1911 American League
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The 1911 season of the American League was the eleventh season of the league.
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 |
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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]
Pitching[edit]
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]
- Tom Connolly
- Bill Dinneen
- Rip Egan
- Billy Evans
- John Mullin
- Silk O'Loughlin
- Doc Parker
- Bull Perrine
- Jack Sheridan
- Frederick Westervelt
Further Reading[edit]
- Tom Ruane: "A Retro-Review of the 1910s (the 1911 edition)", Retrosheet.org [1]
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