page_title: 1911 World Series
section_title: Game 4
hierarchical_section_title: 1911 World Series / Matchups / Game 4
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Chief Meyers, New York, NL &amp; Chief Bender, Philadelphia, AL at World Series (baseball) Abstract/medium: 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
context_page_description: In the 1911 World Series, the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics defeated the National League champion New York Giants four games to two.
  Philadelphia third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker earned his nickname during this Series. His home run in Game 2 off Rube Marquard was the margin of victory for the Athletics, and his blast in Game 3 off Christy Mathewson tied that game in the ninth inning, and the Athletics eventually won in the 11th. The Giants never recovered. Ironically, Mathewson had criticized Marquard in his newspaper column after Game 2 for giving up the gopher ball, only to fall victim himself the very next day. Baker was swinging a hot bat in general, going 9 for 24 to lead all batters in the Series with a .375 average.
  According to his obituary in The New York Times, Giants catcher Chief Meyers threw out 12 runners, creating a record for the most assists by a catcher during the World Series.
  The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the earthquake-interrupted 1989 Series.
context_section_description: After six days of rain, the series resumed. Chief Bender, after giving up two runs in the first, shut out the Giants the rest of the way on his way to a 4–2 win and 3–1 series lead.
caption: Chief Meyers and Chief Bender during the 1911 World Series
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