# 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The A's finished first in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses, then went on to defeat the New York Giants in the 1911 World Series, four games to two, for their second straight World Championship.

## History

Starting in 1911, the team was known for its "$100,000 infield", consisting of John "Stuffy" McInnis (first base), Eddie Collins (second base), Jack Barry (shortstop), and Frank "Home Run" Baker (third base) as well as pitchers Eddie Plank and Charles "Chief" Bender.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | .669 | — | 54‍–‍20 | 47‍–‍30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13½ | 51‍–‍25 | 38‍–‍40 |
| Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | .523 | 22 | 46‍–‍30 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24 | 39‍–‍37 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | .510 | 24 | 40‍–‍37 | 37‍–‍37 |
| New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25½ | 36‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍36 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38½ | 39‍–‍38 | 25‍–‍52 |
| St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | .296 | 56½ | 25‍–‍53 | 20‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1911 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 12–9 | 13–9 |
| Chicago | 11–11 | — | 6–15–2 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 9–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 |
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 15–6–2 | — | 6–16 | 14–8–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 14–8 |
| Detroit | 12–10 | 14–8 | 16–6 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8 |
| New York | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 15–7 | — | 6–15 | 16–5 | 12–10 |
| Philadelphia | 13–9 | 11–9–1 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 15–6 | — | 20–2 | 15–7 |
| St. Louis | 9–12 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–16 | 2–20 | — | 9–13 |
| Washington | 9–13 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 13–9 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Ira Thomas | 103 | 297 | 81 | .273 | 0 | 39 |
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 126 | 468 | 150 | .321 | 3 | 77 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 132 | 493 | 180 | .365 | 3 | 73 |
| 3B | Frank Baker | 148 | 592 | 198 | .334 | 11 | 115 |
| SS | Jack Barry | 127 | 442 | 117 | .265 | 1 | 63 |
| OF | Bris Lord | 134 | 574 | 178 | .310 | 3 | 55 |
| OF | Rube Oldring | 121 | 495 | 147 | .297 | 3 | 59 |
| OF | Danny Murphy | 141 | 508 | 167 | .329 | 6 | 66 |

#### 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 |
| Amos Strunk | 74 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 1 | 21 |
| Harry Davis | 57 | 183 | 36 | .197 | 1 | 22 |
| Jack Lapp | 68 | 167 | 59 | .353 | 1 | 26 |
| Claud Derrick | 36 | 100 | 23 | .230 | 0 | 5 |
| Paddy Livingston | 27 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 0 | 8 |
| Topsy Hartsel | 25 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Hogan | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
| Chester Emerson | 7 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Earle Mack | 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 |
| Jack Coombs | 47 | 336.2 | 28 | 12 | 3.53 | 185 |
| Eddie Plank | 40 | 256.2 | 23 | 8 | 2.10 | 149 |
| Cy Morgan | 38 | 249.2 | 15 | 7 | 2.70 | 136 |
| Chief Bender | 31 | 216.1 | 17 | 5 | 2.16 | 114 |
| Harry Krause | 27 | 169.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.04 | 85 |

#### 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 |
| Doc Martin | 11 | 38.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 21 |
| Dave Danforth | 14 | 33.2 | 4 | 1 | 3.74 | 21 |
| Lefty Russell | 7 | 31.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.67 | 7 |
| Elmer Leonard | 5 | 19.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.84 | 10 |
| Boardwalk Brown | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 6 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Dave Danforth | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 21 |
| Allan Collamore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
| Howard Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## 1911 World Series

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Athletics – 1, Giants – 2 | October 14 | Polo Grounds | 38,281 |
| 2 | Giants – 1, Athletics – 3 | October 16 | Shibe Park | 26,286 |
| 3 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 2 (11 innings) | October 17 | Polo Grounds | 37,216 |
| 4 | Giants – 2, Athletics – 4 | October 24 | Shibe Park | 24,355 |
| 5 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 4 (10 innings) | October 25 | Polo Grounds | 33,228 |
| 6 | Giants – 2, Athletics – 13 | October 26 | Shibe Park | 20,485 |