1911 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1911 MLB season
League	American League, National League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 12 – October 26, 1911
Number of games	154
Number of teams	8 (AL), 8 (NL)
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Ty Cobb (DET) NL: Frank Schulte (CHC)
AL champions	Philadelphia Athletics
AL runners-up	Detroit Tigers
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions	Philadelphia Athletics
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
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Red Sox

White Sox

Naps

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Highlanders

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1911 American League season

American League

Rustlers

Trolley
Dodgers

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1911 National League season

National League

The 1911 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1911. The regular season ended on October 12, with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the eighth modern World Series on October 14 and ended with Game 6 on October 26. The Athletics defeated the Giants, four games to two.

This was the first of four seasons that the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), was given to a player in each league.

This is the most recent major league season from which no stadiums remain in use. The Boston Red Sox have used Fenway Park as their home field since the 1912 season.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Huntington Avenue Grounds	11,500
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	White Sox Park	28,000
	Cleveland Naps	Cleveland, Ohio	League Park	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Bennett Park	14,000
	New York Highlanders	New York, New York	Hilltop Park	16,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	23,000
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	18,000
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000
National League	Boston Rustlers	Boston, Massachusetts	South End Grounds	11,000
	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	New York, New York	Washington Park	18,800
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	West Side Park	16,000
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Palace of the Fans	6,000
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Brush Stadium	34,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	National League Park	18,000
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	23,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Robison Field	21,000

Schedule

The 1911 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers playing. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 8, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 12. The World Series took place between October 14 and October 26.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	101	50	0.669	—	54–20	47–30
Detroit Tigers	89	65	0.578	13½	51–25	38–40
Cleveland Naps	80	73	0.523	22	46–30	34–43
Boston Red Sox	78	75	0.510	24	39–37	39–38
Chicago White Sox	77	74	0.510	24	40–37	37–37
New York Highlanders	76	76	0.500	25½	36–40	40–36
Washington Senators	64	90	0.416	38½	39–38	25–52
St. Louis Browns	45	107	0.296	56½	25–53	20–54

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	99	54	0.647	—	49–25	50–29
Chicago Cubs	92	62	0.597	7½	49–32	43–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	69	0.552	14½	48–29	37–40
Philadelphia Phillies	79	73	0.520	19½	42–34	37–39
St. Louis Cardinals	75	74	0.503	22	36–38	39–36
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	0.458	29	38–42	32–41
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	64	86	0.427	33½	31–42	33–44
Boston Rustlers	44	107	0.291	54	19–54	25–53

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	Philadelphia Athletics	4

NL	New York Giants	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Patsy Donovan
Chicago White Sox	Hugh Duffy
Cleveland Naps	Deacon McGuire George Stovall	Finished 3rd
Detroit Tigers	Hughie Jennings	Finished 2nd
New York Highlanders	Hal Chase
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Won 2nd straight AL pennant and World Series
St. Louis Browns	Bobby Wallace
Washington Senators	Jimmy McAleer

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Rustlers	Fred Tenney
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	Bill Dahlen
Chicago Cubs	Frank Chance	Finished 2nd
Cincinnati Reds	Clark Griffith
New York Giants	John McGraw	Won NL pennant
Philadelphia Phillies	Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke	Finished 3rd
St. Louis Cardinals	Roger Bresnahan

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Ty Cobb (DET)	.419
HR	Home Run Baker (PHA)	11
RBI	Ty Cobb (DET)	127
R	Ty Cobb (DET)	148
H	Ty Cobb (DET)	248
SB	Ty Cobb (DET)	83

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Jack Coombs (PHA)	28
L	Jack Powell (SLB)	20
ERA	Vean Gregg (CLE)	1.80
K	Ed Walsh (CWS)	255
IP	Ed Walsh (CWS)	368.2
SV	Charley Hall (BRS) Eddie Plank (PHA) Ed Walsh (CWS)	4

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Honus Wagner (PIT)	.334
HR	Frank Schulte (CHC)	21
RBI	Frank Schulte (CHC) Owen Wilson (PIT)	107
R	Jimmy Sheckard (CHC)	121
H	Doc Miller (BSR)	192
SB	Bob Bescher (CIN)	81

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP)	28
L	Earl Moore (PHP) Bill Steele (SLC)	19
ERA	Christy Mathewson (NYG)	1.99
K	Rube Marquard (NYG)	237
IP	Grover Cleveland Alexander (PHP)	367.0
SV	Mordecai Brown (CHC)	13

Awards and honors

Chalmers Award
- Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
- Frank Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
New York Giants^[1]	99	8.8%	675,000	31.9%	9,000
Philadelphia Athletics^[2]	101	-1.0%	605,749	2.9%	8,077
Chicago White Sox^[3]	77	13.2%	583,208	5.6%	7,477
Chicago Cubs^[4]	92	-11.5%	576,000	9.5%	6,857
Boston Red Sox^[5]	78	-3.7%	503,961	-13.8%	6,631
Detroit Tigers^[6]	89	3.5%	484,988	23.9%	6,381
St. Louis Cardinals^[7]	75	19.0%	447,768	25.9%	5,668
Pittsburgh Pirates^[8]	85	-1.2%	432,000	-1.1%	5,538
Philadelphia Phillies^[9]	79	1.3%	416,000	40.3%	5,474
Cleveland Naps^[10]	80	12.7%	406,296	38.5%	5,277
New York Highlanders^[11]	76	-13.6%	302,444	-15.0%	3,928
Cincinnati Reds^[12]	70	-6.7%	300,000	-21.2%	3,659
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers^[13]	64	0.0%	269,000	-3.7%	3,635
Washington Senators^[14]	64	-3.0%	244,884	-3.8%	3,180
St. Louis Browns^[15]	45	-4.3%	207,984	-16.8%	2,666
Boston Rustlers^[16]	44	-17.0%	116,000	-22.2%	1,547

Events

June 27 – Stuffy McInnis of the Philadelphia Athletics hits a warm-up pitch by Boston Red Sox pitcher Ed Karger for an inside-the-park home run.^[17]
July 12 – Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second, third and home on consecutive pitches by Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Krause.^[18]
July 24 – In the Addie Joss Benefit Game, a team of American League all-stars defeats the Cleveland Naps, 5-3, and raise $12,914 for Joss's widow.^[19]

References

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^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "The Surprise Home Run That Stunned the Red Sox". www.rsnstats.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
^ "July 24, 1911: 'Galaxy of Stars' takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss – Society for American Baseball Research".

External links

1911 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Fetched January 14, 2018
1911 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com

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National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
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