1911 Major League Baseball season
# 1911 Major League Baseball season

The 1911 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 26, 1911. The New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Athletics then defeated the Giants in the World Series, 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.

## Awards and honors

* Chalmers Award
   * Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, OF
   * Wildfire Schulte, Chicago Cubs, OF

## Statistical leaders

| | American League | American League | National League |
| - | - | - | - |
| Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
| AVG | Ty Cobb DET | .420 | Honus Wagner PIT | .334 |
| HR | Home Run Baker PHA | 11 | Frank Schulte CHC | 21 |
| RBIs | Ty Cobb DET | 127 | Chief Wilson PIT Frank Schulte CHC | 107 |
| Wins | Jack Coombs PHA | 28 | Pete Alexander PHP | 28 |
| ERA | Vean Gregg CLE | 1.80 | Christy Mathewson NYG | 1.99 |
| SO | Ed Walsh CHW | 255 | Rube Marquard NYG | 237 |
| SV | Eddie Plank PHA Charley Hall BRS Ed Walsh CHW | 4 | Mordecai Brown CHC | 13 |
| SB | Ty Cobb DET | 83 | Bob Bescher CIN | 81 |

## Postseason

### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| - | - | - |
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 2 |

## Events

* June 27 – Stuffy McInnis of the Philadelphia Athletics hits a warm-up pitch by Boston Red Sox pitcher Ed Karger for an inside-the-park home run.
* July 12 – Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second, third and home on consecutive pitches by Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Krause.
* July 24 – In the Addie Joss Benefit Game, a team of American League all-stars defeats the Cleveland Naps, 5-3, and raise $12,914 for Joss's widow.

## Managers

### American League

| Team | Manager | Comments |
| - | - | - |
| Boston Red Sox | Patsy Donovan | |
| Chicago White Sox | Hugh Duffy | |
| Cleveland Naps | Deacon McGuire and George Stovall | Finished 3rd |
| Detroit Tigers | Hughie Jennings | Finished 2nd |
| New York Highlanders | Hal Chase | |
| Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | Won 2nd straight AL pennant and World Series |
| St. Louis Browns | Bobby Wallace | |
| Washington Senators | Jimmy McAleer | |

### National League

| Team | Manager | Comments |
| - | - | - |
| Boston Rustlers | Fred Tenney | |
| Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | Bill Dahlen | |
| Chicago Cubs | Frank Chance | Finished 2nd |
| Cincinnati Reds | Clark Griffith | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Won NL pennant |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Red Dooin | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke | Finished 3rd |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Bresnahan | |
