1911 in baseball

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See also

Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Japanese baseball

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime Wikipedia The Deadball Era

The following are the baseball events of the year 1911 throughout the world.  

Champions

• World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over New York Giants (4-2)

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	101	50	.669	--
Detroit Tigers	89	65	.578	13.5
Cleveland Naps	80	73	.523	22
Chicago White Sox	77	74	.510	24
Boston Red Sox	78	75	.510	24
New York Highlanders	76	76	.500	25.5
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	38.5
St. Louis Browns	45	107	.296	56.5

National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Giants	99	54	.647	--
Chicago Cubs	92	62	.597	7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	69	.552	14.5
Philadelphia Phillies	79	73	.520	19.5
St. Louis Cardinals	75	74	.503	22
Cincinnati Reds	70	83	.458	29
Brooklyn Dodgers	64	86	.427	33.5
Boston Braves	44	107	.291	54

Births

• January 1 - Hank Greenberg
• June 8 - Van Lingle Mungo
• June 9 - Frank McCormick
• September 6 - Harry Danning
• November 13 - Buck O'Neil
• November 24 - Joe Medwick
• December 1 - Walter Alston
• December 21 - Josh Gibson

Deaths

• April 14 - Addie Joss, 31, pitcher for Cleveland who won 20 games four times (1905-08), led AL in ERA twice with career 1.89 mark; pitched 1-hitter in major league debut, and two no-hitters including 1908 perfect game
• April 25 - Jack Rowe, 54, catcher and shortstop for Buffalo and Detroit who batted .300 four times, led NL in triples in 1881; did not strike out in entire 1882 season, later a minor league manager
• August 5 - Bob Caruthers, 47, pitcher who compiled the highest career winning percentage among major leaguers with 250 decisions; led American Association with 40 victories in both 1885 and 1889, pacing St. Louis and Brooklyn to respective pennants; batted .300 twice, later an umpire
• August 31 - Will White, 56, pitcher who won over 200 games for Cincinnati teams in 10-year career, led league in wins and strikeouts twice each; first major leaguer to wear eyeglasses, and batterymate of brother Deacon from 1877-79