1911 Portland Beavers season

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.

1911 Portland Beavers
1911 Portland Beavers
Minor league affiliations
Location
Results
Record113–79
League place1st
Other information
Owner(s)William Wallace McCredie
Manager(s)Walt McCredie
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Outfielders

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

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]

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

"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

TeamWLPct.GB
Portland Beavers11379.589--
Vernon Tigers11888.5732.0
Oakland Oaks11199.52911.0
Sacramento Sacts95109.46624.0
San Francisco Seals95112.45925.5
Los Angeles Angels82127.39139.5

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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
CFBuddy Ryan190741247.33323.52839
RFChet Chadbourne196689205.2980.34153
3BBill Lindsay4617951.2851.35212
LFArt Kruger187743207.2794.39032
1BBill Rapps179648181.2790.35236
2BBill Rodgers99377100.2651.34518
SSRoger Peckinpaugh195702181.2587.38535
2B, 3BTommy Sheehan184673171.2542.32722
CTommy Murray7824158.2410.2749
CWalt Kuhn12034679.2282.30115
UIFShad Barry6118135.1930.2105

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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 Steen49366.23015.6672.36213
Elmer Koestner54404.22515.6252.62237
Tom Seaton52382.02416.6001.77218
Ben Henderson42289.22112.6362.02185
Spec Harkness18127.058.3852.9174

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References

  1. "Big Angel Leads: Heitmuller Beats Buddy Ryan". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Coast Fielders Play Good Ball". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 via Newspapers.com.
  3. ""Big Bill" Looms Up: Beaver Pitcher Wins 30 Games". The San Francisco Call. December 10, 1911. p. 41 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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.
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