The 1917 Chicago White Sox and the 1911 Philadelphia Athletics entered the week in second and third place, respectively. Neither took advantage of the matchup, with each side winning twice. The winning team scored four runs in three of the four contests, and the other was a 1-0 shutout by Chicago’s Red Faber. Shoeless Joe Jackson continued his torrid pace for the White Sox (12-8), batting .467 (7-for-15) to raise his season average to .413. Danny Murphy hit .375 (6-for-16) for Philadelphia (11-9), while Eddie Collins became the first player in the league to hit two home runs in one game in the finale.
Game #1: Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2
The Athletics broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth on Home Run Baker’s RBI single, but the White Sox came back with the next four runs. Buck Weaver tied it with an run-scoring single in the seventh, and then Chicago put together a three-run eighth inning thanks to an RBI single by Happy Felsch, an RBI double by Swede Risberg and an RBI single by Ray Schalk. The Athletics’ Eddie Collins got one back with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth, but Philadelphia would get no closer. Eddie Cicotte improved to 4-1 on the season.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (2)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 4 0 0 0 Bris Lord 3 0 0 0
Buck Weaver 5 0 1 1 Eddie Collins 4 0 1 1
Joe Jackson 5 0 2 0 Home Run Baker 4 0 1 1
Chick Gandil 2 1 0 0 Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0
Eddie Collins 3 0 1 0 Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0
Happy Felsch 4 1 1 1 Stuffy McInnis 4 0 1 0
Swede Risberg 4 1 1 1 Jack Barry 4 0 0 0
Ray Schalk 3 1 1 1 Ira Thomas 3 0 0 0
Eddie Cicotte AXZ 2 0 0 0 Jack Coombs BY 2 1 1 0
Amos Strunk 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 32 4 7 4 TOTALS 33 2 7 2
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 000 130 -- 4
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 001 010 -- 2
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 10, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
5. ERR--Swede Risberg, Home Run Baker. 2B--Swede Risberg,
Danny Murphy, Amos Strunk. SACB--Eddie Collins, Eddie
Cicotte AXZ (2), Bris Lord. SB--Jack Coombs BY, Stuffy
McInnis, Home Run Baker.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Eddie Cicotte AXZ [W] 9.00 7 2 2 0 5 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Jack Coombs BY [L] 8.00 6 4 4 6 1 0
Harry Krause BY 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Game #2: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2
It was tied 2-2 after five when the Athletics went ahead for good. In the bottom of the sixth, Danny Murphy collected his second double of the game with one out. He scored on Rube Goldring’s single, and then Stuffy McInnis followed with an RBI double.
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (4)
1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Nemo Leibold 3 1 0 0 Bris Lord 4 0 0 0
Buck Weaver 4 1 0 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 0 0
Joe Jackson 3 0 2 0 Home Run Baker 4 2 2 0
Chick Gandil 3 0 1 2 Danny Murphy 4 1 3 2
Eddie Collins 4 0 1 0 Rube Oldring 4 1 2 1
Happy Felsch 3 0 1 0 Stuffy McInnis 2 0 1 1
Swede Risberg 4 0 1 0 Jack Barry 3 0 0 0
Ray Schalk 4 0 0 0 Ira Thomas 3 0 0 0
Reb Russell BZ 3 0 0 0 Cy Morgan BXW 3 0 0 0
Shano Collins 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 31 4 8 4
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 002 000 000 -- 2
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 101 002 00x -- 4
LOB--1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 9, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
6. ERR--Eddie Collins. 2B--Stuffy McInnis, Danny Murphy (2).
3B--Swede Risberg, Joe Jackson. HBP--Buck Weaver, Stuffy
McInnis. SB--Eddie Collins, Home Run Baker (2).
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Reb Russell BZ [L] 8.00 8 4 4 2 4 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Cy Morgan BXW [W] 9.00 6 2 2 5 6 0
Game #3: Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0
Chicago’s Red Faber and Philadelphia’s Eddie Plank had a terrific pitchers’ duel, with the White Sox coming out on top. Faber tossed a four-hitter while striking out nine. Plank only gave up three hits with eight strikeouts, but gave up the lone run of the game in the second inning. With two outs, Happy Felsch walked, and he scored from first base on Swede Risberg’s double. Philadelphia put runners into scoring position four times but got no one past second base.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (0) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Bris Lord 3 0 2 0 Nemo Leibold 4 0 0 0
Eddie Collins 3 0 0 0 Buck Weaver 4 0 1 0
Home Run Baker 4 0 1 0 Joe Jackson 3 0 1 0
Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0 Chick Gandil 3 0 0 0
Rube Oldring 4 0 0 0 Eddie Collins 3 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis 4 0 0 0 Happy Felsch 2 1 0 0
Jack Barry 2 0 0 0 Swede Risberg 3 0 1 1
Ira Thomas 3 0 0 0 Ray Schalk 3 0 0 0
Eddie Plank AX 3 0 0 0 Red Faber A 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 0 4 0 TOTALS 27 1 3 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 010 000 00x -- 1
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
4. 2B--Swede Risberg. SACB--Eddie Collins. SB--Home Run
Baker.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Eddie Plank AX [L] 8.00 3 1 1 2 8 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Red Faber A [W] 9.00 4 0 0 2 9 0
Game #4: Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1
Eddie Collins was responsible for all five runs. The Athletics’ Collins blasted two home runs, a three-run shot in the fifth inning and a solo tater in the eighth inning. The White Sox’s Collins drove in his team’s only run in the sixth inning with a two-out double.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (4) AT 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1917 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Bris Lord 5 1 2 0 Nemo Leibold 3 0 0 0
Eddie Collins 4 2 3 4 Buck Weaver 4 0 0 0
Home Run Baker 4 0 0 0 Joe Jackson 4 1 2 0
Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0 Chick Gandil 4 0 0 0
Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0 Eddie Collins 3 0 2 1
Stuffy McInnis 4 0 0 0 Happy Felsch 4 0 2 0
Jack Barry 4 0 1 0 Swede Risberg 4 0 0 0
Ira Thomas 3 0 1 0 Ray Schalk 3 0 0 0
Chief Bender BXZ 3 1 0 0 Lefty Williams CY 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 4 9 4 TOTALS 32 1 6 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 030 010 -- 4
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 001 000 -- 1
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6, 1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
6. ERR--Jack Barry, Swede Risberg. 2B--Eddie Collins.
3B--Ira Thomas. HR--Eddie Collins (2). HBP--Ira Thomas.
SACB--Chief Bender BXZ.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Chief Bender BXZ [W] 9.00 6 1 1 2 8 0
1917 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Lefty Williams CY [L] 9.00 9 4 1 0 8 2
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