The 1911 New York Giants season was the franchise's 29th season. The Giants won their first of three consecutive National League pennants. They were defeated by the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series. The team set and still holds the Major League Baseball single-season record for stolen bases during the modern era (since 1901), with 347.

Led by manager John McGraw, the Giants won the National League pennant by games. On the offensive side, they finished second in runs scored. On the defensive side, they allowed the fewest. Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson led the league in earned run average, and Rube Marquard had the most strikeouts. The Giants hit 103 triples, the most in franchise history.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1911 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Charlie "Victory" Faust One of the Giants' drawing cards came in the form of unknown pitcher Charlie Faust, whose story was retold by Fred Snodgrass in The Glory of Their Times. Faust was considered something of a "good-luck charm" by manager McGraw, and was used sparingly. In 1911, Faust appeared in just two games for the team, which was the entirety of his major league playing career. As a pitcher, he pitched two innings, giving up one run. As a batter, he tallied one hit by pitch, two stolen bases, and one run scored, in zero at bats.

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 133 391 133 .332 1 61 1B 149 541 153 .283 12 84 2B 143 526 163 .310 13 77 3B 95 260 71 .273 0 25 SS 76 263 71 .270 0 31 OF 149 565 158 .280 3 50 OF 151 534 157 .294 1 77 OF 140 488 142 .291 3 78

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 112 326 104 .319 1 37 69 247 66 .267 1 26 88 172 45 .262 1 20 66 109 33 .303 1 17 11 18 4 .222 0 1 6 17 1 .059 0 0 12 12 4 .333 1 1 10 12 2 .167 0 1 4 4 1 .250 0 0 1 1 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 45 307.0 26 13 1.99 141 45 277.2 24 7 2.50 237 34 205.0 11 10 2.68 118 30 187.1 12 9 3.27 92 4 31.0 1 2 2.90 8

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 41 198.2 15 5 2.63 94 17 81.2 6 4 3.31 89 15 75.2 4 4 4.04 42

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 2 0 0 0 4.50 0

1911 World Series

Game 1 October 14, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia010000000162New York00010010x250W: Christy Mathewson (1–0)  L: Chief Bender (0–1)

Game 2 October 16, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHENew York010000000153Philadelphia10000200x340W: Eddie Plank (1–0)  L: Rube Marquard (0–1)HR: PHI – Home Run Baker (1)

Game 3 October 17, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team1234567891011RHEPhiladelphia00000010002391New York00100000001235W: Jack Coombs (1–0)  L: Christy Mathewson (1–1)HR: PHI – Home Run Baker (2)

Game 4 October 24, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHENew York200000000273Philadelphia00031000x4111W: Chief Bender (1–1)  L: Christy Mathewson (1–2)

Game 5 October 25, 1911, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team12345678910RHEPhiladelphia0030000000371New York0010001021492W: Doc Crandall (1–0)  L: Eddie Plank (1–1)HR: PHI – Rube Oldring (1)

Game 6 October 26, 1911, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia Team123456789RHENew York100000001243Philadelphia00140170x13135W: Chief Bender (2–1)  L: Red Ames (0–1)

References

External links

1911 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference