The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The A's finished first in the American League with 101 wins and 50 losses. The team then defeated the New York Giants in the 1911 World Series, winning four games to two, and securing their second straight World Championship.
History Starting in 1911, the team was known for its "$100,000 infield," which consisted 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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1911 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: 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 C 103 297 81 .273 0 39 1B 126 468 150 .321 3 77 2B 132 493 180 .365 3 73 3B 148 592 198 .334 11 115 SS 127 442 117 .265 1 63 OF 134 574 178 .310 3 55 OF 121 495 147 .297 3 59 OF 141 508 167 .329 6 66
Other batters Note: 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 74 215 55 .256 1 21 57 183 36 .197 1 22 68 167 59 .353 1 26 36 100 23 .230 0 5 27 71 17 .239 0 8 25 38 9 .237 0 1 7 19 2 .105 0 2 7 18 4 .222 0 0 2 4 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 47 336.2 28 12 3.53 185 40 256.2 23 8 2.10 149 38 249.2 15 7 2.70 136 31 216.1 17 5 2.16 114 27 169.0 11 8 3.04 85
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 11 38.0 1 1 4.50 21 14 33.2 4 1 3.74 21 7 31.2 0 3 7.67 7 5 19.0 2 2 2.84 10 2 12.0 0 1 4.50 6
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 14 4 1 1 3.74 21 2 0 1 0 36.00 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0
1911 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Athletics – 1, Giants – 2October 14Polo Grounds38,2812Giants – 1, Athletics – 3October 16Shibe Park26,2863Athletics – 3, Giants – 2 (11 innings)October 17Polo Grounds37,2164Giants – 2, Athletics – 4October 24Shibe Park24,3555Athletics – 3, Giants – 4 (10 innings)October 25Polo Grounds33,2286Giants – 2, Athletics – 13October 26Shibe Park20,485
References
External links
1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com