Sports season
1911 MLB season League American League, National League Sport Baseball Duration April 12 – October 26, 1911 Number of games 154 Number of teams 8 (AL), 8 (NL) Regular Season Season MVP AL: Ty Cobb (DET) NL: Frank Schulte (CHC) AL champions Philadelphia Athletics AL runners-up Detroit Tigers NL champions New York Giants NL runners-up Chicago Cubs World Series Champions Philadelphia Athletics Runners-up New York Giants MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1911 National League 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 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 American League National League
Postseason Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series Bracket Managers American League National League
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 ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 . ^ "The Surprise Home Run That Stunned the Red Sox". www.rsnstats.com . June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015 . ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com . Retrieved July 17, 2012 . ^ "July 24, 1911: 'Galaxy of Stars' takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss – Society for American Baseball Research". External links 1911 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Fetched January 14, 2018 1911 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
1911 MLB season by team
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