Cleveland Naps 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 (2)
Game Played on Saturday, October 14, 1911 (D) at League Park IV
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1
CLE A 0 1 1 0 3 x - 5 9 0
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bescher lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Hoblitzell 1b 3 1 2 0 0 1 7 0
Bates cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marsans rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Egan 2b 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 1
Esmond ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Grant 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Clarke c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
Humphries p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Boyd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 23 1 6 1 1 6 15 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Boyd-Clarke-Hoblitzell.
E: Hoblitzell (1).
PB: Clarke (2).
BATTING -
2B: Hoblitzell (3,off James); Egan (1,off James).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Grant (1,2nd base by James/Easterly).
Cleveland Naps AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Butcher lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Olson ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 1
Jackson rf 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Lajoie 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0
Birmingham cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Ball 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
Turner 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Easterly c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
James p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Totals 24 5 9 4 2 1 18 7
FIELDING -
PB: Easterly (1).
BATTING -
2B: Lajoie (2,off Humphries).
IBB: Lajoie (1,by Boyd).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Ball (2,Home off Humphries/Clarke); Easterly (1,2nd base off Humphries/Clarke);
Jackson (2,2nd base off Boyd/Clarke).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Humphries L(0-1) 4 6 4 4 1 1 0 20
Boyd 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 6
Totals 5 9 5 5 2 1 0 26
Humphries faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Humphries (1), Boyd (1).
IBB: Boyd (1,Lajoie).
Cleveland Naps IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
James W(1-0) 6 6 1 1 1 6 0 24
Umpires: HP - Billy Evans, 1B - Cy Rigler
Time of Game: 1:00
Starting Lineups:
Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Naps
1. Bescher lf Butcher lf
2. Hoblitzell 1b Olson ss
3. Bates cf Jackson rf
4. Marsans rf Lajoie 1b
5. Egan 2b Birmingham cf
6. Esmond ss Ball 2b
7. Grant 3b Turner 3b
8. Clarke c Easterly c
9. Humphries p James p
REDS 1ST: Bescher out on an unknown play; Hoblitzell singled;
Bates out on an unknown play; Marsans out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 0.
NAPS 1ST: Butcher out on an unknown play; Olson out on an
unknown play; Jackson singled to left; Clarke allowed a passed
ball [Jackson to second]; Lajoie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 0.
REDS 2ND: Egan struck out; Esmond made an out to shortstop;
Grant walked; Grant was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 0.
NAPS 2ND: Birmingham out on an unknown play; Ball walked; Turner
made an out to first; Easterly reached on an error by Hoblitzell
[Ball to third]; Ball stole home and Easterly stole second;
James struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 1.
REDS 3RD: Clarke struck out; Humphries struck out; Bescher
singled to right; Easterly allowed a passed ball [Bescher to
second]; Hoblitzell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0,
Naps 1.
NAPS 3RD: Butcher flied out to left; Olson singled; Jackson
forced Olson (shortstop to second); Lajoie doubled to right
[Jackson scored]; Birmingham grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 2.
REDS 4TH: Bates out on an unknown play; Marsans out on an
unknown play; Egan singled to left; Esmond flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 2.
NAPS 4TH: Ball popped to catcher in foul territory; Turner
singled to right; Humphries threw a wild pitch [Turner to
second]; Easterly flied out to left; James grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 2.
REDS 5TH: Grant singled; Clarke struck out; Humphries struck
out; Bescher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Reds 0, Naps 2.
NAPS 5TH: Butcher singled to left; Olson singled to center
[Butcher to second]; BOYD REPLACED HUMPHRIES (PITCHING); Boyd
threw a wild pitch [Butcher to third, Olson to second]; Jackson
singled to right [Butcher scored, Olson scored]; Jackson stole
second; Lajoie was walked intentionally; Birmingham singled to
left [Jackson scored, Lajoie to second]; Ball singled to right
[Lajoie to third, Birmingham to second]; Turner grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Birmingham to third,
Ball to second, Lajoie out at home]; Easterly flied out to
right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Naps 5.
REDS 6TH: Hoblitzell doubled to right; Bates out on an unknown
play; Marsans out on an unknown play; Egan doubled to left
[Hoblitzell scored]; Esmond made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Naps 5.
Game called for darkness
Sources: mainly Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, but a composite
of Cincinnati and Cleveland papers' stories
Final Totals R H E LOB
Reds 1 6 1 5
Naps 5 9 0 6
Data Limitations