1911 Major League Baseball season
1911 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 12 – October 26, 1911 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
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 |
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Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series
The 1911 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 26, 1911. The New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Athletics then defeated the Giants in the World Series, 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.
Awards and honors[]
- Chalmers Award
- Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
- Wildfire Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF
Statistical leaders[]
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Standings[]
American League[]
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National League[]
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Postseason[]
Bracket[]
World Series | |||
AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | |
NL | New York Giants | 2 |
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.[1]
- July 12 – Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second, third and home on consecutive pitches by Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Krause.[2]
- 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.[3]
Managers[]
American League[]
Team | Manager | Comments |
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ "The Surprise Home Run That Stunned the Red Sox". www.rsnstats.com. 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
Categories:
- 1911 Major League Baseball season
- Major League Baseball seasons
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