Claim: The Detroit Tigers ranked second best in the 1911 American League (one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada) in runs scored but the pitching staff's earned run average of 3.73 was the second worst in the league; playing in Bennett Field, with its 8,500-seat wooden grandstand, their home attendance for the entire season was 484,988.
Evidence: The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. The team ranked second best in the American League in runs scored but the pitching staff's earned run average of 3.73 was the second worst in the league—a full point above the league leading Red Sox' team ERA of 2.74. Playing in Bennett Field, with its 8,500-seat wooden grandstand, their home attendance for the entire season was 484,988.