1911 Portland Beavers season

1911 Portland Beavers
1911 Portland Beavers
1911 Portland Beavers
LeaguePacific Coast League
BallparkVaughn Street Park
CityPortland, Oregon
Record113–79
League place1st
OwnersWilliam Wallace McCredie
ManagersWalt McCredie
← 1910

The 1911 Portland Beavers season was the ninth season in the history of the Portland Beavers baseball team. Under the leadership of manager Walt McCredie, the team compiled a 113–79 record and won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant. The Beavers won five PCL pennants between 1906 and 1914.

Outfielders

Buddy Ryan

Center fielder Buddy Ryan, a Denver native, appeared in 190 games, compiled a .333 batting average, scored 120 runs, and led the PCL with 247 hits and 23 home runs.[1] He also ranked among the league's best defensive outfielders with 309 putouts, 24 assists, five errors, and a .985 fielding percentage.[2]

Right fielder Chet Chadbourne, a Maine native, appeared in 196 games, compiled a .298 batting average, and stole 53 bases.[1] Defensively, Chadbourne tallied 300 putouts, 30 assists, 18 errors, and a .948 fielding percentage.[2]

Left fielder Art Kruger, a Texas native, appeared in 187 games, stole 32 bases, scored 100 runs, and led the league with 57 doubles.[1] Defensively, he led all PCL outfielders with 451 putouts.[2]

Infielders

Roger Peckinpaugh

First baseman Bill Rapps, a Missouri native, appeared in 179 games, compiled a .279 batting average, stole 36 bases, scored 81 runs, and tallied 181 hits, 35 doubles, and six triples.[1] Among the seven PCL first baseman appearing in at least 50 games, Rapps ranked third with a .982 fielding percentage.[2]

Second baseman Bill Rodgers, an Ohio native, appeared in 99 games, compiled a .265 batting average and tallied 18 stolen bases, 15 doubles, and six triples.[1] He ranked second among the league's second basemen with a .953 fielding percentage.[2]

Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, an Ohio native, appeared in 195 games, scored 86 runs, stole 35 bases, and tallied 38 doubles, 15 triples, and seven home runs.[1] Defensively, he ranked second among the PCL's shortstops with 409 putouts and 658 assists.[2]

Bill Lindsay (third baseman) also played 46 games at 2b/3b once he was released from the 1911 Cleveland Naps.

Catching duty was shared by Pittsburgh native Tommy Murray (.241 batting average) and California native Walt Kuhn (.228 batting average).

Pitchers

Bill Steen displayed on an American Tobacco card
Elmer Koestner

"Big Bill" Steen, a Pittsburgh native, appeared in 49 games and led the PCL with 30 wins and a .667 winning percentage. He compiled a record of 30–15 with 213 strikeouts.[3]

Elmer Koestner, an Illinois native, appeared in 55 games and compiled a 25–15 record. He led the team and ranked third in the PCL with 237 strikeouts.[3] He also ranked second among the PCL's pitchers with 129 fielding assists.[2]

Tom Seaton, a Nebraska native, appeared in 52 games, compiled a 24–16 record, and led the team with a 1.77 earned run average (ERA).[4]

1911 PCL standings

Team W L Pct. GB
Portland Beavers 113 79 .589 --
Vernon Tigers 118 88 .573 2.0
Oakland Oaks 111 99 .529 11.0
Sacramento Sacts 95 109 .466 24.0
San Francisco Seals 95 112 .459 25.5
Los Angeles Angels 82 127 .391 39.5

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Statistics

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG SB
CF Buddy Ryan 190 741 247 .333 23 .528 39
RF Chet Chadbourne 196 689 205 .298 0 .341 53
3B Bill Lindsay 46 179 51 .285 1 .352 12
LF Art Kruger 187 743 207 .279 4 .390 32
1B Bill Rapps 179 648 181 .279 0 .352 36
2B Bill Rodgers 99 377 100 .265 1 .345 18
SS Roger Peckinpaugh 195 702 181 .258 7 .385 35
2B, 3B Tommy Sheehan 184 673 171 .254 2 .327 22
C Tommy Murray 78 241 58 .241 0 .274 9
C Walt Kuhn 120 346 79 .228 2 .301 15
UIF Shad Barry 61 181 35 .193 0 .210 5

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Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO
Bill Steen 49 366.2 30 15 .667 2.36 213
Elmer Koestner 54 404.2 25 15 .625 2.62 237
Tom Seaton 52 382.0 24 16 .600 1.77 218
Ben Henderson 42 289.2 21 12 .636 2.02 185
Spec Harkness 18 127.0 5 8 .385 2.91 74

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Big Angel Leads: Heitmuller Beats Buddy Ryan". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Coast Fielders Play Good Ball". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c ""Big Bill" Looms Up: Beaver Pitcher Wins 30 Games". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "1911 Portland Beavers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "1911 Pacific Coast League". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2020.