1911 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1911 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1911 in baseball.

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

• Chalmers Award
  • Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
  • Wildfire Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF

Statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ty Cobb DET .420 Honus Wagner PIT .334 HR Home Run Baker PHA 11 Frank Schulte CHC 21 RBI Ty Cobb DET 127 Chief Wilson PIT Frank Schulte CHC 107 Wins Jack Coombs PHA 28 Pete Alexander PHP 28 ERA Vean Gregg CLE 1.80 Christy Mathewson NYG 1.99 SO Ed Walsh CHW 255 Rube Marquard NYG 237 SV Eddie Plank PHA Charley Hall BRS Ed Walsh CHW 4 Mordecai Brown CHC 13 SB Ty Cobb DET 83 Bob Bescher CIN 81

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League Club Wins Losses Win %   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 Club Wins Losses Win %   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

• 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.
• July 12 – Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second, third and home on consecutive pitches by Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Krause.

1911 World Series

Main article: 1911 World Series

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

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

External links

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