1911 New York Highlanders

1911 New York Highlanders
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Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1911 Uniform
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Location
Hilltop Park (Since 1903) New York, NY (Since 1903)
1911 Information
Owner(s)	William Devery and Frank Farrell
Manager(s)	Hal Chase
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1911 New York Highlanders

Record: 76-76+0 Finished 6th in American League (1911 AL)

Managed by Hal Chase

Coach: Duke Farrell

Ballpark: Hilltop Park

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1911 New York Highlanders finished with a total of 76 wins and 76 losses, coming in 6th in the American League.

New York was managed by Hal Chase. Home games were played at Hilltop Park. The alternate and equally unofficial nickname, "Yankees", was being used more and more frequently by the press.

Relations between the New York Highlanders and the enemy New York Giants seemed to be at a boiling point until a fateful April day when a fire destroyed the main portion of the grandstand at the Polo Grounds, the Giants' home field, just a few blocks away (and downhill) from the Hilltop. The Highlanders invited the Giants to play at Hilltop Park for the remainder of the 1911 season. Although the Giants were able to return to their partially-rebuilt home two months later, this good deed would be remembered and returned to the Highlanders two years later.

Final 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

External links

• 1911 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com