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The 1911 season of the American League was the eleventh season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

The batting average in the 1911 American League increased from .243 in 1910 to .273. Two teams, the 1911 and Detroit Tigers batted over .290. This was largely attributed to a change in the composition of the ball, through the introduction of a cork center.

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Philadelphia Athletics 152 101 50 1 .664 -.- 861 (5.66) 601 (3.95) 0.296 0.349 0.398 3.01 0.963
2 Detroit Tigers 154 89 65 0 .578 13.5 831 (5.40) 776 (5.04) 0.292 0.350 0.388 3.73 0.951
3 Cleveland Naps 156 80 73 3 .513 22.0 691 (4.43) 712 (4.56) 0.282 0.327 0.369 3.36 0.954
4 Chicago White Sox 154 77 74 3 .500 24.0 719 (4.67) 624 (4.05) 0.269 0.319 0.350 2.97 0.961
5 Boston Red Sox 153 78 75 0 .510 24.0 680 (4.44) 643 (4.20) 0.275 0.341 0.363 2.74 0.949
6 New York Highlanders 153 76 76 1 .497 25.5 684 (4.47) 724 (4.73) 0.272 0.337 0.362 3.54 0.949
7 Washington Senators 154 64 90 0 .416 38.5 625 (4.06) 766 (4.97) 0.258 0.321 0.320 3.52 0.953
8 St. Louis Browns 152 45 107 0 .296 56.5 567 (3.73) 812 (5.34) 0.239 0.303 0.311 3.86 0.945

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played George McBride
Clyde Milan
Washington Senators
Washington Senators
154
At Bats Clyde Milan Washington Senators 616
Runs Scored Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 147
Hits Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 248
Doubles Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 47
Triples Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 24
Home Runs Frank Baker Philadelphia Athletics 11
Total Bases Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 367
Runs Batted In Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 127
Stolen Bases Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 83
Walks Donie Bush Detroit Tigers 98
Hit by Pitch Kid Elberfeld Washington Senators 25
Sacrifice Hits Jimmy Austin St. Louis Browns 34
Batting Average Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 0.420
On-Base Percentage Joe Jackson Cleveland Naps 0.468
Slugging Percentage Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 0.621
On-Base plus Slugging Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 1.088
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 196

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 28
Losses Jack Powell St. Louis Browns 19
Win-Loss Percentage Chief Bender Philadelphia Athletics 0.773
Appearances Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 56
Games Started Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 40
Complete Games Walter Johnson Washington Senators 36
Shutouts Walter Johnson
Eddie Plank
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
6
Games Finished Jack Quinn
Ed Walsh
New York Highlanders
Chicago White Sox
19
Saves Charley Hall
Eddie Plank
Ed Walsh
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
4
Innings Pitched Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 368.2
Batters Faced Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 1480
Hits Allowed Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 360
Home Runs Allowed Bob Groom Washington Senators 9
Base-on-Balls Allowed Gene Krapp Cleveland Naps 138
Hit Batsmen Cy Morgan Philadelphia Athletics 21
Strikeouts Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox 255
Wild Pitches Walter Johnson Washington Senators 17
Balks Willie Mitchell
Cy Morgan
Cleveland Naps
Philadelphia Athletics
3
Runs Allowed Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 166
Earned Runs Allowed Jack Coombs Philadelphia Athletics 132
Earned Run Average Vean Gregg Cleveland Naps 1.80
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Vean Gregg Cleveland Naps 1.054

Postseason[edit]

In the World Series, the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics defeated the National League's New York Giants, 4 games to 2.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Chalmers Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Ty Cobb, an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 64 out of a possible 64 points and 8 first place votes.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

Further Reading[edit]

  • Tom Ruane: "A Retro-Review of the 1910s (the 1911 edition)", Retrosheet.org [1]