1911 Philadelphia Athletics season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1911 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 1911 World Series Champions 1911 American League Champions |
||
| Major league affiliations | ||
|
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| 1911 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough | |
| Manager(s) | Connie Mack | |
| Previous season Next season | ||
The 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The A's finished first in the American League with a record of 101 wins and 50 losses, then went on to defeat the New York Giants in the 1911 World Series, four games to two, for their second straight World Championship.
Starting in 1911, the team was known for its "$100,000 infield", consisting of John "Stuffy" McInnis (first base), Eddie Collins (second base), Jack Barry (shortstop), and Frank "Home Run" Baker (third base) and as well as pitchers Eddie Plank and Charles "Chief" Bender.[1]
|
Contents
|
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 101 | 50 | .669 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13½ |
| Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | .523 | 22 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | .510 | 24 |
| New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25½ |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | .296 | 56½ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | Stuffy McInnis | 126 | 468 | 150 | .321 | 3 | 77 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 132 | 493 | 180 | .365 | 3 | 73 |
| 3B | Frank Baker | 148 | 592 | 198 | .334 | 11 | 115 |
| SS | Jack Barry | 127 | 442 | 117 | .265 | 1 | 63 |
| OF | Bris Lord | 134 | 574 | 178 | .310 | 3 | 55 |
| OF | Rube Oldring | 121 | 495 | 147 | .297 | 3 | 59 |
| OF | Danny Murphy | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Emerson | 7 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Coombs | 47 | 336.2 | 28 | 12 | 3.53 | 185 |
| Eddie Plank | 40 | 256.2 | 23 | 8 | 2.10 | 149 |
| Chief Bender | 31 | 216.1 | 17 | 5 | 2.16 | 114 |
| Harry Krause | 27 | 169 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Martin | 11 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 21 |
| Boardwalk Brown | 2 | 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Danforth | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 21 |
| Allan Collamore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
| Howard Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1911 World Series
Main article: 1911 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics - 1, Giants - 2 | October 14 | Polo Grounds | 38,281 |
| 2 | Giants - 1, Athletics - 3 | October 16 | Shibe Park | 26,286 |
| 3 | Athletics - 3, Giants - 2 (11 innings) | October 17 | Polo Grounds | 37,216 |
| 4 | Giants - 2, Athletics - 4 | October 24 | Shibe Park | 24,355 |
| 5 | Athletics - 3, Giants - 4 (10 innings) | October 25 | Polo Grounds | 33,228 |
| 6 | Giants - 2, Athletics - 13 | October 26 | Shibe Park | 20,485 |
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season |
- 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1910 |
American League Champions Philadelphia Athletics 1911 |
Succeeded by Boston Red Sox 1912 |
| Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1910 |
World Series Champions Philadelphia Athletics 1911 |
Succeeded by Boston Red Sox 1912 |
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This article relating to a Oakland Athletics season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1911 Philadelphia Athletics season.
Read more