The 1911 Athletics won the battle of Philadelphia, taking three of four games from the 1915 Phillies. This was the first series of the season for the Athletics (3-1), while the Phillies (5-3) faltered after their opening-round sweep. Eddie Collins batted .533 (8-for-15) for the Athletics, while the Phillies were led by Dave Bancroft and his .429 (6-for-14) average. The Athletics’ Home Run Baker became the first player to hit two home runs in one series.
Game #1: Athletics 9, Phillies 3
The Athletics broke out to an early lead for the easy win. Eddie Collins had a two-run single in the bottom of the first. Stuffy McInnis had sacrifice flies in both the first and third inning. Home Run Baker lived up to his name with a two-run shot in the fifth inning, while Rube Oldring did the same in the eighth.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (3) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (9)
1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0 Bris Lord 5 2 4 1
Dave Bancroft 4 0 2 0 Rube Oldring 4 2 1 2
Beals Becker 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 3 4 2
Gavvy Cravath 4 0 0 0 Home Run Baker 3 1 1 2
Fred Luderus 4 2 3 0 Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0
George Whitted 4 1 2 1 Stuffy McInnis 2 0 1 2
Bert Niehoff 4 0 2 2 Jack Barry 4 0 0 0
Bill Killefer 4 0 0 0 Ira Thomas 4 1 1 0
Al Demaree C 1 0 0 0 Jack Coombs BY 3 0 0 0
George Paskert 1 0 0 0
Milt Stock 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 3 9 3 TOTALS 33 9 13 9
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 200 001 -- 3
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 301 021 02x -- 9
LOB--1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 6, 1911 PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS 7. ERR--Bill Killefer. 2B--Fred Luderus, Dave
Bancroft (2), George Whitted (2), Ira Thomas, Bris Lord.
3B--Eddie Collins. HR--Rube Oldring, Home Run Baker.
HBP--Eddie Collins. SACF--Stuffy McInnis (2). SACB--Rube
Oldring, Jack Coombs BY.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Al Demaree C [L] 6.00 9 7 5 2 3 1
George Chalmers BY 2.00 4 2 2 0 0 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Jack Coombs BY [W] 9.00 9 3 3 1 6 0
Game #2: Phillies 5, Athletics 3
Dave Bancroft’s two-run homer gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the third inning. They expanded the lead to 5-1 in the eighth on RBI singles by Fred Luderus and Bill Killefer. The Athletics got two back in the bottom of the eighth on another two-run homer by Home Run Baker. The Athletics put two runners on in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate with one out, but couldn’t push any runs across.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (5) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (3)
1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Bobby Byrne 4 1 1 0 Bris Lord 5 1 2 0
Dave Bancroft 4 1 1 2 Rube Oldring 5 1 1 0
Beals Becker 5 1 2 1 Eddie Collins 4 0 1 1
Gavvy Cravath 1 1 0 0 Home Run Baker 4 1 2 2
Fred Luderus 4 0 1 1 Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0
George Whitted 3 0 1 0 Stuffy McInnis 4 0 0 0
Bert Niehoff 4 0 0 0 Jack Barry 3 0 2 0
Bill Killefer 4 0 2 1 Ira Thomas 4 0 0 0
Erskine Mayer BYZ 3 1 1 0 Cy Morgan BXW 1 0 0 0
Amos Strunk 1 0 0 0
Jack Lapp 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 5 9 5 TOTALS 36 3 10 3
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 102 000 020 -- 5
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 100 000 020 -- 3
LOB--1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 7, 1911 PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS 8. ERR--Dave Bancroft, George Whitted. 2B--Bris
Lord (2). 3B--Beals Becker. HR--Dave Bancroft, Home Run
Baker. SACB--Dave Bancroft, Erskine Mayer BYZ, Bobby Byrne,
Cy Morgan BXW. SB--Eddie Collins, Jack Barry.
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Erskine Mayer BYZ [W] 9.00 10 3 3 1 7 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Cy Morgan BXW [L] 7.00 6 3 3 3 3 1
Harry Krause BY 2.00 3 2 2 1 3 0
Game #3: Athletics 4, Phillies 1
Eddie Collins’ two-run double in the third inning broke a 1-1 tie and put the Athletics ahead for good. They picked up their fourth run in the fifth inning when Bris Lord led off with a single and later scored on an error. Eddie Plank gave up just five hits and at one point retired 16 straight batters.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (4) AT 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (1)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Bris Lord 4 2 1 0 Bobby Byrne 4 0 1 0
Rube Oldring 4 1 1 0 Dave Bancroft 3 0 1 0
Eddie Collins 4 0 2 2 Beals Becker 3 0 0 0
Home Run Baker 3 1 1 0 Gavvy Cravath 4 1 1 0
Danny Murphy 4 0 1 1 Fred Luderus 3 0 1 0
Stuffy McInnis 4 0 1 0 George Whitted 4 0 0 0
Jack Barry 4 0 1 0 Bert Niehoff 4 0 1 1
Ira Thomas 4 0 0 0 Bill Killefer 3 0 0 0
Eddie Plank AX 3 0 0 0 Eppa Rixey BY 2 0 0 0
George Paskert 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 8 3 TOTALS 31 1 5 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 012 010 000 -- 4
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 010 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 7, 1915 PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES 6. ERR--Eppa Rixey BY, Dave Bancroft, Bobby Byrne.
2B--Eddie Collins (2). SACB--Rube Oldring, Eddie Plank AX.
SB--Rube Oldring, Home Run Baker, Bert Niehoff.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Eddie Plank AX [W] 9.00 5 1 1 3 7 0
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Eppa Rixey BY [L] 8.00 8 4 3 2 3 0
George McQuillan BZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Game #4: Athletics 4, Phillies 1
The Athletics got their runs on a two-run single by Stuffy McInnis in the fourth and a two-run double by Danny Murphy in the sixth. Chief Bender outdueled Grover Cleveland Alexander and was on the verge of a shutout but the Phillies picked up an unearned run in the ninth inning on Bill Killefer’s RBI single.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (4) AT 1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (1)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1915 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Bris Lord 5 0 1 0 Bobby Byrne 4 0 0 0
Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0 Dave Bancroft 3 0 2 0
Eddie Collins 3 1 1 0 Beals Becker 4 0 0 0
Home Run Baker 4 2 2 0 Gavvy Cravath 4 0 0 0
Danny Murphy 3 1 1 2 Fred Luderus 4 1 0 0
Stuffy McInnis 4 0 1 2 George Whitted 3 0 1 0
Jack Barry 3 0 0 0 Bert Niehoff 4 0 0 0
Ira Thomas 4 0 0 0 Bill Killefer 4 0 1 1
Chief Bender BXZ 4 0 0 0 Grover C Alexander A 3 0 0 0
George Paskert 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 34 4 7 4 TOTALS 34 1 5 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 202 000 -- 4
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 001 -- 1
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 7, 1915 PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES 9. ERR--Stuffy McInnis, Chief Bender BXZ, Grover C
Alexander ACXYZ, George Whitted. 2B--Eddie Collins, Danny
Murphy, Dave Bancroft. 3B--Bris Lord. HBP--Danny Murphy.
SB--Home Run Baker, Danny Murphy, George Whitted.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Chief Bender BXZ [W] 9.00 5 1 0 3 6 0
1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Grover C Alexander A [L] 9.00 7 4 4 3 6 0
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