# 1911 Major League Baseball season

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

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

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500 | Patsy Donovan |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | White Sox Park | 28,000 | Hugh Duffy |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | Deacon McGuire |
| American League | Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 21,414 | George Stovall |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Bennett Park | 14,000 | Hughie Jennings |
| American League | New York Highlanders | New York, New York | Hilltop Park | 16,000 | Hal Chase |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 23,000 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 18,000 | Bobby Wallace |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Jimmy McAleer |
| National League | Boston Rustlers | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 9,800 | Fred Tenney |
| National League | Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | New York, New York | Washington Park | 14,000 | Bill Dahlen |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000 | Frank Chance |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Palace of the Fans | 12,000 | Clark Griffith |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Brush Stadium | 34,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | National League Park | 18,000 | Red Dooin |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 23,000 | Fred Clarke |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Robison Field | 21,000 | Roger Bresnahan |

## Standings
### American League

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 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 99 | 54 | .647 | — | 49‍–‍25 | 50‍–‍29 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | 62 | .597 | 7½ | 49‍–‍32 | 43‍–‍30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 14½ | 48‍–‍29 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 73 | .520 | 19½ | 42‍–‍34 | 37‍–‍39 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 74 | .503 | 22 | 36‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 29 | 38‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍41 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 64 | 86 | .427 | 33½ | 31‍–‍42 | 33‍–‍44 |
| Boston Rustlers | 44 | 107 | .291 | 54 | 19‍–‍54 | 25‍–‍53 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 2 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Boston Rustlers | Fred Lake | Fred Tenney |
| St. Louis Browns | Jack O'Connor | Bobby Wallace |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Cleveland Naps | Deacon McGuire | George Stovall |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| 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 |
Pitching leaders :
| 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 (BRS) Eddie Plank (PHA) Ed Walsh (CWS) | 4 |
| WHIP | Vean Gregg (CLE) | 1.054 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| 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 (BSR) | 192 |
| SB | Bob Bescher (CIN) | 81 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Grover Alexander (PHP) | 28 |
| L | Earl Moore (PHP) Bill Steele (SLC) | 19 |
| ERA | Christy Mathewson (NYG) | 1.99 |
| K | Rube Marquard (NYG) | 237 |
| IP | Grover Alexander (PHP) | 367.0 |
| SV | Mordecai Brown (CHC) | 13 |
| WHIP | Babe Adams (PIT) | 1.006 |

## Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award: Frank Schulte (CHC, National); Ty Cobb (DET, American)

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| New York Giants | 99 | 8.8% | 675,000 | 31.9% | 9,000 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | -1.0% | 605,749 | 2.9% | 8,077 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 13.2% | 583,208 | 5.6% | 7,477 |
| Chicago Cubs | 92 | -11.5% | 576,000 | 9.5% | 6,857 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | -3.7% | 503,961 | -13.8% | 6,631 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 3.5% | 484,988 | 23.9% | 6,381 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 19.0% | 447,768 | 25.9% | 5,668 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | -1.2% | 432,000 | -1.1% | 5,538 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 1.3% | 416,000 | 40.3% | 5,474 |
| Cleveland Naps | 80 | 12.7% | 406,296 | 38.5% | 5,277 |
| New York Highlanders | 76 | -13.6% | 302,444 | -15.0% | 3,928 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 70 | -6.7% | 300,000 | -21.2% | 3,659 |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | 64 | 0.0% | 269,000 | -3.7% | 3,635 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | -3.0% | 244,884 | -3.8% | 3,180 |
| St. Louis Browns | 45 | -4.3% | 207,984 | -16.8% | 2,666 |
| Boston Rustlers | 44 | -17.0% | 116,000 | -22.2% | 1,547 |

## Events

* June 27 – Stuffy McInnis of the Philadelphia Athletics hits a warm-up pitch by Boston Red Sox pitcher Ed Karger for an inside-the-park home run.
* July 12 – Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second, third and home on consecutive pitches by Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Krause.
* July 24 – In the Addie Joss Benefit Game, a team of American League all-stars defeats the Cleveland Naps, 5-3, and raise $12,914 for Joss's widow.