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Sports season
The 1911 Major League Baseball season began on April 12, 1911. The regular season ended on October 12, with the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the eighth modern World Series on October 14 and ended with Game 6 on October 26. The Athletics defeated the Giants, 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.
Schedule [ edit ] The 1911 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919 .
Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers playing. The American League would see its final day of the regular season on October 8, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season was on October 12. The World Series took place between October 14 and October 26.
Standings [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ] Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series Bracket [ edit ] Managers [ edit ]
American League [ edit ]
National League [ edit ]
League leaders [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Awards and honors [ edit ] Home field attendance [ edit ]
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
New York Giants [1] 99
8.8%
675,000
31.9%
9,000
Philadelphia Athletics [2] 101
-1.0%
605,749
2.9%
8,077
Chicago White Sox [3] 77
13.2%
583,208
5.6%
7,477
Chicago Cubs [4] 92
-11.5%
576,000
9.5%
6,857
Boston Red Sox [5] 78
-3.7%
503,961
-13.8%
6,631
Detroit Tigers [6] 89
3.5%
484,988
23.9%
6,381
St. Louis Cardinals [7] 75
19.0%
447,768
25.9%
5,668
Pittsburgh Pirates [8] 85
-1.2%
432,000
-1.1%
5,538
Philadelphia Phillies [9] 79
1.3%
416,000
40.3%
5,474
Cleveland Naps [10] 80
12.7%
406,296
38.5%
5,277
New York Highlanders [11] 76
-13.6%
302,444
-15.0%
3,928
Cincinnati Reds [12] 70
-6.7%
300,000
-21.2%
3,659
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers [13] 64
0.0%
269,000
-3.7%
3,635
Washington Senators [14] 64
-3.0%
244,884
-3.8%
3,180
St. Louis Browns [15] 45
-4.3%
207,984
-16.8%
2,666
Boston Rustlers [16] 44
-17.0%
116,000
-22.2%
1,547
References [ edit ]
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "The Surprise Home Run That Stunned the Red Sox" . www.rsnstats.com . June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015 .^ "THT Live" . hardballtimes.com . Retrieved July 17, 2012 .^ "July 24, 1911: 'Galaxy of Stars' takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss – Society for American Baseball Research" .
External links [ edit ]
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See also
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