1911 Major League Baseball season

November 2013 1911 1911 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 12 – October 8, 1911 (AL) April 12 – October 12, 1911 (NL)World Series: October 17–26, 1911 154 16 (8 per league) Regular season AL: Ty Cobb (DET)NL: Frank Schulte (CHC) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#Chalmers Award AL Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Tigers NL New York Giants Chicago Cubs World Series 1911 World Series Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1910 Major League Baseball season 1910 1912 Major League Baseball season 1912 The 1911 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1911. The regular season ended on October 12, with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the eighth modern World Series on October 14 and ended with Game 6 on October 26. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Athletics defeated the Giants, four games to two, capturing their second championship in franchise history, and the second team to win back-to-back World Series. 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. The Boston Doves and Brooklyn Superbas renamed as the Boston Rustlers and Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, respectively. Schedule Major League Baseball schedule The 1911 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919. Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers playing. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 8, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 12. The World Series took place between October 14 and October 26. Teams An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1911 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1911-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsHuntington Avenue Grounds11,500Patsy DonovanChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisWhite Sox Park28,000Hugh DuffyCleveland NapsCleveland, OhioLeague Park21,414Deacon McGuireGeorge StovallDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganBennett Park14,000Hughie JenningsNew York HighlandersNew York, New YorkHilltop Park16,000Hal ChasePhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park23,000Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park18,000Bobby Wallace baseballWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.National Park27,000Jimmy McAleerNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston RustlersBoston, MassachusettsSouth End Grounds9,800Fred TenneyBrooklyn Trolley DodgersNew York, New YorkWashington Park14,000Bill DahlenChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWest Side Park16,000Frank ChanceCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioPalace of the Fans12,000Clark GriffithNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkBrush Stadium34,000John McGrawHilltop Park*16,000*Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Red DooinPittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field23,000Fred ClarkeSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriRobison Field21,000Roger Bresnahan Standings start American League Philadelphia Athletics break National League New York Giants end Tie games 19 tie games (4 in AL, 15 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Chicago White Sox, 3 Cleveland Naps, 3 New York Highlanders, 1 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 break National League Boston Rustlers, 5 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, 4 Chicago Cubs, 3 Cincinnati Reds, 6 New York Giants, 1 Philadelphia Phillies, 1 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1 St. Louis Cardinals, 9 end Postseason thumb|Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series The postseason began on October 17 and ended on October 26 with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the New York Giants in the 1911 World Series in six games. Bracket World Series AL Philadelphia Athletics 4 NL New York Giants 2 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston RustlersFred LakeFred TenneySt. Louis BrownsJack O'ConnorBobby Wallace In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerCleveland Naps Deacon McGuireGeorge Stovall League leaders American League start + Hitting leaders1911 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1911-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Ty Cobb (DET) .419 OPS Ty Cobb (DET) 1.086 HR Home Run Baker (PHA) 11 RBI Ty Cobb (DET) 127 R Ty Cobb (DET) 148 H Ty Cobb (DET) 248 SB Ty Cobb (DET) 83 break + Pitching leaders1911 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1911-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Jack Coombs (PHA) 28 L Jack Powell (SLB) 19 ERA Vean Gregg (CLE) 1.80 K Ed Walsh (CWS) 255 IP Ed Walsh (CWS) 368.2 SV Charley Hall (BOS)Eddie Plank (PHA)Ed Walsh (CWS) 4 WHIP Vean Gregg (CLE) 1.054 end National League start + Hitting leaders1911 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1911-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Honus Wagner (PIT) .334 OPS Honus Wagner (PIT) .930 HR Frank Schulte (CHC) 21 RBI Frank Schulte (CHC)Owen Wilson (PIT) 107 R Jimmy Sheckard (CHC) 121 H Doc Miller (BSN) 192 SB Bob Bescher (CIN) 81 break + Pitching leaders1911 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1911-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Grover Alexander (PHI) 28 L Earl Moore (PHI)Bill Steele (STL) 19 ERA Christy Mathewson (NYG) 1.99 K Rube Marquard (NYG) 237 IP Grover Alexander (PHI) 367.0 SV Mordecai Brown (CHC) 13 WHIP Babe Adams (PIT) 1.006 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Frank Baker (PHA): Baker hit for his first cycle and third in franchise history, in game two of a doubleheader on July 3 against the New York Highlanders.http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles.htm Cycles Retrosheet 2011-09-10 2018-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20180629045321/http://www.retrosheet.org/cycles.htm live Other batting accomplishments Fred Clarke (PIT): Recorded his 500th career stolen base in the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs on April 29. He became the 16th player to reach this mark.Fred Clarke Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More — Fred Clarke: Standard Batting (1894-1911) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkfr01.shtml#1894-1911-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enFred Clarke 1911 Batting Game Logs — Fred Clarke: Batting Stats Career Game 1657-1668 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=clarkfr01&t=b&year=1911#1657-1668-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enChicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score: April 29, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT191104290.shtml 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference en Honus Wagner (PIT): Recorded his 600th career stolen base in the seventh inning against the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers on June 13. He became the fifth player to reach this mark.Honus Wagner Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More — Honus Wagner: Standard Batting (1897-1911) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagneho01.shtml#1897-1911-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enHonus Wagner 1911 Batting Game Logs — Honus Wagner: Batting Stats Career Game 1844-1893 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=wagneho01&t=b&year=1911#1844-1893-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enBrooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score: June 13, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT191106130.shtml 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference en Pitchers No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Smoky Joe Wood (BOS): Wood threw his first career no-hitter and fifth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the St. Louis Browns 5–0 in game one of a doubleheader on July 29. Wood walked two, hit one by pitch, and struck out twelve.St. Louis Breaks Even http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1911-07-30/ed-1/seq-21/ The San Francisco Call 1911-07-30St. Louis Browns vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: July 29, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191107291.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Ed Walsh (CWS): Walsh threw his first career no-hitter and fourth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Boston Red Sox 5–0 on August 27. Walsh walked one and struck out eight.Walsh Tosses No Hit No Run Game http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1911-08-28/ed-1/seq-6/ The San Francisco Call 1911-08-28Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: August 27, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA191108270.shtml 2026-03-13 Baseball Reference en Other pitching accomplishments Cy Young (BSN): Set a major league record for most career wins at 511 on September 22 in a 1–0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last career win.Cy Young 1911 Pitching Game Logs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=youngcy01&t=p&year=1911 2026-03-18 Baseball Reference en Miscellaneous Detroit Tigers: Set a major league record for largest deficit ever overcome to win on June 18. The Tigers in a 12-run deficit, down 13–1 after the top of the fifth inning, would go on to win the game 16–15 over the Chicago White Sox.Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Box Score: June 18, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET191106180.shtml 2026-03-17 Baseball Reference enSuper comebacks: MLB's most unreal rallies https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-s-best-comebacks-in-history-c215344274 2026-03-17 MLB.com en Philadelphia Phillies / St. Louis Cardinals: Became the second set of teams to tie a major league record for most combined walks in a single game at 23, with the Philadelphia Phillies walking 10 batters and the St. Louis Cardinals walking 13, on July 6 in a game that St. Louis won 13–9.St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Box Score: July 6, 1911 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI191107060.shtml 2026-05-20 Baseball Reference en Boston Rustlers: Set the modern National League record for worst winning percentage with .291. The previous record of .294 was set by the Boston Doves in 1909. Awards and honors Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte (CHC, National); Ty Cobb (DET, American) Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameNew York GiantsSan Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference99 8.8%675,000 31.9%9,000Philadelphia AthleticsOakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference101 -1.0%605,749 2.9%8,077Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference77 13.2%583,208 5.6%7,477Chicago CubsChicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference92 -11.5%576,000 9.5%6,857Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference78 -3.7%503,961 -13.8%6,631Detroit TigersDetroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference89 3.5%484,988 23.9%6,381St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference75 19.0%447,768 25.9%5,668Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference85 -1.2%432,000 -1.1%5,538Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference79 1.3%416,000 40.3%5,474Cleveland NapsCleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference80 12.7%406,296 38.5%5,277New York HighlandersNew York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference76 -13.6%302,444 -15.0%3,928Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference70 -6.7%300,000 -21.2%3,659Brooklyn Trolley DodgersLos Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference64 0.0%269,000 -3.7%3,635Washington SenatorsMinnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference64 -3.0%244,884 -3.8%3,180St. Louis BrownsBaltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference45 -4.3%207,984 -16.8%2,666Boston RustlersAtlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference44 -17.0%116,000 -22.2%1,547 Venues The 1911 season saw three teams play their last seasons at their respective venues. The Boston Red Sox would play their last game at the Huntington Avenue Grounds on October 7 against the Washington Senators, moving into Fenway Park for the start of the 1912 season. The Cincinnati Reds would play their last game at the Palace of the Fans on October 12 against the Chicago Cubs, moving into Redland Field for the start of the 1912 season. The Detroit Tigers would play their last game at Bennett Park on September 10 against the Cleveland Naps, moving into Navin Field for the start of the 1912 season. The 1911 season saw two teams play in new venues due to fires. Prior to the start of the season, the Washington Senators home at National Park burned down on March 17. The Senators played there for seven seasons, and the venue was previously home to the defunct AA/NL Washington Senators from 1891 through 1899. A new venue, also called National Park, was quickly built on the same site, in time for Opening Day on April 12 to play a game with fans in attendance. The Senators would go on to play there for the rest of their tenure in Washington, D.C. for 50 seasons through 1960, before moving to Minnesota as the Minnesota Twins. On April 14, after only two home games, much of the New York Giants home, the Polo Grounds, burned down, forcing the team to play 28 home games at the home of the New York Highlanders, Hilltop Park for the remaining April and May home games. Following a month long road trip, the Giants returned to a reconstructed Polo Grounds, now called Brush Stadium after owner John T. Brush, on June 28 and would play their remaining 45 home games there.1911 Season — Park Factors (1-year) https://www.seamheads.com/ballparks/year.php?Year=1911&tab=pf1 2025-12-11 www.seamheads.com1911 New York Giants Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1911-schedule-scores.shtml 2025-12-11 Baseball Reference en See also 1911 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1911 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference 1911 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1911 in baseball