1911 World Series

1911 World Series

Team (Wins) Manager Season Philadelphia Athletics (4) Connie Mack 101–50, .669, GA: 13 1⁄2 New York Giants (2) John McGraw 99–54, .647, GA: 7 1⁄2
Dates:	October 14–26
Umpires:	Bill Klem (NL), Tommy Connolly (AL), Bill Brennan (NL), Bill Dinneen (AL)
Hall of Famers:	Athletics: Connie Mack (mgr.), Frank Baker, Chief Bender, Eddie Collins, Eddie Plank. Giants: John McGraw (mgr.), Rube Marquard, Christy Mathewson.
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Giants manager John McGraw and pitcher Christy Mathewson during the 1911 World Series.

In the 1911 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the 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 eleventh. The Giants never recovered. An ironic sidelight was that Mathewson (or his ghostwriter) 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, Chief Meyers, the catcher of the Giants, threw out a record number of runners in a World Series. According to his New York Times obituary [July 28, 1971] he threw out 12 runners, creating a records for the most assists by a catcher during the World Series.^{[citation needed]}

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, which incidentally featured the same two franchises, albeit on the West Coast.

Summary

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 14	Philadelphia Athletics – 1, New York Giants – 2	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:12	38,281
2	October 16	New York Giants – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 3	Shibe Park	1:52	26,286
3	October 17	Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 2 (11 innings)	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:25	37,216
4	October 24	New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 4	Shibe Park	1:49	24,355
5	October 25	Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 4 (10 innings)	Polo Grounds (IV)	2:33	33,228
6	October 26	New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 13	Shibe Park	2:12	20,485

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 14, 1911 at Polo Grounds (IV) in Manhattan, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	2	5	0
WP: Christy Mathewson (1–0)   LP: Chief Bender (0–1)

Game 2

1911 Series: Hot ticket at Shibe Park

The head of the line: early risers at 9 am at the Shibe Park box office at 21st and Lehigh...

...and the tail: the less punctual fans line up down Lehigh, beyond the end of the grandstand

Monday, October 16, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3
Philadelphia	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	3	4	0
WP: Eddie Plank (1–0)   LP: Rube Marquard (0–1) Home runs: NYG: None PHA: Home Run Baker (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, October 17, 1911 at Polo Grounds (IV) in Manhattan, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	9	1
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	5
WP: Jack Coombs (1–0)   LP: Christy Mathewson (1–1) Home runs: PHA: Home Run Baker (2) NYG: None

Game 4

Tuesday, October 24, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3
Philadelphia	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	X	4	11	1
WP: Chief Bender (1–1)   LP: Christy Mathewson (1–2)

Game 5

Wednesday, October 25, 1911 at Polo Grounds (IV) in Manhattan, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	9	2
WP: Doc Crandall (1–0)   LP: Eddie Plank (1–1) Home runs: PHA: Rube Oldring (1) NYG: None

On the point of elimination, the Giants fought back. In the bottom of the ninth the Giants tied the game 3–3 with two runs and then won it with a run in the tenth when Larry Doyle scored on a sacrifice fly. Home plate umpire Bill Klem later said^{[citation needed]} that Doyle had missed home plate when he came sliding in; none of the Athletics noticed the omission, however, and, this being an appeal play, Klem was compelled to let the run stand.

Game 6

Thursday, October 26, 1911 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3
Philadelphia	0	0	1	4	0	1	7	0	X	13	13	5
WP: Chief Bender (2–1)   LP: Red Ames (0–1)

Composite box

1911 World Series (4–2): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over New York Giants (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	1	1	4	7	1	3	7	0	1	0	2	27	50	10
New York Giants	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	13	33	16
Total attendance: 179,851   Average attendance: 29,975
Winning player’s share: $3,655   Losing player’s share: $2,436

References

• Cohen, Richard M.; Neft, David S. (1990). The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903–1989. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 36–40. ISBN 0-312-03960-3. 
• Forman, Sean L., ed. "1911 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com — Major League Baseball Statistics and History. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1911_WS.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-07. 
• Reichler, Joseph (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.). MacMillian Publishing. p. 2119. ISBN 0-02-579010-2. 

External links

• 1911 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1911 World Series at Baseball Almanac
• 1911 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
• The 1911 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet
• History of the World Series - 1911 at The SportingNews. Archived from the original on 2008.