Cards Dismiss Yankees in 4!
1911 Draft Nuggets:
Pete Alexander 1.1 BOSN
Claude Hendrix 1.5 BKN
Ping Bodie 1.16 STLN
Red Smith 2.11 PIT
NL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Joe Jackson PHI
Outstanding Pitcher - Walter Johnson STL
Rookie of the Year - Max Carey CIN
NL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Joe Jackson .490 PHI
RBI - Eddie Collins CIN 109
HR - Harry Spratt BOS 15
Wins - Walter Johnson STL 23
ERA - Walter Johnson STL 2.36
K's - Walter Johhnson STL 223
AL Award Winners:
Outstanding Hitter - Heinie Zimmerman NYY
Outstanding Pitcher - Christy Mathewson DET
Rookie of the Year - Ivey Wingo WAS
AL Stat Leaders:
Avg - Ben Houser DET .343
RBI - Heinie Zimmerman NYY 107
HR- Gavvy Cravath SLB 14
Wins - 3 with 21
ERA - Christy Mathewson DET 1.97
K's - Ed Walsh BOS 186
Points of Interest:
5-10-11 -
Ty Cobb hits for the cycle for the Cardinals against the Giants.
7-20-11 -
Fred Clarke collects his 2500th career hit.
8-1-11 -
Max Carey hits for the cycle against the Reds for the Giants.
9 SP win 20 games.
For the 4th time in 5 years, the Yankees and Cardinals face off in the Fall Classic. All the usual Cards are back, but add Ping Bodie to the mix and you have another potent club flirting with 100 wins. Walter Johnson comes into his own in 1911 and Cardinals fly into their 5th straight Series looking for title #4.
New York looks for its second title in 5 attempts in the Series. Newly signed Mordecai Brown wins 18 and leads the staff for the Bombers. Young Stuffy McInnis at 1b breaks in and hits .315 for the Yanks, but again the Cardinals are too strong to deal with as the Yanks are swept out in 4 games.
Minor League Update:
Columbus bests the Baltimore Orioles to win the AAA Series.
Chattanooga wins the AA Series over the Springfield Ponies.