1911 National League
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The 1911 season of the National League was the thirty-sixth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Offensive numbers for the 1911 National League season stand out in the context of the Deadball Era, a fact that is generally attributed to the introduction of a livelier ball with a cork center. Whereas in the American League, this was reflected in a significant raise in batting averages, in the NL it was home run numbers that went through the roof (a roof that was of course much lower at the time). The league as a whole had hit 214 homers in 1910, but this jumped by almost 50%, to 316. In addition, the Boston Rustlers were the only team of the period to allow over 1,000 runs in a season (1,021 to be exact), which was over 300 more runs than the worst team the previous season.
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 | New York Giants | 154 | 99 | 54 | 1 | .643 | -.- | 756 (4.91) | 542 (3.52) | 0.279 | 0.348 | 0.390 | 2.69 | 0.960 |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 92 | 62 | 3 | .586 | 7.5 | 757 (4.82) | 607 (3.87) | 0.260 | 0.336 | 0.374 | 2.90 | 0.960 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 85 | 69 | 1 | .548 | 14.5 | 744 (4.80) | 557 (3.59) | 0.262 | 0.330 | 0.372 | 2.84 | 0.963 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 79 | 73 | 1 | .516 | 19.5 | 658 (4.30) | 669 (4.37) | 0.259 | 0.325 | 0.359 | 3.30 | 0.963 |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 75 | 74 | 9 | .475 | 22.0 | 671 (4.25) | 745 (4.72) | 0.252 | 0.330 | 0.340 | 3.68 | 0.959 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 159 | 70 | 83 | 6 | .440 | 29.0 | 682 (4.29) | 706 (4.44) | 0.261 | 0.333 | 0.346 | 3.26 | 0.955 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 64 | 86 | 4 | .416 | 33.5 | 539 (3.50) | 659 (4.28) | 0.237 | 0.296 | 0.311 | 3.39 | 0.962 |
| 8 | Boston Rustlers | 156 | 44 | 107 | 5 | .282 | 54.0 | 699 (4.48) | 1021 (6.54) | 0.267 | 0.336 | 0.355 | 5.08 | 0.947 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion New York Giants were defeated by the American League's Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 2.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Chalmers Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Frank Schulte, an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs. In the award's voting, he had 29 out of a possible 64 points.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Bill Brennan
- Garnet Bush
- Jack Doyle
- Mal Eason
- Bob Emslie
- Bill Finneran
- Ralph Frary
- Jim Johnstone
- Bill Klem
- Hank O'Day
- Cy Rigler
Further Reading[edit]
- Tom Ruane: "A Retro-Review of the 1910s (the 1911 edition)", Retrosheet.org [1]
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