1911 Cleveland Naps season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Naps 1911 American League League Park II Cleveland, Ohio Charles Somers 80 73 y 3rd Deacon McGuire, George Stovall The 1911 Cleveland Naps season was a season in American major league baseball. It involved the Cleveland Naps attempting to win the American League pennant and finishing in third place (22 games back). They had a record of 80 wins and 73 losses. The Naps played their home games at League Park II. Regular season Addie Joss Addie Joss, the ace starting pitcher for the Naps, experienced fainting spells while training for the 1911 season. He died of tubercular meningitis on April 14, at his home in Toledo, Ohio, leaving behind his wife and two young children.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78141289/baseball-loses-great-star-by-death-of/ Baseball Loses Great Star by Death of Joss 17 Chicago Examiner Newspapers.com April 15, 1911 May 19, 2021 Joss's funeral took place on April 17 in Toledo, when the Naps were scheduled to play the Detroit Tigers.https://sabr.org/journal/article/addie-joss-day-an-all-star-celebration/ Addie Joss Day: An All-Star Celebration Society for American Baseball Research The players declared their intention to strike if the game that day was not postponed.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78141652/cleveland-team-threaten-strike/ Cleveland Team Threaten Strike 9 Lansing State Journal Newspapers.com April 17, 1911 May 19, 2021 Though American League president Ban Johnson initially did not agree, he cancelled the game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78141531/cleveland-team-refuses-to-play/ Cleveland Team Refuses To Play 10 Quad-City Times Newspapers.com April 17, 1911 May 19, 2021 Several Tigers players attended the funeral as well.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78141927/cleveland-team-wept-unashamed/ Cleveland Team Wept Unashamed 5 The Boston Globe Newspapers.com April 18, 1911 May 19, 2021 Charles Sommers, the owner of the Naps, began to plan the Addie Joss Benefit Game,https://www.newspapers.com/image/612222352/?terms=%22addie%2Bjoss%22 17 Apr 1911, 3 Portage Daily Democrat Newspapers.com subscription April 17, 1911 May 19, 2021 which was held at League Park in Cleveland on July 24, a mutual off day for all teams in the American League.https://www.newspapers.com/image/58992876/?terms=addie%2Bjoss 22 Apr 1911 1 Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor Newspapers.com subscription April 22, 1911 May 19, 2021 An all-star team played against Cleveland, defeating the Naps by a score of 5–3. In total, nine players from the game were later inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Cy Young and Nap Lajoie for Cleveland, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Tris Speaker, Sam Crawford, Home Run Baker, and Bobby Wallace for the all-stars. The game raised $12,914 for Joss's widow ($ in current dollar terms);https://www.newspapers.com/image/204366550/?terms=%22addie%2Bjoss%22%2B%22all%2Bstar%2Bgame%22 6 Aug 1911 24 The St. Louis Star and Times Newspapers.com subscription August 6, 1911 May 19, 2021 the sum was more than double Joss's annual salary.https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/clevelands-first-all-star-game-a1205232151e Cleveland's First All-Star Game John Thorn July 5, 2019 Medium Season highlights In his rookie season, Shoeless Joe Jackson hit .408, which ranked second in the American League. He also finished in the league top 10 in home runs, RBI, runs scored, and stolen bases. Jackson was fourth in the Chalmers MVP Award voting. Vean Gregg led the starting pitchers of the team in several categories: he had a total of 23 wins and seven losses; he pitched 244 2 3 innings, yet maintained a league-leading 1.80 ERA, while striking out 125 batters. Young, 44 years old at the time, played part of his final season with the 1911 Cleveland Naps team. Season standings Cleveland Naps Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1911 Cleveland Naps Roster Pitchers Jim Baskette Fred Blanding Ben Demott Cy Falkenberg Vean Gregg Spec Harkness Bill James George Kahler Gene Krapp Willie Mitchell Pat Paige Bugs Reisigl Josh Swindell Hi West Earl Yingling Cy Young Catchers Bert Adams Gus Fisher Grover Land Steve O'Neill Syd Smith Infielders Neal Ball Herman Bronkie Art Griggs Tim Hendryx Cotton Knaupp Nap Lajoie Bill Lindsay Jack Mills Ivy Olson George Stovall Terry Turner Outfielders Joe Birmingham Hank Butcher Dave Callahan Ted Easterly Jack Graney Joe Jackson Managers Deacon McGuire George Stovall Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Gus Fisher baseball 70 203 53 .261 0 12 1B George Stovall 126 458 124 .271 0 79 2B Neal Ball 116 412 122 .296 3 45 3B Terry Turner baseball 117 417 105 .252 0 28 SS Ivy Olson 140 545 142 .261 1 50 OF Joe Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson 147 571 233 .408 7 83 OF Jack Graney 146 527 142 .269 1 45 OF Joe Birmingham 125 447 136 .304 2 51 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Nap Lajoie 90 315 115 .365 2 60 Ted Easterly 99 287 93 .324 1 37 Syd Smith Syd Smith (baseball) 58 154 46 .299 1 21 Hank Butcher 38 133 32 .241 1 11 Grover Land 35 107 15 .140 0 10 Art Griggs 27 68 17 .250 1 7 Bill Lindsay Bill Lindsay (third baseman) 19 66 16 .242 0 5 Cotton Knaupp 13 39 4 .103 0 0 Steve O'Neill 9 27 4 .148 0 1 Jack Mills Jack Mills (baseball) 13 17 5 .294 0 1 Dave Callahan 6 16 4 .250 0 0 Tim Hendryx 4 7 2 .286 0 0 Herman Bronkie 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Bert Adams 2 5 1 .200 0 0 Ben Demott 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Vean Gregg 34 244.2 23 7 1.80 125 Gene Krapp 35 222.0 13 9 3.41 132 Willie Mitchell Willie Mitchell (baseball) 30 177.1 7 14 3.76 78 Cy Falkenberg 15 106.2 8 5 3.29 46 Bill James Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) 8 51.2 2 4 4.88 21 Cy Young 7 46.1 3 4 3.88 20 Earl Yingling 4 22.1 1 0 4.33 6 Ben Demott 1 3.2 0 1 12.27 2 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Fred Blanding 29 176.0 7 11 3.68 80 George Kahler 30 154.1 9 8 3.27 97 Hi West 13 64.2 3 4 3.76 17 Spec Harkness 12 53.1 2 2 4.22 25 Jim Baskette 4 21.1 1 2 3.38 8 Josh Swindell 4 17.1 0 1 2.08 6 Pat Paige 2 16.0 1 0 4.50 6 Bugs Reisigl 2 13.0 0 1 6.23 6 Awards and honors League top ten finishers Vean Gregg MLB leader in ERA (1.80) #2 in AL in shutouts (5) #4 in AL in wins (23) #8 in AL in complete games (22) Shoeless Joe Jackson MLB leader in on-base percentage (.468) #2 in AL in batting average (.408) #2 in AL in slugging percentage (.590) #2 in AL in runs scored (126) #2 in AL in hits (233) #2 in AL in doubles (45) #3 in AL in triples (19) #4 in AL in home runs (7) #6 in AL in stolen bases (41) #9 in AL in RBI (83) Gene Krapp #10 in AL in strikeouts (132) References External links 1911 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference Baseball-Almanac Game log at Baseball-Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Naps season Category:1911 in sports in Ohio Category:1910s in Cleveland