1911 Philadelphia Athletics season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1911
| misc = World Series Champions
American League Champions
| image = 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team photo.jpeg
| league = American League
| ballpark = Shibe Park
| city = Philadelphia
| owners = Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough
| managers = Connie Mack
| television =
| radio =
|}}
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.
History
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) as well as pitchers Eddie Plank and Charles "Chief" Bender.{{cite web | title=The Baseball Guru OMI: $100,000 Infield by Herb Rogoff | website=The Baseball Guru | date=2008-03-04 | url=https://baseballguru.com/omi/infield.htm | access-date=2025-03-22}}
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1911 American League standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1911 AL Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1911 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Howard Armstrong}}
{{MLBplayer | Chief Bender}}
{{MLBplayer | Boardwalk Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Allan Collamore}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Coombs}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Danforth}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Krause}}
{{MLBplayer | Elmer Leonard}}
{{MLBplayer | Lep Long}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Martin}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Morgan}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Plank}}
{{MLBplayer | Lefty Russell}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Jack Lapp}}
{{MLBplayer | Paddy Livingston}}
{{MLBplayer | Ira Thomas}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Frank Baker}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Barry}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | Claud Derrick}}
{{MLBplayer | Earle Mack}}
{{MLBplayer | Stuffy McInnis}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Chester Emerson}}
{{MLBplayer | Topsy Hartsel}}
{{MLBplayer | Willie Hogan}}
{{MLBplayer | Bris Lord}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Oldring}}
{{MLBplayer | Amos Strunk}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Connie Mack}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
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| C | {{sortname|Ira|Thomas}} | 103 | 297 | 81 | .273 | 0 | 39 |
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| 1B | {{sortname|Stuffy|McInnis}} | 126 | 468 | 150 | .321 | 3 | 77 |
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| 2B | {{sortname|Eddie|Collins}} | 132 | 493 | 180 | .365 | 3 | 73 |
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| 3B | {{sortname|Frank|Baker|Home Run Baker}} | 148 | 592 | 198 | .334 | 11 | 115 |
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| SS | {{sortname|Jack|Barry|Jack Barry (baseball)}} | 127 | 442 | 117 | .265 | 1 | 63 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Bris|Lord}} | 134 | 574 | 178 | .310 | 3 | 55 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Rube|Oldring}} | 121 | 495 | 147 | .297 | 3 | 59 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Danny|Murphy|Danny Murphy (second baseman)}} | 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Amos|Strunk}} | 74 | 215 | 55 | .256 | 1 | 21 |
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| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} | 57 | 183 | 36 | .197 | 1 | 22 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Lapp}} | 68 | 167 | 59 | .353 | 1 | 26 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Claud|Derrick}} | 36 | 100 | 23 | .230 | 0 | 5 |
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| {{sortname|Paddy|Livingston}} | 27 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 0 | 8 |
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| {{sortname|Topsy|Hartsel}} | 25 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 1 |
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| {{sortname|Willie|Hogan}} | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Chester|Emerson}} | 7 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Earle|Mack}} | 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| {{sortname|Jack|Coombs}} | 47 | 336.2 | 28 | 12 | 3.53 | 185 |
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| {{sortname|Eddie|Plank}} | 40 | 256.2 | 23 | 8 | 2.10 | 149 |
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| {{sortname|Cy|Morgan}} | 38 | 249.2 | 15 | 7 | 2.70 | 136 |
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| {{sortname|Chief|Bender}} | 31 | 216.1 | 17 | 5 | 2.16 | 114 |
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| {{sortname|Harry|Krause}} | 27 | 169.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.04 | 85 |
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== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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| {{sortname|Doc|Martin|Doc Martin (baseball)}} | 11 | 38.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Danforth}} | 14 | 33.2 | 4 | 1 | 3.74 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lefty|Russell}} | 7 | 31.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.67 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Elmer|Leonard}} | 5 | 19.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.84 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Boardwalk|Brown}} | 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Danforth}} | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.74 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Allan|Collamore}} | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Howard|Armstrong|Howard Armstrong (baseball)}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1911 World Series
{{main|1911 World Series}}
File:Philadelphia Athletics on field at Shibe Park, 1911 World Series.jpg
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Giants (2)
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!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Athletics – 1, Giants – 2 | October 14 | Polo Grounds | 38,281 |
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|2 | Giants – 1, Athletics – 3 | October 16 | Shibe Park | 26,286 |
| 3 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 2 (11 innings) | October 17 | Polo Grounds | 37,216 |
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|4 | Giants – 2, Athletics – 4 | October 24 | Shibe Park | 24,355 |
| 5 | Athletics – 3, Giants – 4 (10 innings) | October 25 | Polo Grounds | 33,228 |
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|6 | Giants – 2, Athletics – 13 | October 26 | Shibe Park | 20,485 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1911.shtml 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1911&t=PHA 1911 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{World Series champions}}
{{American League champions}}
{{1911 MLB season by team}}
{{1911 Philadelphia Athletics}}
{{Athletics (baseball)}}
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