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.
1911 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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World Series Champions American League Champions | |
League | American League |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough |
Managers | Connie Mack |
History
editStarting 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.[1]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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
edit1911 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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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
editNote: 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 |
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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
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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
editAL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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 |