1911 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12 – October 26, 1911
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Ty Cobb (DET)
NL: Frank Schulte (CHC)
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1911 MLB season
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1911 MLB season
National League

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. The Athletics defeated the Giants, four games to two.

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.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois White Sox Park 28,000
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 14,000
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 23,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 18,000
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Rustlers Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 11,000
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers New York, New York Washington Park 18,800
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 16,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 6,000
New York Giants New York, New York Brush Stadium 34,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 23,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Robison Field 21,000

Schedule

See also: 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.

Standings

Postseason

Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 4
NL New York Giants 2

Managers

League leaders

American League

National League

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Giants[1] 99 8.8% 675,000 31.9% 9,000
Philadelphia Athletics[2] 101 -1.0% 605,749 2.9% 8,077
Chicago White Sox[3] 77 13.2% 583,208 5.6% 7,477
Chicago Cubs[4] 92 -11.5% 576,000 9.5% 6,857
Boston Red Sox[5] 78 -3.7% 503,961 -13.8% 6,631
Detroit Tigers[6] 89 3.5% 484,988 23.9% 6,381
St. Louis Cardinals[7] 75 19.0% 447,768 25.9% 5,668
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] 85 -1.2% 432,000 -1.1% 5,538
Philadelphia Phillies[9] 79 1.3% 416,000 40.3% 5,474
Cleveland Naps[10] 80 12.7% 406,296 38.5% 5,277
New York Highlanders[11] 76 -13.6% 302,444 -15.0% 3,928
Cincinnati Reds[12] 70 -6.7% 300,000 -21.2% 3,659
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers[13] 64 0.0% 269,000 -3.7% 3,635
Washington Senators[14] 64 -3.0% 244,884 -3.8% 3,180
St. Louis Browns[15] 45 -4.3% 207,984 -16.8% 2,666
Boston Rustlers[16] 44 -17.0% 116,000 -22.2% 1,547

Events

References

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  10. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  18. ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  19. ^ "July 24, 1911: 'Galaxy of Stars' takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss – Society for American Baseball Research".

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