The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics did what was needed to stay alive in the championship race, taking three of four games from the league-leading 1912 New York Giants. The Athletics (17-11) won the opener by one run, and also captured two extra-innings contests from the Giants (19-9). Stuffy McInnis batted 10-for-17 (.588) with five RBI for Philadelphia and Cy Morgan tossed 11 shutout innings in game two. Larry Doyle batted .389 (7-for-18) for the Giants and Jeff Tesreau threw a shutout in game three.
Game #1: Philadelphia 5, New York 4
The Athletics struck first with two runs in the second inning, as starting pitcher Jack Coombs doubled home the first run and Bris Lord had an RBI single for the second. The Athletics led 4-1 after five on Ira Thomas’ RBI single. The Giants closed the gap to 4-3 in the seventh inning. Philadelphia got one more in the top of the ninth as Rube Oldring tripled and scored on Stuffy McInnis singled. They needed that insurance run, as the Giants got one back as Fred Snodgrass doubled and eventually scored on Red Murray’s sacrifice fly, though that would be it.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (5) AT 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (4)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Bris Lord 5 1 3 1 Fred Snodgrass 4 1 2 0
Eddie Collins 4 0 1 0 Larry Doyle 4 1 2 0
Home Run Baker 5 0 1 1 Red Murray 4 0 1 2
Danny Murphy 5 0 1 0 Jack Meyers 5 1 1 0
Rube Oldring 5 1 1 0 Buck Herzog 4 0 1 0
Stuffy McInnis 5 1 4 1 Beals Becker 3 1 2 0
Jack Barry 4 1 1 0 Fred Merkle 3 0 1 2
Ira Thomas 4 0 2 1 Art Fletcher 4 0 1 0
Jack Coombs BY 3 1 1 1 Red Ames BYZ 2 0 0 0
Josh Devore 1 0 0 0
Tillie Shafer 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 5 15 5 TOTALS 35 4 11 4
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 020 110 001 -- 5
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 010 001 101 -- 4
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 11, 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 9.
2B--Jack Coombs BY, Jack Barry, Bris Lord, Fred Merkle, Fred
Snodgrass. 3B--Rube Oldring, Beals Becker. SACF--Red Murray.
SACB--Jack Coombs BY. SB--Eddie Collins, Danny Murphy, Buck
Herzog, Beals Becker, Larry Doyle.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jack Coombs BY [W] 9.00 11 4 4 4 2 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS
Red Ames BYZ [L] 7.00 12 4 4 2 2 0
Hooks Wiltse BYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Al Demaree AKZ 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 0
Game #2: Philadelphia 6, New York 0 (12 inn.)
For 11 innings, Cy Morgan and Christy Mathewson put up zeroes on the scoreboard. Both offenses had their chances, and in fact, both teams had a runner thrown out at home trying to score. Mathewson finally faltered in the top of the 12th as the Athletics scored six times on five hits, including a two-run single by Rube Oldring and a two-run double by Stuffy McInnis. Mathewson lost for the first time in seven starts.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (6) AT 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (0)
1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Bris Lord 6 1 3 0 Fred Snodgrass 5 0 0 0
Eddie Collins 4 1 0 0 Larry Doyle 6 0 2 0
Home Run Baker 5 0 1 1 Red Murray 5 0 2 0
Danny Murphy 4 1 0 0 Jack Meyers 3 0 1 0
Rube Oldring 6 1 4 2 Buck Herzog 4 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis 5 0 2 2 Beals Becker 5 0 0 0
Jack Barry 6 0 1 0 Fred Merkle 3 0 1 0
Ira Thomas 5 1 2 0 Art Fletcher 4 0 1 0
Cy Morgan BXW 3 0 0 0 Christy Mathewson AY 4 0 1 0
Amos Strunk 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 45 6 14 6 TOTALS 39 0 8 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 000 000 006 -- 6
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 10, 1912 NEW YORK GIANTS
14. ERR--Buck Herzog. 2B--Stuffy McInnis, Ira Thomas.
HBP--Stuffy McInnis, Art Fletcher, Jack Meyers, Fred Merkle.
SACF--Home Run Baker. SACB--Eddie Collins, Danny Murphy, Cy
Morgan BXW, Jack Meyers, Christy Mathewson AYZZ, Buck
Herzog. SB--Rube Oldring (2), Jack Barry, Bris Lord, Red
Murray, Larry Doyle.
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Cy Morgan BXW [W] 11.00 8 0 0 5 10 0
Harry Krause BY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS
Christy Mathewson AY [L] 12.00 14 6 6 2 7 0
Game #3: New York 3, Philadelphia 0
Jeff Tesreau stopped the slide with a four-hit shutout for the Giants. The teams once again were deadlocked at zero until late. In the top of the seventh with two out, Fred Merkle was hit by a pitch and Art Fletcher homered. Then, in the eighth, Larry Doyle singled and stole second, then scored on Red Murray’s double. Tesreau stranded runners in scoring position in five different innings.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (3) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (0)
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Fred Snodgrass 4 0 1 0 Bris Lord 2 0 0 0
Larry Doyle 3 1 2 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 1 0
Red Murray 4 0 2 1 Home Run Baker 4 0 0 0
Jack Meyers 4 0 1 0 Danny Murphy 4 0 1 0
Buck Herzog 4 0 0 0 Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0
Beals Becker 4 0 0 0 Stuffy McInnis 3 0 1 0
Fred Merkle 3 1 0 0 Jack Barry 3 0 0 0
Art Fletcher 4 1 2 2 Ira Thomas 3 0 0 0
Jeff Tesreau AX 4 0 0 0 Eddie Plank AX 1 0 0 0
Amos Strunk 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 3 8 3 TOTALS 29 0 4 0
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 000 210 -- 3
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 6, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6.
2B--Art Fletcher, Red Murray, Stuffy McInnis, Danny Murphy.
HR--Art Fletcher. HBP--Fred Merkle. SACB--Stuffy McInnis,
Bris Lord. SB--Fred Snodgrass, Larry Doyle, Eddie Collins.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jeff Tesreau AX [W] 9.00 4 0 0 2 7 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Eddie Plank AX [L] 8.00 7 3 3 1 10 1
Harry Krause BY 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Game #4: Philadelphia 2, New York 1 (13 inn.)
Again, neither team scored until later in the contest. In the top of the seventh, the Giants’ Red Murray singled and stole second, then scored on Jack Meyers’ hit. But in the bottom of the seventh, Danny Murphy led off with a single for the Athletics and eventually scored on Stuffy McInnis’ single. It stayed 1-1 until the bottom of the 13th. Philadelphia loaded the bases with a single, an error and an intentional walk, and McInnis ended the contest with a base hit.
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS (1) AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (2)
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1911 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Fred Snodgrass 6 0 1 0 Bris Lord 5 0 0 0
Larry Doyle 5 0 1 0 Eddie Collins 4 0 0 0
Red Murray 5 1 1 0 Home Run Baker 6 1 1 0
Jack Meyers 4 0 1 1 Danny Murphy 5 1 2 0
Buck Herzog 5 0 0 0 Rube Oldring 4 0 1 0
Beals Becker 4 0 0 0 Stuffy McInnis 4 0 3 2
Fred Merkle 5 0 1 0 Jack Barry 5 0 1 0
Art Fletcher 5 0 0 0 Ira Thomas 5 0 0 0
Rube Marquard BXYZ 2 0 0 0 Chief Bender BXZ 4 0 0 0
Josh Devore 1 0 0 0 Amos Strunk 1 0 1 0
Hooks Wiltse BYZ 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 43 1 6 1 TOTALS 43 2 9 2
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 000 100 000 0 -- 1
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 000 100 000 1 -- 2
LOB--1912 NEW YORK GIANTS 6, 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 13.
ERR--Jack Meyers, Buck Herzog (2). HBP--Stuffy McInnis.
SACB--Rube Marquard BXYZ, Rube Oldring, Danny Murphy.
SB--Red Murray, Fred Snodgrass, Danny Murphy (2).
1912 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rube Marquard BXYZ 10.00 5 1 1 4 7 0
Hooks Wiltse BYZ [L] 2.00 4 1 1 1 2 0
1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Chief Bender BXZ 12.00 5 1 1 2 9 0
Elmer Leonard CYW [W] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
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