An extremely close series resulted in a split between the 1906 Chicago Cubs and the 1911 Philadelphia Athletics. Three of the four games were decided by one run, and the other was by two. All of the one-run games had exciting ninth innings, including a walk-off win in the finale. The two-run game was decided in the eighth. Johnny Kling hit a team-best .353 (6-for-17) for the Cubs (7-9). Ira Thomas batted .333 (4-for-12) to lead the Athletics (7-5).
Game #1: Chicago 5, Philadelphia 4
The Cubs went up 2-0 on Johnny Kling’s two-RBI single in the second inning. The Athletics went ahead 3-2 after RBI singles by Ira Thomas and Jack Coombs in the seventh inning. Down to their last out in the top of the ninth, the Cubs managed to load the bases and Jimmy Slagle came through with a three-run double, making it 5-3. The Athletics got a two-out, run-scoring, pinch-hit triple from jack Lapp, but the tying run was stranded on third as the Cubs got the next batter to pop up.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS (5) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (4)
1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Jimmy Slagle 5 0 1 3 Bris Lord 4 0 0 0
Jimmy Sheckard 4 0 0 0 Rube Oldring 4 0 2 1
Frank Schulte 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 0 0
Frank Chance 3 0 0 0 Home Run Baker 4 0 0 0
Harry Steinfeldt 3 2 1 0 Danny Murphy 4 1 2 0
Joe Tinker 2 0 0 0 Stuffy McInnis 4 1 1 0
Johnny Evers 4 1 1 0 Jack Barry 4 1 0 0
Johnny Kling 3 1 2 2 Ira Thomas 4 0 2 1
Ed Reulbach AYW 2 0 0 0 Jack Coombs BY 3 1 1 1
Solly Hofman 0 1 0 0 Jack Lapp 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 30 5 5 5 TOTALS 36 4 9 4
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 020 000 003 -- 5
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 001 201 -- 4
LOB--1906 CHICAGO CUBS 6, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6.
ERR--Harry Steinfeldt, Jack Coombs BY. 2B--Jimmy Slagle,
Johnny Kling. 3B--Jack Lapp. HBP--Harry Steinfeldt. SACB--Ed
Reulbach AYW, Joe Tinker (2). SB--Johnny Evers, Rube Oldring
(2).
1906 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ed Reulbach AYW [W] 8.00 8 3 3 1 4 0
Jack Taylor BR [S] 1.00 1 1 0 0 0 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Jack Coombs BY [L] 9.00 5 5 5 4 4 0
Game #2: Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1
The Cubs took a 1-0 lead on Frank Chance’s RBI single in the fourth, but that would be it. The Athletics tied it in the fifth on Cy Morgan’s RBI double. Philadelphia broke the tie in the eighth with a two-out rally. After a walk and a hit, Danny Murphy came through with a single that scored one run, and an error in the outfield plated another. Morgan gave up just three hits and retired the final eight Cub batters.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS (1) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (3)
1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Jimmy Slagle 4 0 0 0 Bris Lord 4 0 0 0
Jimmy Sheckard 3 1 0 0 Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0
Frank Schulte 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 2 1 0 0
Frank Chance 4 0 1 1 Home Run Baker 4 1 1 0
Harry Steinfeldt 4 0 1 0 Danny Murphy 4 0 2 1
Joe Tinker 3 0 0 0 Stuffy McInnis 3 0 0 0
Johnny Evers 3 0 0 0 Jack Barry 2 0 0 0
Johnny Kling 2 0 1 0 Ira Thomas 2 1 1 0
Carl Lundgren BXW 1 0 0 0 Cy Morgan BXW 3 0 1 1
TOTALS 28 1 3 1 TOTALS 28 3 6 2
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 000 100 000 -- 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 010 02x -- 3
LOB--1906 CHICAGO CUBS 4, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 5.
ERR--Frank Schulte, Eddie Collins. 2B--Cy Morgan BXW.
SACB--Carl Lundgren BXW (2). SB--Johnny Kling, Danny Murphy.
1906 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Carl Lundgren BXW [L] 8.00 6 3 2 4 2 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Cy Morgan BXW [W] 9.00 3 1 1 2 5 0
Game #3: Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2
Once again, Chicago scored first on a Frank Chance RBI single. Again, the Athletics scored the next three runs, this time on an RBI triple from Jack Barry in the fifth, an RBI single from Eddie Collins in the sixth and a run-scoring single from Stuffy McInnis in the ninth. The Cubs got one back in the bottom of the ninth on Johnny Evers’ RBI double, but Eddie Plank retired the next two batters to preserve the win.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (3) AT 1906 CHICAGO CUBS (2)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Bris Lord 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Slagle 3 0 0 0
Rube Oldring 4 1 1 0 Jimmy Sheckard 4 1 1 0
Eddie Collins 3 0 1 1 Frank Schulte 4 0 3 0
Home Run Baker 4 0 0 0 Frank Chance 4 0 1 1
Danny Murphy 3 0 0 0 Harry Steinfeldt 3 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis 3 1 1 1 Joe Tinker 4 1 0 0
Jack Barry 4 0 1 1 Johnny Evers 4 0 1 1
Ira Thomas 2 0 0 0 Johnny Kling 4 0 0 0
Eddie Plank AX 3 1 1 0 Mordecai Brown ACXZ 3 0 0 0
Solly Hofman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 3 5 3 TOTALS 34 2 6 2
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 011 001 -- 3
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 100 000 001 -- 2
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 4, 1906 CHICAGO CUBS 7.
ERR--Eddie Collins. 2B--Johnny Evers. 3B--Jack Barry.
HBP--Ira Thomas. SB--Jimmy Sheckard.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Eddie Plank AX [W] 9.00 6 2 1 2 4 0
1906 CHICAGO CUBS
Mordecai Brown ACXZ [L] 9.00 5 3 3 3 9 0
Game #4: Chicago 3, Philadelphia 2
The Athletics jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two innings on RBI hits by Home Run Baker and Ira Thomas. Chicago bounced back with a run in the fifth on Jimmy Slagle’s RBI single, and tied it in the sixth on Joe Tinker’s RBI double. It stayed 2-2 until the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and two runners on, the Cubs’ Frank Schulte ended it with a walk-off hit.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (2) AT 1906 CHICAGO CUBS (3)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1906 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Bris Lord 3 0 1 0 Jimmy Slagle 5 0 2 1
Rube Oldring 4 1 1 0 Jimmy Sheckard 5 0 1 0
Eddie Collins 3 0 0 0 Frank Schulte 5 1 3 1
Home Run Baker 4 0 1 1 Frank Chance 3 0 1 0
Danny Murphy 3 0 0 0 Harry Steinfeldt 3 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis 4 1 2 0 Joe Tinker 4 0 2 1
Jack Barry 3 0 0 0 Johnny Evers 4 0 0 0
Ira Thomas 4 0 1 1 Johnny Kling 4 1 2 0
Chief Bender BXZ 3 0 1 0 Jack Pfiester AXYZ 2 0 1 0
Solly Hofman 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 31 2 7 2 TOTALS 36 3 12 3
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 110 000 000 -- 2
1906 CHICAGO CUBS 000 011 001 -- 3
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 7, 1906 CHICAGO CUBS 10.
ERR--Home Run Baker. 2B--Stuffy McInnis, Home Run Baker,
Bris Lord, Joe Tinker. SACB--Jack Barry, Chief Bender BXZ,
Harry Steinfeldt, Jack Pfiester AXYZ.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Chief Bender BXZ [L] 8.67 12 3 2 1 3 0
1906 CHICAGO CUBS
Jack Pfiester AXYZ [W] 9.00 7 2 2 3 9 0
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