1911 World Series

1911 Major League Baseball championship series November 2013 March 2026 1911WorldSeries.png 300 World 1911 Philadelphia Athletics (4) Connie Mack 101–50, 101 50, GA: 13 1 2 New York Giants (2) John McGraw 99–54, 99 54, GA: 7 1 2 October 14–26 Brush Stadium (New York)Shibe Park (Philadelphia) Eddie Collins (Philadelphia) Bill Klem (NL), Tommy Connolly (AL), Bill Brennan (NL), Bill Dinneen (AL) Umpires: Bill KlemTommy ConnollyAthletics: Connie Mack (manager)Frank BakerChief BenderEddie CollinsEddie PlankGiants: John McGraw (manager)Rube Marquard Christy Mathewson The 1911 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1911 season. The eighth edition of the World Series, it matched the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics against the National League (NL) champion New York Giants. The Athletics won the best-of-seven series four games to two, in a rematch of the 1905 World Series, getting revenge over the Giants, who had won in their previous meeting. 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 11th. The Giants never recovered. Ironically, 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 in The New York Times (July 28, 1971), Giants catcher Chief Meyers threw out 12 runners, creating a record for the most assists by a catcher during the World Series. The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series (which incidentally featured the same two franchises, albeit on the West Coast, and which also resulted in an A's victory over the Giants). With the sixth and final game being played on October 26, this was also the latest-ending World Series by calendar date until 1981. This was the second time in World Series history that two teams met in a World Series rematch. The first time was when the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers met in consecutive years, in 1907 and 1908. This is also the first World Series to feature two teams that had previously won a title. The Athletics were the defending champions while the Giants had won in 1905. Summary thumb|250px|John McGraw and Christy Mathewson during the 1911 World Series AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2) Philadelphia Athletics – 1, New York Giants – 2 October 14 Brush Stadium 2:12 38,281 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10140NY11911.htm 1911 World Series Game 1 – Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants September 13, 2009 Retrosheet New York Giants – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 October 16 Shibe Park 1:52 26,286 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10160PHA1911.htm 1911 World Series Game 2 – New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 2 (11) October 17 Brush Stadium 2:25 37,216 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10170NY11911.htm 1911 World Series Game 3 – Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants September 13, 2009 Retrosheet New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 4 October 24 Shibe Park 1:49 24,355 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10240PHA1911.htm 1911 World Series Game 4 – New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Philadelphia Athletics – 3, New York Giants – 4 (10) October 25 Brush Stadium 2:33 33,228 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10250NY11911.htm 1911 World Series Game 5 – Philadelphia Athletics vs. New York Giants September 13, 2009 Retrosheet New York Giants – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 13 October 26 Shibe Park 2:12 20,485 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1911/B10260PHA1911.htm 1911 World Series Game 6 – New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Athletics September 13, 2009 Retrosheet Matchups Game 1 vertical 250 1911 Series: Hot ticket at Shibe Park 1911SeriesShibeOnLehigh1.jpg The head of the line: early risers at 9 am at the Shibe Park box office at 21st and Lehigh... 1911SeriesShibeOnLehigh2.jpg ...and the tail: the less punctual fans line up down Lehigh, beyond the end of the grandstand Saturday, October 14, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Brush Stadium in Manhattan, New York Philadelphia PHA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 New York NYG 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 5 0 Christy Mathewson (1–0) Chief Bender (0–1) With a perfect top of the first, Christy Mathewson set the record with 28 straight shutout innings in World Series play, a record that would be broken by Boston Red Sox's Babe Ruth with 29 2 3 innings in the 1918 World Series. Mathewson's postseason record for consecutive scoreless innings against one team would not be broken until 2013 when the Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander shut out the Athletics (now playing in Oakland) for 30 consecutive innings in the 2012 and 2013 ALDS. Game 2 Monday, October 16, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York NYG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 Philadelphia PHA 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 4 0 Eddie Plank (1–0) Rube Marquard (0–1) Home Run Baker (1) With the score tied at 1 and with Eddie Collins on second, Frank Baker blasted a two-run home run off Rube Marquard to deep right field for the go ahead score and the Athletics held on to win game 2, 3–1. Game 3 thumb|250px|Frank Baker in 1913 Tuesday, October 17, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Brush Stadium in Manhattan, New York Philadelphia PHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 9 1 New York NYG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 Jack Coombs (1–0) Christy Mathewson (1–1) Home Run Baker (2) With the Giants up 1–0 going into the ninth with Mathewson on the mound, it appeared the series was going to be 2–1 New York. But with one out, Baker stepped up to the plate and blasted his second home run in as many games to tie it at 1. Thus, the nickname "Home Run" Baker was born. Two innings later with the score still tied at 1, Baker singled and scored on an error to make it 3–1. The Giants rallied for one run in the bottom half but the game ended with a runner being thrown out on a stolen base attempt. Game 4 thumb|250px|Chief Meyers and Chief Bender during the 1911 World Series Tuesday, October 24, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York NYG 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 Philadelphia PHA 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 4 11 1 Chief Bender (1–1) Christy Mathewson (1–2) After six days of rain, the series resumed. Chief Bender, after giving up two runs in the first, shut out the Giants the rest of the way on his way to a 4–2 win and 3–1 series lead. Game 5 Wednesday, October 25, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Brush Stadium in Manhattan, New York Philadelphia PHA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 New York NYG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 9 2 Doc Crandall (1–0) Eddie Plank (1–1) Rube Oldring (1) On the verge of elimination, the Giants fought back. They tied it at 3 with two runs in the bottom of the ninth, with Josh Devore became the first player to get a game-tying hit in the World Series with his team one out from elimination to help send it to extra innings. He was the first and only player to accomplish this feat until Otis Nixon did so 81 years later in the 1992 World Series.Pain, agony: Cardinals win all-time thriller https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/18131/pain-agony-cardinals-win-all-time-thriller ESPN.com en October 28, 2011 In the tenth inning, Larry Doyle hit a leadoff double for the Giants, and he soon advanced to third base on a bunt by Fred Snodgrass. After a shallow flyout, the next batter in Fred Merkle hit a deep fly ball to right field that was enough for Doyle to score the winning run, making it the first ever World Series game to end on a sacrifice fly. Home plate umpire Bill Klem later said Doyle had failed to touch home plate after sliding in. Since none of the Athletics noticed this and Philadelphia failed to appeal, Klem had to let the winning run stand.https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-wayne-daily-news-missed-plate/175125393/ Missed Plate Fort Wayne Daily News 3 "Doyle came in like a streak and made a long, wide slide into the plate. He went across with one leg back of the plate and the other over it about eight inches or a foot. He never got nearer than that." [...] "I would have declared Doyle out if the appeal had been made, but none was made." October 26, 1911 June 23, 2025 Newspapers.com Game 6 Thursday, October 26, 1911 2:00 pm (ET) Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York NYG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 Philadelphia PHA 0 0 1 4 0 1 7 0 X 13 13 5 Chief Bender (2–1) Red Ames (0–1) Bender threw a 4-hitter to clinch the series, the Athletics second consecutive World Series title. The A's pitching staff held the Giants to a .175 team batting average, lowest ever for a 6-game series. Composite line score 1911 World Series (4–2): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over New York Giants (N.L.) 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 16 179,851 29,975 $3,655 $2,436https://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares June 14, 2009 Baseball Almanac See also Playograph – photo during 1911 World Series game Notes 30em References 1911 36–40 2119 External links 1911 World Series Category:New York Giants (baseball) postseason Category:Philadelphia Athletics postseason Category:World Series World Series World Series Category:1910s in Philadelphia Category:Baseball competitions in New York City Category:Baseball competitions in Philadelphia Category:1910s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan Category:October 1911 sports events in the United States