1911 Major League Baseball season

1911 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 12 – October 26, 1911
Pennant Winners
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

The 1911 Major League Baseball season was the last season in which none of the current 30 MLB stadiums were in use. The oldest current ballpark is Fenway Park, opened in 1912.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGTy Cobb DET.420Honus Wagner PIT.334
HRHome Run Baker PHA11Frank Schulte CHC21
RBITy Cobb DET127Chief Wilson PIT
Frank Schulte CHC		107
WinsJack Coombs PHA28Pete Alexander PHI28
ERAVean Gregg CLE1.80Christy Mathewson NYG1.99
SOEd Walsh CHW255Rube Marquard NYG237
SVEddie Plank PHA
Charley Hall BOS
Ed Walsh CHW		4Mordecai Brown CHC13
SBTy Cobb DET83Bob Bescher CIN81

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
Philadelphia Athletics 101 50 .669 –
Detroit Tigers 89 65 .578 13.5
Cleveland Naps 80 73 .523 22.0
Boston Red Sox 78 75 .510 24.0
Chicago White Sox 77 74 .510 24.0
New York Highlanders 76 76 .500 25.5
Washington Senators 64 90 .416 38.5
St. Louis Browns 45 107 .296 56.5

National League final standings

National League
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
New York Giants 99 54 .647 –
Chicago Cubs 92 62 .597 7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 69 .552 14.5
Philadelphia Phillies 79 73 .520 19.5
St. Louis Cardinals 75 74 .503 22.0
Cincinnati Reds 70 83 .458 29.0
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers 64 86 .427 33.5
Boston Rustlers 44 107 .291 54.0

Events

1911 World Series

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Philadelphia Athletics – 1, New York Giants – 2October 14Polo Grounds38,281
2New York Giants – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 3October 16Shibe Park26,286
3Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 2 (11 innings)October 17Polo Grounds37,216
4New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 4October 24Shibe Park24,355
5Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 4 (10 innings)October 25Polo Grounds33,228
6New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 13October 26Shibe Park20,485

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Patsy Donovan
Chicago White Sox Hugh Duffy
Cleveland Naps Deacon McGuire and George Stovall
Detroit Tigers Hughie Jennings
New York Highlanders Hal Chase
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
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
Cincinnati Reds Clark Griffith
New York Giants John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Red Dooin
Pittsburgh Pirates Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals Roger Bresnahan

References

  1. ↑ "The Surprise Home Run That Stunned the Red Sox". www.rsnstats.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.


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