Western Canada Baseball League :
Young Jack Fournier of Moose Jaw was the class of the hitters of the 1911 Western Canada League. The 21-year-old catcher won the batting title with a .377 average while leading the circuit in runs, 106, hits, 149, 28 doubles and 19 triples. With 33 stolen bases he was 4th in the league.
Alfred Narveson of the Robin Hoods was the leading hurler with 25 victories in 258 innings of work. Teammate Joseph Collins was a 23-game winner, whle Ferdy Manning and Pete Standridge, both of Calgary, also recorded 20 wins.
ABs : Fournier MJ - 395
Runs : Fournier MJ - 106
Hits : Fournier MJ - 149
Doubles : Fournier MJ - 28
Triples : Fournier MJ - 19
Home Runs : Collins MJ - 10
SBs : Schaefer BR-SK - 39
AVE : Fournier MJ - .377
WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
1911 WCBL O'Brien CG 96 255 65 100 9 8 1 36 .392
1911 WCBL Fournier MJ 109 395 106 149 28 19 5 33 .377
1911 WCBL Hunter BR 23 88 14 33 4 4 2 4 .375
1911 WCBL Narveson MJ 39 109 23 40 5 3 1 2 .366
1911 WCBL Lussi MJ 37 128 25 46 0 8 0 12 .359
1911 WCBL Lovett SK 38 136 20 48 10 0 0 7 .352
1911 WCBL Manes BR 84 211 31 74 9 3 1 6 .350
1911 WCBL Wilson CG 45 169 44 58 5 7 3 10 .343
1911 WCBL Kelly MJ 102 380 77 126 15 4 3 33 .331
1911 WCBL Chick Fred CG 96 345 68 111 18 2 6 20 .321
1911 WCBL Lockwood MJ 72 286 62 90 13 5 2 21 .314
1911 WCBL Schaefer BR-SK 105 249 58 77 6 6 1 39 .309
1911 WCBL Harper MJ 109 348 76 107 22 13 1 12 .307
1911 WCBL Piper CG 58 232 46 71 8 4 4 22 .306
1911 WCBL Bliss MJ 64 200 39 61 10 5 0 7 .305
1911 WCBL Moran CG 103 376 85 113 18 11 0 17 .300
1911 WCBL Mills ED 88 335 60 100 13 11 3 27 .298
1911 WCBL Hurley MJ 73 248 53 74 5 6 1 21 .298
1911 WCBL Van Dine WM-ED 104 386 46 115 13 13 7 19 .297
1911 WCBL Collins MJ 69 205 48 61 18 0 10 7 .294
1911 WCBL Walsh SK 114 387 52 112 23 6 5 15 .291
1911 WCBL Allen SK 95 343 48 99 17 1 1 16 .288
1911 WCBL Kirkham WM 81 313 39 90 9 7 4 14 .287
1911 WCBL Manning Ferdy/Del CG 34 112 20 32 2 4 1 1 .285
1911 WCBL Donovan WM 42 159 35 45 0 0 0 10 .283 (a)
1911 WCBL Glass WM 53 170 27 48 5 5 0 9 .282
1911 WCBL Callihan SK 16 46 8 13 1 0 0 6 .282
1911 WCBL Taylor WM 94 341 59 94 11 11 5 27 .277
1911 WCBL Flanagan CG 103 379 65 105 10 15 4 20 .277
1911 WCBL Quigley MJ 69 267 53 74 8 3 0 21 .277
1911 WCBL Standridge CG 52 170 33 47 11 5 2 4 .276
1911 WCBL Whisman ED 78 248 45 68 8 7 0 11 .274
1911 WCBL Cox MJ-ED 106 373 63 101 14 5 3 16 .270
1911 WCBL Dunn MJ 99 324 58 87 21 3 1 17 .268
1911 WCBL Hewer SK 77 262 24 70 12 5 1 9 .267
1911 WCBL White WM 88 309 40 81 0 1 0 8 .262 (a)
1911 WCBL McGraw BR-SK 62 210 30 55 5 3 2 17 .261
1911 WCBL Hartman MJ 29 96 12 25 1 0 1 5 .260
1911 WCBL Holmes BR 96 358 27 93 14 5 1 20 .259
1911 WCBL Carney SK 94 305 51 79 10 5 2 33 .259
1911 WCBL Strieb CG 64 218 36 56 7 4 1 4 .256
1911 WCBL Duggan CG 64 216 33 55 7 2 1 4 .254
1911 WCBL Kruger WM 99 353 60 89 17 5 0 34 .252
1911 WCBL Dudley ED 108 386 48 97 7 9 1 24 .251
1911 WCBL Morgan CG 73 124 20 31 5 7 0 8 .250
1911 WCBL Chandler CG 13 40 7 10 1 0 2 1 .250
1911 WCBL Syfert WM 37 117 10 29 5 0 0 4 .247
1911 WCBL Isbell WM 74 258 40 63 8 4 1 17 .244
1911 WCBL Reddick BR 74 265 29 63 11 2 1 10 .238
1911 WCBL Beck MJ 20 67 6 16 3 0 0 4 .238
1911 WCBL Gragion SK 46 152 16 36 5 0 0 12 .238
1911 WCBL Lezie CG-ED 94 312 48 74 14 3 3 31 .237
1911 WCBL Slight ED 90 291 38 69 5 10 3 16 .237
1911 WCBL Backoff SK 31 90 5 21 3 0 0 0 .233
1911 WCBL Mackin ED 107 373 51 87 12 1 1 23 .233
1911 WCBL Freer WM 101 388 57 90 6 5 8 25 .231
1911 WCBL Sheridan SK 31 91 11 21 1 2 0 2 .230
1911 WCBL Belford MJ 10 26 6 6 0 0 0 0 .230
1911 WCBL Davidson MJ 10 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 .227
1911 WCBL Letcher BR-SK 32 119 23 27 6 1 0 9 .226
1911 WCBL Murphy SK 27 102 17 23 0 3 0 1 .225
1911 WCBL Allen SK 114 390 56 88 11 7 1 29 .225
1911 WCBL Sorenson ED 85 252 39 56 8 6 1 8 .222
1911 WCBL Bell ED 44 149 24 35 4 3 1 9 .221
1911 WCBL Marshall BR 12 32 4 7 2 1 0 0 .218
1911 WCBL Davis BR 40 139 8 30 4 1 0 9 .216
1911 WCBL Kassuck BR-WM 56 191 14 41 4 1 0 6 .214
1911 WCBL Reese BR 49 145 14 31 7 1 1 8 .213
1911 WCBL Bender ED 33 94 19 20 1 2 0 5 .212
1911 WCBL Deakin SK 14 47 6 10 3 1 0 0 .212
1911 WCBL Bartliff SK 54 189 14 40 10 4 0 2 .211
1911 WCBL Edmunds WM 79 248 33 52 5 2 1 11 .209
1911 WCBL Stanley CG 46 131 32 27 1 4 0 6 .206
1911 WCBL Heinrich Henry BR 38 104 5 21 1 4 0 0 .201
1911 WCBL Custer BR 55 165 18 33 4 0 0 8 .200
1911 WCBL Daubert SK 81 244 26 49 7 3 0 8 .200
1911 WCBL Pennybaker SK 42 116 16 23 4 2 1 1 .198
1911 WCBL Smith BR 47 156 11 31 3 2 1 7 .198
1911 WCBL Vold BR 10 31 5 6 0 0 0 1 .193
1911 WCBL Ford ED 15 42 2 8 0 0 0 0 .190
1911 WCBL Trainor SK 42 138 9 26 6 1 0 2 .189
1911 WCBL McQuarrie MJ-ED 23 63 8 10 0 1 0 0 .188
1911 WCBL Ryan BR 17 53 5 10 0 1 0 1 .188
1911 WCBL Brennan ED 58 185 30 35 3 2 2 25 .185
1911 WCBL Cook SK 12 38 6 7 0 2 1 1 .184
1911 WCBL Thelan BR 35 93 5 17 1 0 0 0 .182
1911 WCBL Ray C. BR-WM 25 77 6 14 2 1 1 5 .181
1911 WCBL Borleski BR 34 105 11 19 6 0 0 5 .180
1911 WCBL Lutgen WM 13 45 4 8 0 1 0 3 .177
1911 WCBL Davidson CG 51 161 15 27 7 3 1 1 .167
1911 WCBL Markwood BR 14 38 4 6 0 0 0 0 .158
1911 WCBL Pieh BR-ED 38 102 6 16 0 1 0 2 .156
1911 WCBL Baxter ED 22 52 7 8 0 0 0 1 .153
1911 WCBL Glocknor WM-BR 94 315 31 49 7 1 0 5 .152
1911 WCBL Schwabe SK 39 105 8 16 1 1 0 1 .152
1911 WCBL McAllister SK 16 48 2 7 0 1 0 4 .145
1911 WCBL Barnstead CG 20 56 4 8 0 0 0 0 .142
1911 WCBL Sullivan BR 21 70 11 9 1 2 0 5 .127
1911 WCBL Warner WM 14 47 3 6 1 0 0 3 .127
1911 WCBL Miller SK 31 73 5 9 0 0 0 0 .123
1911 WCBL Cummings WM 17 59 3 7 1 0 0 2 .118
1911 WCBL Martin CG 28 93 6 10 3 0 0 1 .107
1911 WCBL Dickinson WM 28 68 9 7 4 2 0 0 .102
1911 WCBL White ED 10 31 2 2 4 6 1 0 .064 (b)
1911 WCBL Foster MJ 18 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .055 (c)
1911 WCBL Fitzgerald BR-MJ 18 46 8 2 0 0 0 0 .044
* The total bases column has been left blank as so few of the calculations were shown to be accurate.
(a) The extra base numbers for Donovan and White, for example, are in error (both began the season with doubles on opening day)
(b) White's line is the most obvious error. He is listed with just two hits, but 11 extra base hits
(c) In Foster's case, the likely error is a simple typo, a transposing of the G & AB numbers
(d) There are eight players with differences of more than a point between the numbers published and the averages resulting from the at bats and hits shown. Collins had a .294 published mark but his at bats and hits would bring a .298 average. Walsh is at .291, but would have finished at .289 if the at bat and hit figures are correct. Bell is shown at .221, but the calculation should have been .235. McQuarrie .188-.159; Brennan .185-.189; Glocknor .152-.156; Sullivan .127-.129, and Foster .055-.250.
Sources : Sporting Life, November 4, 1911; Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide, 1912; The Sporting News, Nov 9, 1911;The Reach Official American League Guide, 1912; The Morning Albertan, Oct 21, 1911 Wins : Narveson MJ - 25 Innings : Standridge CG - 269 Games : Narveson MJ, Collins MJ - 38 Games Started : Narveson MJ - 33 Complete Games : Manning CGT - 31 Strikeouts : Manning CG - 179
WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA OFFICIAL RESULTS 1911 WCBL Narveson MJ 25 8 .757 258 72 153 16 1911 WCBL Collins MJ 23 9 .718 246 82 170 24 1911 WCBL Manning Ferdy/Del CG 20 9 .689 243 82 179 10 1911 WCBL McQuarrie MJ 13 6 .679 154 44 69 9 1911 WCBL Standridge CG 21 10 .677 269 67 168 12 1911 WCBL Cummings WM 10 6 .625 147 47 62 9 1911 WCBL Ray WM-BR 9 7 .562 129 34 51 8 1911 WCBL Dickinson ED 10 9 .562 171 47 117 12 1911 WCBL Whisman ED 8 7 .533 23 50 54 8 1911 WCBL Barnstead CG 8 9 .470 137 76 57 6 1911 WCBL Lezie CG 10 12 .454 186 87 169 14 1911 WCBL Miller SK 9 11 .450 160 6 110 5 (a) 1911 WCBL Pennybaker SK 13 17 .433 237 95 123 18 1911 WCBL Glass WM 12 16 .428 246 48 125 18 1911 WCBL Pieh ED 12 17 .413 232 129 159 18 1911 WCBL Syfert WM 10 15 .400 215 59 79 22 1911 WCBL Ryan BR 4 7 .363 86 40 51 7 1911 WCBL Backoff SK 6 11 .352 168 46 66 10 1911 WCBL Thelan BR 8 15 .347 205 61 79 11 1911 WCBL Reese BR 4 8 .333 96 30 51 1 1911 WCBL Heinrich Henry ED 8 16 .333 199 63 100 20 1911 WCBL Baxter ED 3 7 .300 77 31 48 8 1911 WCBL Sheridan SK 7 19 .269 189 55 115 9 1911 WCBL Collins WM 2 8 .200 90 29 34 4 1911 WCBL Borleski BR 2 9 .181 92 29 40 7
(a) BB total is incorrect (June 16, Miller walked eight in one game)
Sources : Sporting Life, November 4, 1911; Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide, 1912;
The Sporting News, Nov 9, 1911; The Reach Official American League Guide, 1912;
The Morning Albertan, Oct 21, 1911
UNOFFICIAL G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA 1911 WCBL Narveson MJ 38 33 28 25 6 .806 1911 WCBL Brown MJ 12 10 9 8 2 .800 1911 WCBL Belford MJ 7 7 3 4 1 .800 1911 WCBL Collins MJ 38 32 24 23 7 .767 1911 WCBL Standridge CG 30 30 29 22 7 .759 1911 WCBL Dunn MJ 13 7 6 8 3 .727 1911 WCBL McQuarrie MJ-ED 23 18 15 13 6 .684 1911 WCBL Manning Ferdy/Del CG 31 31 31 20 10 .667 1911 WCBL Skillman ED 8 7 4 4 2 .667 1911 WCBL Cummings WP 17 17 17 11 6 .647 1911 WCBL Ray Frank WP 18 17 15 11 7 .611 1911 WCBL Dickinson ED-MJ 29 23 19 12 8 .600 1911 WCBL Syfert WP 25 23 23 13 10 .565 1911 WCBL Lezie CG 24 24 23 13 11 .542 1911 WCBL Barnstead CG 18 18 18 9 8 .529 1911 WCBL Whisman ED 18 13 10 8 8 .500 1911 WCBL Deller BR-ED 10 10 10 5 5 .500 1911 WCBL Terry MJ-ED 10 7 4 3 3 .500 1911 WCBL Ford ED 9 9 8 4 4 .500 1911 WCBL Smith BR 8 2 2 1 1 .500 1911 WCBL Foster MJ-ED 7 3 2 2 2 .500 1911 WCBL Glass WP 30 26 24 11 13 .458 1911 WCBL Borleske BR 12 11 11 5 6 .455 1911 WCBL Pieh ED-BR 34 30 25 13 17 .433 1911 WCBL Pennybaker SK 32 29 27 13 17 .433 1911 WCBL Miller SK 26 21 16 9 13 .409 1911 WCBL Backoff SK 23 22 20 7 12 .368 1911 WCBL Baxter ED 15 10 7 3 6 .333 1911 WCBL Reese BR 12 11 11 4 8 .333 1911 WCBL Collins WP 13 12 11 3 8 .273 1911 WCBL Thelan BR 31 26 23 7 20 .259 1911 WCBL Sheridan SK 27 21 14 5 15 .250 1911 WCBL Marshall BR 6 5 3 1 3 .250 1911 WCBL McAllister SK 6 4 4 1 3 .250 1911 WCBL Ryan BR 13 12 8 3 10 .231 1911 WCBL Heinrich BR-ED 28 28 21 5 19 .208 1911 WCBL Whiteside WP 6 6 5 1 5 .167 (Fewer than 6 games) 1911 WCBL Allen SK 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 1911 WCBL Mills SK 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1911 WCBL Wilson CG 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 1911 WCBL Purcell WP 4 2 1 1 2 .333 1911 WCBL Woods ED 4 3 1 1 2 .333 1911 WCBL Morse SK 3 3 2 1 2 .333 1911 WCBL VanDine ED 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Daubert SK 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Hilliker BR 3 1 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Bender ED 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Dowell SK 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Vold BR 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Bliss MJ 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Dudley ED 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Fournier MJ 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Letcher SK 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Martin CG 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL McCutcheon BR 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Miley SK 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Strieb CG 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1911 WCBL Masten MJ 3 2 0 0 1 .000 1911 WCBL Lett WP 2 2 1 0 1 .000 1911 WCBL Ring WP 1 1 0 0 1 .000 1911 WCBL Keene ED 3 2 2 0 2 .000 1911 WCBL Roy Chief BR 2 2 0 0 2 .000 1911 WCBL Case SK 4 3 2 0 3 .000 1911 WCBL Deakin SK 4 4 3 0 4 .000 1911 WCBL Pinney SK 4 4 3 0 4 .000
Source : Boxscores, Game reports
BR=Brandon Angels, CG=Calgary Bronchos, ED=Edmonton Eskimos, MJ=Moose Jaw Robin Hoods, SK=Saskatoon Berrypickers, WM=Winnipeg Maroons