittsburgh (.295) while the Pirates ERA (2.50) is still considerably better than the second-place Giants (3.31). Chicago has worked their way up to third place but is struggling with injuries. Their improved pitching over recent weeks has been the difference. Brooklyn and Philadelphia come next as both teams perform erratically, world-beaters one day and then in the dumps the next day. The final three - St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Boston - have gone a collective 2-18 versus Pittsburgh and 1-14 versus New York.

 

Washington Manager
Jimmy McAleer

In the AL, Philadelphia has had several early-season challengers rise to the top, but they were only temporary as the A's continue to play the best all-around baseball in the AL. They had another strong week this past week, although they inexplicably lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Highlanders in mid-week. Chicago and Boston are fighting it out for second place, while Cleveland is struggling with injuries to Nap Lajoie and Joe Jackson setting them back on their heels. New York has good days and bad days, while Detroit's pitching struggles have mired them in the second division.

 

All teams have reached the 30 games played mark now, with Cincinnati just getting there three days ago. Most teams will be at the 40 games played mark by the end of this coming week, especially with Tuesday being Memorial Day and having a full day of doubleheaders on the agenda.

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Week 7 Results (05/22/1911 - 05/28/1911)

 Monday, May 22, 1911

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Cleveland pitcher Ben Demott made his season debut on 05/23/1911

 

Washington pitcher Walter Johnson returned to the mound on 05/23/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/10/1911

 

Brooklyn shortstop Bert Tooley returned to play on 05/23/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/09/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3

 

First baseman and player-manager George Stovall hit a two-out three-run double in the bottom of the first to get the Naps the quick lead, but the A's responded with three of their own in the top of the second to knot the score at 3-3, and then a pitcher's duel broke out. Cy Morgan (2-1, 3.78) eventually got the win over Fred Blanding (3-2, 6.49) when a Harry Davis sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth brought home the eventual game-winner.

 

Washington 7 Detroit (H) 3

 

Detroit's home field woes continued as the Senators jumped off to a quick lead and Dixie Walker (3-0, 3.48) did the rest. Washington left fielder Jack Lelivelt went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI's to continue his hitting tear.

 

Duffy Lewis

Boston (AL) 10 St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 (10)

In a battle of two teams that had a good week in Week Six, it was the Browns that had a 6-4 lead after the third, but neither team could hold a lead and the game eventually moved into extra innings. The Red Sox scored twice in the tenth, but the Browns kept coming, only to fall short. Left fielder Duffy Lewis and third baseman Clyde Engle both had three RBI's for Boston.

 

St. Louis (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 0

 

The Cardinals scored two unearned runs in the top of the fourth and Slim Sallee (4-3, 2.05) only allowed two hits in the shutout victory. Cliff Curtis (0-6, 5.26) was the hard-luck loser.

 

Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn (H) 1

 

In their first meeting of the season, George Suggs (2-3, 4.03) didn't allow a run until the eighth inning and went all the way for the win. Reds center fielder Johnny Bates had a two-run single in a three-run third for the big hit in this game.

 

Pittsburgh 2 New York (NL) (H) 0

 

The Pirates won three of their four games in New York with Babe Adams (7-1, 2.08) scattering five hits and getting the shutout victory. Second baseman Dots Miller had both of the Pirates RBI's, the first coming on a homerun in the second, the second RBI coming on a run-scoring double in the fourth.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3

 

The highlight in this game was when Cubs right fielder Frank "Wildfire" Schulte hit a two-run homerun in the top of the sixth that tied the score at 3-3, only to see Sherry Magee answer with a solo shot in the bottom half of the inning, sending the Phillies fans into delirium. Pete Alexander (8-0, 1.63) got the win over Ed Reulbach (0-2. 5.15).

 

Tuesday, May 23, 1911

 

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Cincinnati shortstop Jimmy Esmond was injured (?) on 05/22/1911

 

Cleveland first baseman Nap Lajoie was injured (?) on 05/22/1901

 

New York (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 1

 

Both teams scored an unearned run in the second and that was it for scoring until Highlander's first baseman John Knight hit a solo homerun to give his team the 2-1 lead. New York added an insurance run in the ninth and Russ Ford (6-1, 1.16) came out on top of Ed Walsh (4-3, 2.49).

 

Philadelphia (AL) 11 Cleveland (H) 7

 

The Athletics scored six times in the second and built an 11-0 lead after the fifth, but had to hold off a Naps rally attempt to get the win. Cleveland's third baseman Joe Birmingham knocked a two-run homerun and a two-run triple to try and get his team back into the game, but it just wasn't enough.

 

Note: Cleveland was without both Joe Jackson and Nap Lajoie in the lineup today. Lajoie, having just returned from a two-week absence, will miss the following six weeks.

 

Detroit (H) 7 Washington 2

 

The Tigers ended their five-game home losing streak with George Mullin (6-4, 2.63) going all the way for the win, having only allowed two unearned runs. Second baseman Jim Delahanty went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI’s and a triple, that two-run triple being the big hit of the Tigers four-run fifth.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 3

 

The Browns have played much better over the past ten days and today they took an early lead, lost it, but then came back to win going away. Joe Lake (2-5, 5.52) got the win and leadoff hitter Burt Shotton led the offense with a 4-for-5 day that included a run and two RBI's.

 

Chicago (NL) 16 Boston (NL) (H) 6

 

It was a tight back-and-forth game until the Cubs scored nine runs in the top of the ninth. Every starter in the Cubs lineup had a hit and Lew Richie (7-1, 2.58) improved his record with the suddenly easy win.

 

Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn (H) 0

 

The Pittsburgh express rolls as with Howie Camnitz (4-1, 1.12) threw a two-hit shutout in Brooklyn. The Pirates only had six hits, but one of them was a first-inning two-out three-run homerun from second baseman Dots Miller.

 

New York (NL) (H) 15 Cincinnati 2

 

The Reds scored first with one in the top of the first, but the Giants led 6-1 after the third, and then they added a seven-run sixth to blow this one open. Seven Giants players have two or more hits, including Christy Mathewson (6-3, 2.89) who went 3-for-4 with three RBI's on the day. The Reds committed five errors and were often their own worst enemy.

 

St. Louis (NL) 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0

 

The Phillies could only manage two hits against Bob Harmon (3-5, 2.17) as the Cardinals blew open a scoreless tie when they plated three runs in the top of the seventh.

 

Wednesday, May 24, 1911

 

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Philadelphia (NL) outfielder John Titus was injured (broken leg) on 05/23/1911. Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Fred Beebe was injured (?) 05/23/1911. Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Ad Brennan made his season finale on 05/23/1911.

 

Boston (NL) outfielder Josh Clarke made his final major league appearance on 05/23/1911. Boston (NL) traded Art Butler and Clarke to St Paul (American Association) for Harry Steinfeldt on 05/25/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Jeff Pfeffer made his final season appearance on 04/27/1911

 

Cleveland pitcher Earl Yingling made his final season appearance (as a center fielder) on 05/23/1911

 

Boston (AL) pitcher Marty McHale made his season debut on 05/25/1911

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 3 New York (AL) 2

 

The White Sox have been treading water for the past few weeks and were hoping to get up a head of steam and with a win today they are hoping they are on their way. A run-scoring triple off the bat of shortstop Roy Corhan was the big hit in a two-run third that put Chicago ahead to stay.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 17 Cleveland (H) 2

 

The A's scored eleven runs in the top of the first and cruised to the easy win. Jack Coombs (9-1, 1.90) only allowed four hits to the Joe Jackson-less Naps and got the win.

 

Ralph Works

Detroit (H) 5 Washington 1

Detroit's pitching has been struggling recently and the Tigers are hoping a nice game from Payson IL native Ralph Works (1-5, 4.74) is a sign of good things to come. Works only allowed five hits and the run that scored was unearned.

 

Note: BBR has Davy Jones starting in left field for Detroit while ATMgr shows Delos Drake.

 

Boston (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0

 

Browns starter Barney Pelty (2-3, 3.26) only had one bad inning when the Red Sox scored four times in the third, but that was all Smoky Joe Wood (7-1, 1.69) needed as Wood took home the shutout victory. Boston's Tris Speaker made a pinch-hit appearance, his first appearance in over a week

 

Chicago (NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 2

 

The Cubs scored four times in the third inning and Harry McIntire (3-2, 3.86) did the rest. The big hit in the fateful third was a two-run double from left fielder Frank Schulte. Boston didn't get on the board until Harry Spratt hit a two-out pinch-hit homerun in the bottom of the ninth. Boston has now lost eleven consecutive games.

 

Brooklyn (H) 7 Pittsburgh 4

 

Pittsburgh hurler Kirby White (0-1, 20.25) was given a chance to start a game and the Dodgers jumped on him for six runs in less than two innings in a very unkind welcome. Bill Schardt (2-2, 4.62) welcomed the early lead and went all the way for the win.

 

New York (NL) (H) 11 Cincinnati 1

 

The Giants broke open a 1-1 tie with an eight-run sixth with the big hit being a three-run double off the bat of first baseman Fred Merkle. Rube Marquard (3-0, 2.53) walked eight Reds but pitched out of jams all day to get the win.

 

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

 

Phillies starter Earl Moore (3-7, 4.95) walked three consecutive batters in the ninth but got out of the inning unscathed to protect his two-hit shutout victory over the Cardinals.

 

Thursday, May 25, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

Boston (NL) infielder Art Butler made his final season appearance on 05/24/1911. Boston (NL) traded Butler and  Josh Clarke to St Paul (American Association) on 05/25/1911 in return for Harry Steinfeldt. Boston (NL) acquired third baseman Harry Steinfeldt (team debut 05/25/1911) from St Paul (American Association) 05/25/1911 in return for Art Butler and Josh Clarke

 

Cleveland pitcher Ben Demott made his final major league appearance on 05/24/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) returned first baseman Hap Myers (team finale 05/24/1911) on 05/25/1911 to Boston (AL)

 

Pittsburgh pitcher Kirby White made his final major league appearance on 05/24/1911

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 7 New York (AL) 4

 

The White Sox had the early lead only to fall behind in mid-game, but then Chicago put forth a four-run seventh and took the win from there. Ed Walsh not only locked down the final two innings for Chicago but also got the pinch-hit single that started off the fireworks in the fateful seventh.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3

 

Still without Joe Jackson in the lineup, the Naps fought back to tie the score at 3-3 with a two-run sixth. The A's showed why they are the best in the AL by coming back with a single run in the top of the eighth to regain the lead. Cy Morgan (3-1, 3.61) got the victory but had to pitch out of a bases-loaded one-out situation in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win.

 

Washington 3 Detroit (H) 2

 

Sloppy defense by the Tigers allowed the Senators to build an early 3-0 lead and with Walter Johnson (6-1, 1.41) making his first start in three weeks Detroit could only make it close in the end.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 5

 

A back-and-forth game as both teams hit two homeruns, the last of which was a two-run homerun by Jim Murray (#5) in the bottom of the eighth that put the Browns ahead to stay.

 

Note: BBR has Murray playing right field for St. Louis but ATMgr has Paul Meloan.

 

Brooklyn (H) 9 Pittsburgh 2

 

In a battle of aces Nap Rucker (7-0, 1.52) outdueled Lefty Leifield (6-2, 3.34) by the benefit of a six-run Brooklyn third inning. The big hit was a two-out three-run homerun by Dodgers third baseman Eddie Zimmerman that put the game out of reach.

 

New York (NL) (H) 9 Cincinnati 8

 

In a real barnburner of a game, it was the Reds who got the early lead with three runs in the first and then three more in the third. Then it was the Giants' turn as their powerful offense kicked it into gear, swatting three homeruns to get back into the game and eventually tie the score at 7-7 after the eighth. The hero for New York was pitcher Doc Crandall (4-1, 3.61) who got the win in long relief but also hit a triple to help spur on the comeback to make it close, and then he hit a solo homerun that tied the score.

 

Note: With this game, Cincinnati became the final team to reach the thirty games played mark.

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 6

 

The Cardinals scored three times in the first and then three more times in the third, but the Phillies roared back for the come-from-behind win. Jack Rowan (3-3, 4.80) came in for the battered Pete Alexander and pitched three-plus shutout innings and he was followed by George Chalmers who ended the game with three perfect innings.

 

Friday, May 26, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Chief Bender was injured (?) on 05/25/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Lefty George was injured (?) on 05/25/1911. St. Louis (AL) outfielder Danny Hoffman made his final major league appearance on 05/25/1911. St. Louis (AL) first baseman Dave Rowan made his major league debut on 05/27/1911

 

Detroit first baseman Jack Ness made his final season appearance on 05/25/1911. Detroit traded Ness and $2,500 to New Bedford (New England) on 06/15/1911 for infielder Paddy Baumann

 

Brooklyn pitcher Pat Ragan was injured (?) on 05/25/1911

 

Detroit catcher Boss Schmidt was injured (?) on 05/25/1911

 

St. Louis (NL) pitcher Rube Geyer returned to the mound on 05/27/1911 following his injury of 05/11/1911

 

Washington catcher Gabby Street returned to play on 05/27/1911 following his injury (?) of 05/03/1911

 

Note: Effective at the completion of yesterday's games it was time to travel as the AL East teams left the Midwest to return to the east coast while in the NL it was the Midwest teams leaving the east coast to return to their home climes.

 

Brooklyn 12 Boston (NL) (H) 0

 

Brooklyn extended Boston's losing streak to twelve games today as Cy Barger (7-2, 3.30) limited the Rustlers to only three hits on his way to the shutout victory. Dodgers Backup catcher Tex Erwin surprised everyone with a late-inning three-run homerun top put the game out of reach.

 

New York (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 6

 

Bugs Raymond and the Giants were cruising with a 6-1 lead after the sixth when Raymond suddenly couldn’t get anyone out in the seventh, opening the door for the Phillies to score five times and tie the score at 6-6. Christy Mathewson (7-3, 2.78) got out of the inning without any more damage and then picked up the win when third baseman Art Devlin singled home the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 8 Cincinnati 3

 

The Pirates put an end to their brief two-game losing streak but had to come back to do so, scoring three runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to turn a tight game into an easy win. Babe Adams (8-1, 2.22) got the win.

 

Saturday, May 27, 1911

 

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Washington first baseman Jack Somerlott made his final major league appearance on 05/25/1911

 

Cleveland 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1

 

Cleveland welcomed back Joe Jackson to the lineup today but today's game turned out to be a pitcher's duel as Hi West (2-2, 5.82) threw his best game of the season and defeated Frank Lange (5-3, 4.09). West also scored the first run of the game in the Naps two-run sixth.

 

Detroit (H) 13 St. Louis (AL) 3

 

Detroit starter Ed Lafitte (4-2, 3.38) gave up eleven hits and walked four, but only gave up three runs as the Browns just couldn’t get a key hit when they really needed it. The Tigers got off to a fast start with a five-run first, the big hit being a three-run homerun from third baseman George Moriarty.

 

New York (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

In the second doubleheader of the season, the Highlanders got the game one win behind the pitching of Ray Caldwell (3-3, 3.35). Caldwell held the powerful A's lineup to only five hits on the day and got the complete-game shutout.

 

Russ Ford

New York (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)

The Highlanders completed their doubleheader sweep in Philadelphia by getting ahead early and then relying on the pitching of Russ Ford (7-1, 1.51) to get them to the finish line. The A's took the opportunity to run in some replacements to give some of the starters some rest, and it was those replacements who staged a minor comeback to make it close in the end.

 

Boston (AL) 8 Washington (H) 1

 

Ray Collins (4-2, 3.04) took a no-hitter into the ninth but lost it when Washington catcher Gabby Street led off the inning with a single. Collins soon lost the shutout as well, but the outcome of the game had long been determined by that point.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 4

 

Brooklyn pitcher Cy Barger got the start at first base for the Dodgers today and even though his box score showed him going 0-for-4 at the plate, he reached base twice on errors, the second of which brought in two runs to temporarily give Brooklyn a 4-3 lead in the fifth. Boston pitcher Buster Brown (2-6, 6.06), in a hole because of his leaky defense, held the visitors to only three hits and when the Rustlers came back with three runs in the eighth Brown was able to close the game out and get the win and end Boston's twelve-game losing streak.

 

New York (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 2

 

The Giants scored three times in the second and led 6-1 by the end of the fifth, and then they let Christy Mathewson (8-3, 2.69) do the rest.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 3 Cincinnati 2

 

Howie Camnitz (5-1, 1.10) didn't have his best game - he walked seven - but he kept Cincinnati off the scoreboard when he needed to and picked up the win. Pittsburgh didn’t do much themselves, but they did string their hits together in a three-run second and maintained their slim two-game lead in the NL.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 3

 

A close one as St. Louis led 4-0 after the sixth and then had to hold on for the 4-3 victory. Slim Sallee (5-3, 2.07) got the win with help from Rube Geyer to close it out.

 

Sunday, May 28, 1911

 

Transactions:

 

New York (AL) outfielder Bill L. Bailey made his final major league appearance on 05/27/1911. New York (AL) second baseman Earle Gardner had a death in the family on 05/27/1911

 

Chicago (NL) first baseman Frank Chance was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

Philadelphia (AL) catcher Paddy Livingston was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

St. Louis (NL) infielder Otto McIvor was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

St. Louis (AL) catcher Jim Stephens was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

Boston (NL) pitcher Lefty Tyler was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

Cleveland pitcher Hi West was injured (?) on 05/27/1911

 

Detroit (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 7

 

The Browns had a 5-1 lead after the top of the fourth, but then their pitching imploded and Detroit roared back for the decisive win. Jim Delahanty, now playing first base for the Tigers, had a 3-for-4 day at the plate with three runs scored, an RBI, and a triple to spark the offense.

Cleveland 5 Chicago (H) (AL) 5 (Tie Game)

 

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Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati (H) 3

 

After their game in Pittsburgh yesterday these two teams jumped a train and headed down the river to get a Sunday game played in Cincinnati. The Pirates scored twice in the first to take a quick lead but then had to score three times in the ninth to get that lead back and hold on for the win. Second baseman Bill McKechnie hit a two-run double in the ninth that gave the Pirates the lead they needed.